Red Hot Mama : : The Life of Sophie Tucker / / Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff.
The “First Lady of Show Business” and the “Last of the Red Hot Mamas,” Sophie Tucker was a star in vaudeville, radio, film, and television. A gutsy, song-belting stage performer, she entertained audiences for sixty years and inspired a host of younger women, including Judy Garland, Carol Channing, a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Breaking with Tradition
- 2. Finding a Place in the City
- 3. Acceptance as a Rising Star
- 4. The Hazards of Becoming a Jazz Queen
- 5. Everybody’s Mama
- 6. Grasping for Recognition
- 7. The Value of Devotion
- 8. Sophie Tucker for President
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Photo Credits
- Index