Unsung: A History of Women in American Music

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Summary: Ammer's amazing history brings women to center stage!
Review: This revolutionary and influential volume is now reprinted and updated. In 1980, when it was first published, it was the starting point of interest in the vital historic role that American women have had in all genres of music in America. Ammer's book bore rich fruit in so many recordings and performances, as well as other studies. Ammer's searching curiosity and the range of her interests makes for fascinating reading. Armed with extensive documentation including interviews, she investigates women's roles in the traditions of classical, jazz, and folk traditions. Liane Curtis, Ph. D., Musicology, Brandeis University.