Real Love, No Drama by Danny Alexander
Mary J. Blige is an icon who represents the political consciousness of hip hop and the historical promise of soul. She is an everywoman, celebrated by Oprah Winfrey and beloved by pop music fans of all ages and races. Blige has sold over fifty million albums, won numerous Grammys, and even played at multiple White House events, as well as the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Displaying astonishing range and versatility, she has recorded everything from Broadway standards to Led Zeppelin anthems and worked with some of popular music's greatest artists--Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Whitney Houston, Sting, U2, and Beyonc , among them. Real Love, No Drama: The Music of Mary J. Blige tells the story of one of the most important artists in pop music history. Danny Alexander follows the whole arc of Blige's career, from her first album, which heralded the birth of hip hop soul, to her critically praised 2014 album, The London Sessions. He highlights the fact that Blige was part of the historically unprecedented movement of black women onto pop radio and explores how she and other women took control of their careers and used their music to give voice to women's (and men's) everyday struggles and dreams. This book adds immensely to the story of both black women artists and artists rooted in hip hop and pays tribute to a musician who, by expanding her reach and asking tough questions about how music can and should evolve, has proven herself an artistic visionary.-
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DJ Screw
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Glitter Up the Dark
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Don't Suck, Don't Die
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John Prine
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Go Ahead in the Rain
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I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive
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Where the Devil Don't Stay
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Woman Walk the Line
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The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
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Band People
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Ryan Adams
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Black Country Music
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Dwight Yoakam
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Bringing Wreck
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You're with Stupid
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T Bone Burnett
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The Flatlanders
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Someday All the Adults Will Die!
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Mothership Connected
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Chuco Punk
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Seeing Sideways
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Merle Haggard
Beginning his career about the same time Mary J. Blige signed her first record deal, music journalist Danny Alexander has worked as an associate editor for Dave Marsh’s music newsletter Rock & Rap Confidential and covered rock, hip hop, and soul for various publications. He is the author of Liner Notes: Soul Asylum.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780292759435 |
| ISBN 10 | 0292759436 |
| Title | Real Love, No Drama |
| Author | Danny Alexander |
| Series | American Music Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Texas Press |
| Year published | 2016-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |