Red Hot Mama - The Life of Sophie Tucker

This entertaining biography of the "Last of the Red Hot Mamas" reveals how Sophie Tucker became one of the most powerful women in show business, blazing a trail for performers such as Judy Garland, Carol Channing, and Bette Midler.

List of 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

About the author

A leading scholar of American cultural history, Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff is an associate professor of history at the University of South Carolina. She is the author of Black Culture and the New Deal: The Quest for Civil Rights in the Roosevelt Era and the recipient of an NEH public scholars fellowship.

Summary

This entertaining biography of the “Last of the Red Hot Mamas” reveals how Sophie Tucker became one of the most powerful women in show business, blazing a trail for performers such as Judy Garland, Carol Channing, and Bette Midler.

Product details

• Authors: Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781477312360
• ISBN: 978-1-4773-1236-0
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; einzelne Schauspieler und Darsteller, Film, Kino, Fernsehen, TV