Black Pearls: Blues Queens Of The 1920S,New Gamble Lift The Hoods

Lift The Hoods

If She Can Hold Her Army Together

Nor Did He Expect To Find A Body In The Cellar

Market And The Importance Of Getting Your Product Adopted By Black Trendsetters

Whatever Happened To Old What'Shisname

Black Pearls: Blues Queens Of The 1920S,New Gamble Lift The HoodsThroughout The 1920S, In Tents, Theaters, Dance Halls And Cabarets, And On 'Race' Records, Black American Women Captivated Large Audiences With Their Singing Of The Blues. University Of Maryland Professor Harrison Examines The Subjects And Texts Of Their Songs, The Toll These Performers Paid For Their Right To Be Heard, And What They Did To Transform A Folk Tradition Into A Popular Art. She Describes The Singing And Lifestyles Of Sippie Wallace,