A Revolutionary History from NPR MusicBy National Public Radio, Inc, Alison FensterstockNarrated by Alison Fensterstock, Ann Powers, Janina Edwards, Hillary Huber, Maggi-Meg Reed, Chanté McCormick, Inés del Castillo
Length10h 50m
About this audiobook
2025 ASSOCIATION FOR RECORDED SOUND COLLECTIONS AWARDS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT * AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE EARPHONES AWARD
The audiobook edition of How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History brings listeners closer than ever to their creative heroes. Featuring rare interview excerpts with Nina Simone, Sinead O’Connor, Lucinda Williams, Joni Mitchell, Taylor Swift, Solange, and many more.
NPR’s launch of the multi-platform series Turning the Tables in 2017, suddenly pushed more women onto “Best of” lists and into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. With How Women Made Music, acclaimed critic and TtT co-founder Ann Powers and contributor Alison Fensterstock draw from every Turning the Tables season and the full 50-years of NPR archives, to bring a vibrant, entertaining history of women in folk, rock, rap, hip hop, salsa, bubblegum pop, and much more.
The audiobook version features:
Joan Baez discussing nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971
Nina Simone, in 2001, reflecting on how she developed the edge in her voice as a tool against racism
Patti Smith describing art as her “jealous mistress” in 1976
Taylor Swift, in 2012, talking about early uncertainty in her music career
Odetta, in 2005, explaining how shifting from classical to folk music allowed her to express her fury over Jim Crow
Destined to become a classic, this audiobook is not only a vital record of history, it will spark creativity, inspiration, and awe in hearing how musical lives are maintained and favorite songs are born.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
Narrated byAlison Fensterstock, Ann Powers, Janina Edwards, Hillary Huber, Maggi-Meg Reed, Chanté McCormick, Inés del Castillo
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 1, 2024
LanguageEnglish
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About the author
National Public Radio, Inc, Alison Fensterstock
In July 2017, NPR Music launched Turning the Tables—a groundbreaking, celebratory, and provocative multi-platform series examining the important and equal role women play in popular music. Now in its fifth season, Turning the Tables has reached millions of listeners and is considered one of NPR Music’s most successful, critically acclaimed programs. How Women Made Music is the book that continues this vibrant conversation and finally presents women at the center of the discussion about popular music.View all by National Public Radio, Inc, Alison Fensterstock
