American Women Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary

by Virginia L. Grattan

Although American women have written many of our most memorable popular songs, their contributions have received little recognition. The first biographical dictionary devoted to American women songwriters, this work profiles 181 well-known and little-known women who have written popular and motion picture songs, musicals, country, blues, jazz, folk, gospel, and hymns. Many African-American and contemporary songwriter/performers such as Madonna,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313285101
• ISBN13: 9780313285103
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.6"