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Bergsman, Steve

Summary: "In What a Difference a Day Makes: Women Who Conquered 1950s Music, Steve Bergsman highlights the Black female artists of the 1950s, a time that predated the chart-topping girl groups of the early 1960s. Many of the singers of this era became wildly famous and respected, and even made it into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. However, there were many others, such as Margie Day, Helen Humes,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Mississippi 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 782.42 BER

Summary: "The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 BUT

Flack, Roberta

Summary: "Legendary singer Roberta Flack reflects on her early childhood and her love of music"--

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG FLA

Jackson, Tiffany D.

Summary: "When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields? Before there was a dead body, Enchanted's dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because behind Korey's charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC JAC

Crawford, Robyn

Summary: Whitney Houston is as big a superstar as the music business has ever known. She exploded on the scene in 1985 with her debut album and spent the next two decades dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of fans around the world. One person was there by her side through it all -- her best friend, Robyn Crawford. Since Whitney's death in 2012, Robyn has stayed out of the limelight and held...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRAWFORD, ROBYN CRA

Kennedy, Gerrick

Summary: "A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passing. On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn't We Almost Have It...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOUSTON, WHITNEY KEN

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