Synopses & Reviews
From the Mother of the Blues Ma Rainey to the Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith to the Queen of the Blues Koko Taylor, from Ethel Waters and Alberta Hunter, to Billie, Lena, Judy, Ella, Sarah, Carmen, Etta and Dinah right up through Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt, this book offers an overview of the great ladies who shaped and sang the blues from the early 1920s to today. Over 60 songs, including: After You've Gone * Baby, Won't You Please Come Home * A Good Man Is Hard To Find * I Ain't Got Nobody * Stormy Weather * and dozens more
Synopsis
This book features the ladies who shaped and sang the blues from the 1920's to today, featuring Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Alberta Hunter, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Bonnie Rait, and Linda Ronstadt. Over 60 PVG songs, including: After You've Gone
-- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
-- A Good Man Is Hard To Find
-- I Ain't Got Nobody
-- Stormy Weather
-- and many more.