University of Illinois Press

This biography is at its best in evoking what it must have felt like to be Peggy Seeger, developing a political, feminist, consciousness while realizing her own loving and artistic self within... — Choice More…

[Citron] succeeds admirably in laying out the fundamental problems and the solutions thus far available... [Her] book is well written and continuously provocative — Music and Letters More…

An absorbing study of a fascinating figure . . . [Salvatore] seems to have tapped into the soul that moved Franklin in song and sermon and that thrived beneath the beat of Motown — The New York Times More…

Recommended — Choice More…

The Accordion in the Americas offers a history rich in insights drawn from the complex intertwining of society, race and culture in American music-making — The Times More…

A clear summary of key ideas and pioneering books and presents illuminating descriptions and definitions of central concepts and terms. This book is valuable for its depth and fluent writing.... — Choice More…

A sweeping, richly detailed biography — Songlines More…