Title:
Shine bright : a very personal history of black women in pop / Danyel Smith.
Author:
Smith, Danyel, author.
ISBN:
9780593132715
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xxv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Part 1. The Dixie Cups ; Leontyne and Dionne and Cissy ; Miss Ross ; Gladys ; Donna ; Marilyn and Peaches ; Stephanie and The Wiz ; Jody and Deniece -- Part 2. Whitney and Aretha -- Part 3. Janet ; Mariah -- Outro -- Gratitude.
Abstract:
"From one of the preeminent cultural critics of her generation, a radiant weave of memoir, criticism, and biography that tells the story of black women in music--from the Dixie Cups to Gladys Knight to Janet, Whitney, and Mariah-- as the foundational story of American pop"-- Provided by publisher.
Reading Level:
Adult Brodart.
Publication Date:
2021
