Julius-
you have outdone yourself on this one pal. Great sleuth work! I can't wait
to hear your report..
Paz
on 3/19/01 6:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Does anyone have knowledge of a book called _Angels of the Night: Popular
> Female Singers of Our Time_ (Oxford, 1986, 277 pages, hardcover) by Wilfrid
> Mellers? Do you have this one in your library's stacks, Deb Messling? :~)
>
> According to the New Grove Dictionary of Music bibliography, from their
> biography on Joni, _Angels of the Night_ contains an expansive scholarly essay
> on Joni's music called "White Seagull, Black Highwaywoman, Red Squaw: Joni
> Mitchell" (27 pages, 141-68).
>
> The author is said to be the first musicologist to pay attention to popular
> music. It's out of print, but I ordered it from BarnesandNoble.com in the
> "Rare, Secondhand and Out-of-Print" section since I'm quite interested in
> women in music in general, and Joni musicology in particular. I got a "very
> good" hardcover copy for $16.00, but the 8 copies they showed available are
> going for as much as $85.00. The book contains 28 pages of black and white
> plates (photos). I'm looking forward to receiving it.
>
> I just wonder if anyone has heard of it, as I don't recall it ever being
> mentioned here before. I couldn't find any reference to it on jmdl.com and
> jonimitchell.com seems to be inaccessible right now. Any info is greatly
> appreciated.
>
> -Julius
