|aBiographical sketches of ten outstanding female singers of popular music in the twentieth century.
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|aThe 1900s : Sophie Tucker, the last of the red-hot mamas -- The 1910s : Ma Rainey, mother of the blues -- The 1920s : Bessie Smith, empress of the blues -- The 1930s : Ethel Merman, la Merm -- The 1940s : Judy Garland, the girl next door -- The 1950s : Anita O'Day, jazz gypsy -- The 60s : Joan Baez, sibyl with guitar -- The 1970s : Bette Midler, the last of the real tacky ladies -- The 1980s : Madonna, material girl -- The 1990s : Lucinda Williams, ramblin' woman.
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|aO'Day, Anita.
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|aSmith, Bessie.
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|aMidler, Bette.
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|aMerman, Ethel.
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|aBaez, Joan.
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|aGarland, Judy.
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|aWilliams, Lucinda.
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|aRainey, Ma
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|aTucker, Sophie.
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|aPopular music--History and criticism--United States