Mahon’s comprehensive research and intelligent thinking are captured in her compelling writing." - Emily Dziuban, Booklist Rock and roll emerged neither from a vacuum nor from the minds of white, male performers alone. "With depth and breadth, Mahon’s work centers the many African American women who heavily influence rock and roll, from LaVern Baker to Tina Turner. Brooks, author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850–1910 Essential reading for anyone who cares about popular music culture.” - Daphne A. Maureen Mahon's Black Diamond Queens sets the record straight by offering a meticulously detailed study of the ways in which Black women musicians and entertainers played pivotal roles in the birth of the genre and fearlessly revolutionized the form. “The book that's poised to set rock history free. A well-researched, sociologically savvy effort to expand the rock canon." - Kirkus Reviews
Mahon has done plenty to expose how Black women rockers have been marginalized by musicians, audiences, historians, and critics.
A revolutionary read that should chasten rock historians and will delight anyone who wants the full picture of how black women shaped a culture that pushed them to the side and how they survived.” - Ann Powers, author of Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music “I thought I knew the stories of the women who populate this stellar revisioning of rock and roll history. “We've got to know where we came from in order to get where we want to go, and there's no doubt that Maureen knows where she is headed! You can absolutely feel the passion in every word she speaks, whether in person or on paper, and Black Diamond Queens is no exception.” - Quincy Jones
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