Women who've "Wowed" us in Music!
review, "A Bunch of Blackberries," at the age of 14. A couple of years later, she first heard the blues. She was attracted by the new music of the cities and by its largely improvised stanzas with their unusual twelve-bar, three-line form. The melancholy and irony of its content ideally suited her warm and powerful voice, with its subtle shadings and inflections. She adopted the blues and was instrumental in popularizing it. For more on Ma Rainey, visit Ma Rainey at the Eyeneer Music Archives.
Rockhall's Tribute to Janis Joplin
This concludes this week's tribute to women who have influenced music in powerful ways. Next week's article will be about music in our schools - another event taking place in this busy month of March.
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