Women Drummers (eBook)

A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country

Angela Smith (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
316 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-8108-8835-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Combining archival research with personal interviews of over 50 female drummers representing more than eight decades in music history, Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country paints a vivid picture of their struggles to overcome discrimination not only as professional musicians but in other parts of their lives. Looking back several centuries, drum historian Angela Smith outlines the evolution of the woman drummer from pre-biblical times when women held important leadership roles to their silencing by the church during the middle ages to their changing role as they spearheaded the fight for women’s rights in the modern era. The stories and personal accounts of some 160 female drummers who bucked tradition and societal norms are told against the backdrop of the times in which they performed and the genres they represented, from rock and jazz to blues and country.

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In 1942, drummer Viola Smith sent shock waves through the jazz world by claiming in Down Beat magazine that ';hep girls' could sit in on any jam session and hold their own. In Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country, Angela Smith takes Viola at her word, offering a comprehensive look at the world of professional drumming and the women who had the courage and chops to break the barriers of this all-too-male field. Combining archival research with personal interviews of more than fifty female drummers representing more than eight decades in music history, Smith paints a vivid picture of their struggles to overcome discriminationnot only as professional musicians but in other parts of their lives. Women Drummers outlines the evolution of female drumming from pre-biblical times when women held important leadership roles to their silencing by the church during the Middle Ages to spearheading the fight for women's rights in the modern era. The stories and personal accounts of female drummers who bucked tradition and societal norms are told against the backdrop of the times in which they performed and the genres they represented, from rock and jazz to blues and country. Although women have proven time and time again that they can more than hold their own against their male counterparts, female drummers not only remain a minority, but their contributions have been obscured by the traditional chauvinistic attitudes in the music business and gender stereotypes that surround the drum itself as a ';male' instrument. Women Drummers takes a major step forward in undoing this misconception by acknowledging the talent, contribution, and growing power of women drummers in today's music environment.

Autor

Angela Smith is a freelance writer and executive director emeritus of the Writers’ League of Texas. Also a working musician and music journalist, she is the author of Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History (Scarecrow Press, 2012).

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsPermissionsIntroductionChapter 1: A Few Beats Back in TimeChapter 2: 23 Skidoo: Pre-Ragtime to Jazz AgeChapter 3: Bee’s Knees: The Roaring 20sChapter 4: Swing Cats: The 30sChapter 5: Hep Girls: The 40sChapter 6: Called to Duty: War YearsChapter 7: Hip and Diggin’ It: Postwar to the 50sChapter 8: Rock ‘n’ Roll, Baby! The 50s and 60sChapter 9: Trippin’ & Groovin’ The 70sChapter 10: Bad to the Bone: The 80sChapter 11: Wicked to the Max: More 80sChapter 12: Awesome Times TwoChapter 13: Bangin’ and Slammin’: The 90sChapter 14: Mega to the Max: More 90sChapter 15: Sweet!: A New CenturyChapter 16: And the Beat Goes On (To Be Continued)Chapter 17: Honky Tonk AngelsChapter 18: Lady Drum the BluesChapter 19: Jazz Chicks with ChopsChapter 20: Drummers of a Different BeatConclusion: Not by a Long Shot!Selected Discography, Videos, and Online ResourcesBibliographyAbout the AuthorPermissions

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.4.2014
• Zusatzinfo: 45 Illustrations including: - 45 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Chicks with Sticks • Drumming • Drums • Feminism • History of Drums • History of Rock • Percussion • rock bands
• ISBN-10: 0-8108-8835-1 / 0810888351
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-8835-7 / 9780810888357