| Description |
xx, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Discography: pages 397-399. |
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Filmography: pages 401-402. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-395) and index. |
| Contents |
Childhood -- Bebopping in Detroit -- Apprenticeship -- On her own -- Early successes -- Making progress -- Paying dues -- A new direction -- Breakthrough -- Reaching for more -- Celebrity -- Recognition -- Movin' on. |
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Musical examples : Jay bird -- I could write a book (1955) -- Thou swell -- You're driving me crazy -- I can't help it (1958) -- What a little moonlight can do (1960) -- The good life (1962) -- Open the door (1964) -- I could write a book (1969) -- I can't help it (1976) -- Open the door (1976) -- Open the door (1979) -- I could write a book (1979) -- What a little moonlight can do (1982) -- The good life (1988) |
| Subject |
Carter, Betty, 1930-1998.
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Jazz singers -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0472097911 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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9780472097913 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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