Iconic Women Singers and African American Literature
by
Emily J. Lordi, Nicole Solano
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013
Ever since Bessie Smith’s powerful voice conspired with the “race records” industry to make her a star in the 1920s, African American writers have memorialized the sounds and theorized the politics of black women’s singing. In Black Resonance, Emily J. Lordi analyzes writings by Richard Wright,...