ONE. Rocking and Rolling with Big Mama Thornton

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. ONE. Rocking and Rolling with Big Mama Thornton 29
7. TWO. LaVern Baker, the Incredible Disappearing Queen of Rock and Roll 52
8. THREE. Remembering the Shirelles 76
9. FOUR. Call and Response 105
10. FIVE. Negotiating “Brown Sugar” 141
11. SIX. The Revolutionary Sisterhood of Labelle 182
12. SEVEN. The Fearless Funk of Betty Davis 213
13. EIGHT. Tina Turner’s Turn to Rock 240
14. Epilogue 273
15. Notes 285
16. Bibliography 349
17. Index 375