Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens

by Hazel Dickens, Bill C. Malone, Bill C Malone

Book Overview

Hazel Dickens was an Appalachian singer and songwriter known for her superb musicianship, feminist country songs, union anthems, and blue-collar laments. Growing up in a West Virginia coal mining community, she drew on the mountain music and repertoire of her family and neighbors when establishing her own vibrant and powerful vocal style that is a trademark in old-time, bluegrass, and traditional country circles. Working Girl Blues presents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252075498
• ISBN13: 9780252075490
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"