Notable Moments of Women in Music

by Jay Warner

Pioneering, gutsy, innovative, and inspiring are some characteristics of women who have shaped modern popular music. In this book, Jay Warner traces the evolution of these women, from the stages of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423429516
• ISBN13: 9781423429517
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 437 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended for any library strong in either women's history or music history

Women in this book have helped shape the modern music scene, and here Jay Warner traces the overall history of women in music, from vaudeville to Woodstock and today's modern music stars. All genres are covered, from gospel to rock, punk to pop - and the biographies of such as Bessie Smith, Diana Ross, Madonna, Alicia Keys and more makes for an outstanding, lively survey highly recommended for any library strong in either women's history or music history.