Part 1. The Dixie Cups ; Leontyne and Dionne and Cissy ; Miss Ross ; Gladys ; Donna ; Marilyn and Peaches ; Stephanie and The Wiz ; Jody and Deniece -- Part 2. Whitney and Aretha -- Part 3. Janet ; Mariah -- Outro -- Gratitude.
Summary
"From one of the preeminent cultural critics of her generation, a radiant weave of memoir, criticism, and biography that tells the story of black women in music--from the Dixie Cups to Gladys Knight to Janet, Whitney, and Mariah-- as the foundational story of American pop"-- Provided by publisher