Satin Dolls: The Women of Jazz (The Life, Times, and Music Series)

72 pp. Bessie Smith, Billie Holliday, Sarah Vaughan, Doris Day and more. "Satin Dolls describes the struggle for recognition that female vocalists--from early stars like Bessie Smith and Mamie Smith to later superstars like Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McCrae--faced as they sang their way into the international limelight. Learn about the many determined and remarkable women who contributed to the evolution of vocal jazz, a genre born from the fusion of many different musical styles."