Women in Rockabilly- Stephanie Lewin-Lane October 17, 2011

This pathfinder will be useful in finding information about Women

in Rockabilly Music for college students and professional

musicians.

For an introduction to the topic, see:

PBS.org-www.pbs.org/itvs/welcometotheclub/story.html

Key Resources at a Glance: Della Rosa, Jacki Lynn. 2005. Hard rockin' mamas: female

rockabilly artists of Rock'n'roll's first generation, 1953-

1960. Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio State University, 2005. o Masters thesis that has very good bibliographic

information

Garbutt, Bob. 1979. Rockabilly queens: the careers and recordings of Wanda Jackson, Janis Martin, Brenda Lee.

Toronto: Ducktail Press.

o Comprehensive book that covers the three most well-known female singers in rockabilly

Harrington, Beth. 2004. The women of rockabilly Welcome to the club. Seattle, Wash: m2kmusic. DVD.

o Very good overview of the main female singers of the genre and their influences. Good starting point.

Reference Background New Grove Music Encyclopedia

The Rock Whos Who

Rockabilly : a bibliographic resource guide

Additional Resources

Books

Bufwack, Mary and Robert Oerman, 1993. Finding Her Voice: The Saga of Women in Country Music. New

York: Crown Books.

Conor, Erin. 2006. Women take the stage: Janis Martin, Brenda Lee, and Wanda Jackson. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2006

Gaar, Gillian G. 1992. She's a rebel: the history of women in rock & roll. Seattle, Wash: Seal Press.

Morrison, Craig. 1996. Go Cat Go! Rockabilly Music and its Makers. Champaign Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

Whitely, Sheila, ed. 1997. Sexing the Groove: Popular Music and Gender. New York: Routledge.

Search Terms (Use for computer searches)

Women and rockabilly

Wanda Jackson

Janis Martin

Brenda Lee

Kim Lenz

Subject Headings (Use in card catalogs and print indexes)

Rockabilly music -- History and criticism

Rockabilly music.

Women in music.

Call Number

781.66 (Dewey Decimal)

ML3535 (Library of Congress)

Indexes and Abstracts

Ebscohost

JSTOR

Project Muse

RILM

Library catalogs

Your Local Library Catalog

Worldcat.org (world-wide catalog)

Search Aids

Whiteside, Jonny. 1997. Ramblin' Rose the life and career of Rose Maddox. Nashville, TN: Country Music Foundation Press.

Journals

Blue Suede News [US]

Cat Tales (Out of print)

Creem (Out of Print)

Rockabilly Monthly [US]

Rockin Fifties [Germany]

Magazine Articles

Brittan, F. 2006. "Women Who "Do Elvis": Authenticity, Masculinity, and Masquerade". JOURNAL OF POPULAR MUSIC STUDIES. 18 (2): 167-190.

Neely, Emily. 2002. Charline Arthur: The Unmaking of a Honky-Tonk Star. Southern Cultures - Volume 8, Number 3, Fall 2002, pp. 86-96

Tosches, Nick. 1984. "Wanda Jackson: Laced by Satan, unlaced by the Lord." Creem 15, no. 9

Web Pages and Web Portals

Blackcat Rockabilly Europe www.rockabilly.nl/

Brenda Lee www.brendalee.com

Rockabilly Central- Chicago Area www.rockabilly.net

Rockabilly Hall of Fame www.rockabillyhall.com

Roctober Online Magazine- Janis Martin Article www.roctober.com/roctober/greatness/janis.html

Wanda Jackson.com www.wandajackson.com/

Multimedia Resources

Collins Kids (Musical group). 1983. Introducing Larry and Lorrie-- the Collins Kids. New York City, NY: Sony Music. CD.

Jackson, Wanda. 2000. Queen of rockabilly the very best of the rock 'n' roll years. UK: Ace Records. CD.

Martin, Janis. 1987. Janis Martin, the female Elvis complete recordings, 1956-60. Vollersode, West Germany: Bear Family Records. CD.

Various Artists. 1970. Wild, wild young women. Somerville, Mass: Rounder Records. CD.