Soulful Divas

by David Nathan

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Now in paperback, The Soulful Divas is an unforgettable collection of provocative, unsanitized, behind-the-scenes portraits of more than a dozen of the greatest rhythm and blues vocalists of the past three decades, including Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack, and Nina Simone, as well as Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Toni Braxton.

Based on author David Nathan's personal relationship with the women featured, and an outgrowth of both interviews and informal chitchats, the book is an entertaining, candid look at the ups and downs of each performer's career, as well as a view of how these African-American women have wielded power in an essentially white, male-dominated industry.