Big star fallin' mama

Description:

Portraits of five black women and the kind of music they sang during a period of social change. Includes Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, and Aretha Franklin.

subjects: African American women musicians,  African Americans,  Biography,  Blues (Music),  History and criticism,  Juvenile literature,  Musicians,  African american musicians,  Musicians, united states,  African americans, biography,  Smith, bessie, 1898-1937,  Jackson, mahalia, 1911-1972,  Blacks, biography,  African american women,  Women, biography,  Singers,  African americans, juvenile literature,  Music, history and criticism, juvenile literature