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"A singular look and fully researched account of the women singers who were trailblazers in the early 1950s as R&B evolved into rock ’n’ roll."" - Aaron Cohen, author of Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power and Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace' ""An encyclopedic history that conveys important contributions of individual artists as well as the collective body of women singers."" - Frank Matheis, contributing writer for Living Blues, publisher of thecountryblues.com, and coauthor of Sweet Bitter Blues: Washington, DC's Homemade Blues"

"A singular look and fully researched account of the women singers who were trailblazers in the early 1950s as R&B evolved into rock 'n' roll.--Aaron Cohen, author of Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power and Aretha Franklin's ""Amazing Grace"" An encyclopedic history that conveys important contributions of individual artists as well as the collective body of women singers.--Frank Matheis, contributing writer for Living Blues, publisher of thecountryblues.com, and coauthor of Sweet Bitter Blues: Washington, DC's Homemade Blues"

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Steve Bergsman is a longtime journalist who has written over a dozen books. His most recent books are a biography of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and, as coauthor, Chapel of Love: The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie Cups, published by University Press of Mississippi.

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