Author and Cultural Anthropologist - Maureen Mahon

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Maureen Mahon is the author of Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll (out 10/30/20), an exploration of the pivotal part African American women have played in the development of rock and roll. She was pivotal as  Chief Academic Advisor for “Soundtrack of America,” the five-night concert series commission by filmmaker Steve McQueen that opened the inaugural season of The Shed in 2019. Professor Mahon teaches in the Department of Music at New York University.

Nite Owls chats with Maureen about her new book, Little Richard, DC suburbs, The Shirelles, rock music, the challenges and power dynamics of race and women in music, and a lot more. 

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