{"product_id":"how-women-made-music-a-revolutionary-history-from-npr-music-isbn-9780063270336","title":"How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrawn from NPR Music’s acclaimed, groundbreaking series \u003cem\u003eTurning the Tables\u003c\/em\u003e, the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Music—from Beyoncé to Odetta, Taylor Swift to Joan Baez, Joan Jett to Dolly Parton—featuring archival interviews, essays, photographs, and illustrations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurning the Tables, launched in 2017, has revolutionized recognition of female artists, whether it be in best album lists or in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music \u003c\/em\u003ebrings this impressive reshaping to the page and includes material from more than fifty years of NPR’s coverage plus newly commissioned work. A must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan Baez talking about nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDolly Parton’s favorite song and the story behind it \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatti Smith describing art as her “jealous mistress” in 1974\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNina Simone, in 2001, explaining how she developed the edge in her voice as a tool against racism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor Swift talking about when she had no idea if her musical career might work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdetta on how shifting from classical music to folk allowed her to express her fury over Jim Crow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e This incomparable hardcover volume is a vital record of history destined to become a classic and a great gift for any music fan or creative thinker.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“If what neuroscientists tell us is true, that music is a social\/emotion-delivery device…truly a woman's voice, words, rhythms, and melodies are best adapted to express what it feels like to be a human. This welcome book taps us on the back to remind us of the many underappreciated musicians whose work found its way into our own self images.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Rogers, legendary producer, neuroscientist, and author of This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Spanning from Joan Baez to Rihanna, the collection captures the varied ways women have innovated the American musical landscape, in the process powerfully giving due to music as a cultural artifact, a public artistic expression, and a site of personal meaning. It’s \u003cstrong\u003ea buoyant, welcome ode\u003c\/strong\u003e to some of the most influential songstresses of the 20th and 21st centuries.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Almost every reader is likely to find a host of new names to check out... An indispensable survey of the too-often neglected role of women in creating the music we all listen to.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"HOW WOMEN MADE MUSIC: A REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY is a rich harmony of different writers paying homage to some of the greatest musicians of our time....It will change the way you experience their music forever.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiz Garbus, documentary film director and producer of What Happened, Miss Simone? and Harry \u0026amp; Meghan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With the rabble-rousing \u003cem\u003eHow Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History\u003c\/em\u003e from NPR Music, Alison Fensterstock has assembled a \u003cem\u003eTurning the Tables\u003c\/em\u003e greatest-hits compilation, with bonus tracks culled from half a century of NPR chatter with tuneful women.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An epic history of the women who shaped popular music... The vibrant production is further enhanced with 55 audio excerpts from luminaries such as Joan Baez and Alicia Keys, who describe their creative process, key works, and musical journey.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The project endeavors to correct the persistent marginalization of women and nonbinary artists in the music world... Full of photographs and other visuals, this is not a book on women in music; \u003cstrong\u003eit is \u003cem\u003ethe \u003c\/em\u003ebook on women in music\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Essential, definitive reading for anyone who listens to music or cares about women -- which is, in short, everyone. Simply put, I wanted this book not to end.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheila Weller, bestselling author of Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Just reading this made me want to dance! A reminder that women have built many revolutions, credited or not, and we will continue to revolt, innovate, and shine.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLindy West, author of Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eSomehow both appropriately broad and perfectly detailed, a beautiful, easily digestible book…. 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