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50 Women in the Blues

Zoe Howe

Featuring highlights from Chicago blues photographer Jennifer Noble's extensive colour collection and interviews with 30 contemporary women in the blues now plus an overview of 25 pioneers - the unsung Blueswomen at the dawn of the blues. Women have been at the dawn of the blues since Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey were singing about hard knocks and tough love in smoky bars. This book gives an overview of the early days of the blues and its development from the Mississippi Delta to the home of electric blues, Chicago, to becoming the vibrant global musical movement it is today. In addition, there are exclusive interviews with dozens of the women leading the Blues today. With an introduction by acclaimed music writer Zoe Howe, this book explores the pioneers who created the blues from the 1920s onwards, as well as providing exclusive interviews with around 30 extraordinary women who take the blues to new heights today.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Supernova Books
  • Publish Date: Jun 1st, 2021
  • Pages: 240
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.53in - 6.54in - 0.55in - 1.35lb
  • EAN: 9781913641191
  • Categories: Genres & Styles - Blues

About the Author

Howe, Zoe: - Zoe Howe Is A Freelance Journalist And Author Whose Writing Has Featured In Nme, The Guardian, Classic Rock, Bbc Music, Channel4 Music, The Quietus Website, Company And Marie Claire, Amongst Many Others. She Has Interviewed Artists As Diverse As Polystyrene, Biffy Clyro, Mariah Carey, Pete Townshend, Suggs And Human League. Her Book, Looking Back At Me (Cadiz Music 2012), Was Written With Wilko Johnson, Ex Dr Feelgood. Zoe Lives In London, With Her Husband, Jazz Drummer Dylan Howe (Son Of Yes Guitarist Steve Howe). Previous Publications Include Typical Girls (Omnibus 2009), The Definitive Biography Of The Slits And How's Your Dad? Living In The Shadow Of A Rock Star Parent (Omnibus 2010).