Drawn from NPR Music's acclaimed groundbreaking series Turning the Tables 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. Turning 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 How Women Made
Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music brings 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: - Joan Baez talking about nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971
- Dolly Parton's favorite song and the story behind it - Patti Smith describing art as her
"jealous mistress" in 1974 - Nina Simone in 2001 explaining how she developed the edge in her
voice as a tool against racism. - Taylor Swift talking about when she had no idea if her
musical career might work - Odetta on how shifting from classical music to folk allowed her to
express her fury over Jim Crow 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.
