Driven by activism and music, lang was unwavering in her commitments to gay rights and human rights throughout her career. It’s an integral book to the history of a lesbian artist whose music was banned by numerous United States radio stations and was scrutinized for being unapologetically herself. lang: All You Get Is Me written by Victoria Starr. lang: All You Get Is Me by Victoria StarrĬanadian pop and country musician k.d. Her autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues, features her side of the story as well as her experiences as a Black woman musician pre-Civil Rights Movement.

Billie Holiday which draws from her real-life experiences as a Black woman musician who was under the harsh microscope of American society as she rose to fame. In 2021, Hulu released a film titled The United States Vs. As her music grew in popularity among Black and white audiences alike, she faced racism, sexism, and egregious threats made by law enforcement and hate groups. Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday and William Duftyīillie Holiday was a Black jazz musician who challenged the white male dominated industry of the mid-20 th century. Her memoir uncovers a wealth of information on her personal life while drawing attention to the fact that her role as a woman musician was always driven by the desire to make change. As she rose to fame as an 18-year-old musician, she was faced with her own set of hardships, but she overcame them by starting her own label, Righteous Babe Records, and embracing her music as a form of activism. With a mixture of political activism and feminism, Ani DiFranco recounts her experiences in the music industry in her memoir No Walls And The Recurring Dream: A Memoir. No Walls And The Recurring Dream: A Memoir by Ani DiFranco

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