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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791047003321

Autore

Smith Angela <1945->

Titolo

Women drummers : a history from rock and jazz to blues and country / / Angela Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8108-9558-7

0-8108-8835-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Disciplina

786.9/16409252

Soggetti

Women drummers (Musicians) - United States

Drummers (Musicians) - United States

Women musicians - United States

Musicians - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Permissions; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Ch01. A Few Beats Back in Time; Ch02. 23 Skidoo; Ch03. Bee's Knees: The Roaring '20s; Ch04. Swing Cats: The '30s; Ch05. Hep Girls: The '40s; Ch06. Called to Duty: War Years; Ch07. Hip and Diggin' It: Post-War to the '50s; Ch08. Rock 'n' Roll, Baby! The '50s and '60s; Ch09. Trippin' and Groovin': The '70s; Ch10. Bad to the Bone: The '80s; Ch11. Wicked to the Max: The '80s Continued; Ch12. Awesome Times Two; Photospread; Ch13. Bangin' and Slammin': The '90s; Ch14. Mega to the Max: The '90s Continued; Ch15. Sweet! A New Century

Ch16. And the Beat Goes On (To Be Continued)Ch17. Honky Tonk Angels; Ch18. Lady Drum the Blues; Ch19. Jazz Chicks with Chops; Ch20. Drummers of a Different Beat; Conclusion: Not by a Long Shot!; Appendix. SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY, VIDEO LINKS, AND ONLINE RESOURCES; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Combining archival research with personal interviews of over 50 female drummers representing more than eight decades in music history, Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country paints a vivid picture of their struggles to overcome discrimination not



only as professional musicians but in other parts of their lives. Looking back several centuries, drum historian Angela Smith outlines the evolution of the woman drummer from pre-biblical times when women held important leadership roles to their silencing by