An Army of Quartz by Jamie Verzaro6/1/2023 ![]() Hello Select your address Kindle Store Hello, sign in. These women (and a few men) created artist-run independent record labels-perhaps the first in history-and organized music festivals that drew thousands and still exist today. An Army of Quartz eBook : Verzaro, Jamie: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store. Grateful fans traveled hundreds of miles to attend performances. Venues, radio shows, record distributors, and sound technicians sprung up to host and work with these musicians. A myriad of musicians joined them, from acappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock, to singer-songwriter Cris Williamson, to activist/singer Holly Near, to jazz/classical/gospel performer Mary Watkins and many more collectively they have sold millions of albums. Marshall became Army chief of staff in September 1939 and set about expanding and modernizing the Army in preparation for war. Maxine and Alix had no business plan.They didn’t fit the mold set by mainstream music but they saw great potential to create a powerful soundtrack for women claiming their place as lesbians and feminists. In 1939, estimates of the Armys strength range between 174,000 and 200,000 soldiers, smaller than that of Portugal s, which ranked it 17th or 19th in the world in size. On the other side of the country and three years later, Alix Dobkin released Lavender Jane Loves Women, the first record produced, engineered and played by women. She didn’t know where she was going to sing her new song until comedy duo Harrison and Tyler asked her to open their shows. In California, a month before the Stonewall Riots in 1969, Maxine Feldman penned a song, “Angry Atthis,” about the shame surrounding lesbians. ![]()
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