From Almeda to Zilphia

"The artists living in the pages of From Almeda to Zilphia-mighty women breaking new ground and creating lasting contributions from country to classical to the foundations of rock 'n' roll-open the door to an endless world of possibilities. This book will no doubt speak to some little girl, no matter her background or what she looks like, and tell her, There is a place for you. A big, beautiful, important place for you. . . . When I feel myself beating my head against the wall of resistance and exclusion, I draw comfort, strength, and inspiration from the artists who have persevered and thrived before me."

-Erin Enderlin, country music artist and songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, and Trisha Yearwood

"There is no shortage of phenomenal and groundbreaking stories among the women chronicled in these pages. . . . In From Almeda to Zilphia, Arkansas women heretofore unheralded and uncelebrated in American popular music history are now proudly honored and purposefully featured for their historical musical legacies. We are most fortunate to have this fine book in the world to behold their splendor."

-Cherisse Jones-Branch, Ph.D., author of Crossing the Line: Women and Interracial Activism in South Carolina during and after World War II, author of Better Living By Their Own Bootstraps: Black Women's Activism in Rural Arkansas, 1913-1965, and co-editor of Arkansas Women: Their Lives and Times

"When it comes to 'From Almeda to Zilphia' it is the women in the book, not just the book itself, who deserve the spotlight."

-Monica Hooper, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette