American author, journalist and editor Danyel Smith drops by to discuss I, Tina: My Life Story, the 1986 autobiography of the inimitable Tina Turner.

They also discuss Danyel's childhood love of pop, the ever-changing nature of fan culture in music, how people misunderstand and underestimate the power of African-American women in the music industry, and much more.

A fascinating and joyous conversation. Danyel's Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop was named the best music book of 2022 by Pitchfork - Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop a book by Danyel Smith (bookshop.org)

Books mentioned in the podcast:

I, Tina: My Life Story by Tina Turner I, Tina: My Life Story a book by Tina Turner and Kurt Loder (bookshop.org)

Flip The Script: How Women Came To Rule Hip Hop Flip The Script: How Women Came to Rule Hip Hop a book by Arusa Qureshi. (bookshop.org)

Soul Survivor by P.P. Arnold Soul Survivor: The Autobiography: The extraordinary memoir of a music icon a book by P.P. Arnold. (bookshop.org)

Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues a book by Billie Holiday. (bookshop.org)

Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnik Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley a book by Peter Guralnick. (bookshop.org)

Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop, and Rap edited by Evelyn McDonnell & Ann Powers Rock She Wrote a book by Ann Powers and Evelyn McDonnell (bookshop.org)

Her Name Is Barbara by Jim Smith B Her Name Is Barbra a book by Jim Smith (bookshop.org)

You can buy the paperback edition of Jude's The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives here: The Sound of Being Human a book by Jude Rogers. (bookshop.org)

Finally, White Rabbit's Spotify Playlist of 'booksongs' - songs inspired by books loved by our guests - is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7chuHOeTs9jpyKpmgXV6uo

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