From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women

From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women

The author of "Women, Race and Class" suggests that "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday represent a black working-class, feminist ideology and histori

Jazz, it is widely accepted, is the signal original American contribution to world culture. Angela Davis shows us how the roots of that form in the blues must b

Some singers included in this book are Sippie Wallace, Victoria Spivey, Edith Wilson, and Alberta Hunter.