From the Â"Mother of the BluesÂ" Ma Rainey to the Â"Empress of the BluesÂ" Bessie Smith to the Â"Queen of the BluesÂ" Koko Taylor, from Ethel Waters and Alberta Hunter, to Billie, Lena, Judy, Ella, Sarah, Carmen, Etta and Dinah right up through Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt, this book offers an overview of the great ladies who shaped and sang the blues from the early 1920s to today. Over 60 songs, including: After You've Gone • Baby, Won't You Please Come Home • A Good Man Is Hard To Find • I Ain't Got Nobody • Stormy Weather • and dozens more!