Vol. 36 No. 3 (1988)
Research Article

Women, Nicknames, and Blues Singers

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  • James K. Skipper,
  • Paul, L. Leslie
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1988.36.3-4.193

Published 1988-12-01

Copyright (c) 1988 Maney

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