In 1942, drummer Viola Smith sent shock waves through the jazz world by claiming in Down Beat magazine that “hep girls” could sit in on any jam session and hold their own. In Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country,
Angela Smith takes Viola at her word, offering a comprehensive look at
the world of professional drumming and the women who had the courage and
chops to break the barriers of this all-too-male field. Combining
archival research with personal interviews of more than fifty female
drummers representing more than eight decades in music history, Smith
paints a vivid picture of their struggles to overcome discrimination—not
only as professional musicians but in other parts of their lives. Women Drummers
outlines the evolution of female drumming from pre-biblical times when
women held important leadership roles to their silencing by the church
during the Middle Ages to spearheading the fight for women’s rights in
the modern era. The stories and personal accounts of female drummers who
bucked tradition and societal norms are told against the backdrop of
the times in which they performed and the genres they represented, from
rock and jazz to blues and country.
Although women have proven
time and time again that they can more than hold their own against their
male counterparts, female drummers not only remain a minority, but
their contributions have been obscured by the traditional chauvinistic
attitudes in the music business and gender stereotypes that surround the
drum itself as a “male” instrument. Women Drummers
takes a major step forward in undoing this misconception by
acknowledging the talent, contribution, and growing power of women
drummers in today’s music environment.
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