This Bell Still Rings

A trailblazer and musical maverick, Dane has been referred to as "Bessie Smith in stereo" by noted jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather, and "one of the true unsung heroes of American music" by music critic James ReedAbout Dane, Bonnie Raitt has said, "she's always been a hero of mine--musically and politically. I really can't think of anyone I admire [more], the way she's lived her life."In her long career, Barbara Dane has performed with such giants of jazz and blues as Louis Armstrong, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Jack Teagarden, Willie Dixon, Benny Carter and many many moreAmong other things, This Bell Still Rings is a riveting, insider's account of the male-dominated world of music from a woman's perspectiveWidely admired for her full-throated embrace of songs of resistance, she was hugely influential. Such contemporary artists as Bonnie Raitt, Janis Joplin, Judy Collins, Tracy Chapman, Jackson Browne, among countless others, owe to Dane a sensibility that is as necessary as it is inspiring. A younger generation of troubadours like Mary Gauthier, Leyla McCalla, and Marta González are part of Dane's legacy.Barbara Dane was born in Detroit, MI and currently lives in Oakland, CA