Weller, Sheila.

Girls like us : Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--and the journey of a generation / Sheila Weller. - New York : Atria Books, c2008. - vi, 584 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"We can only look behind from where we came" -- "I'm home again, in my old narrow bed" -- "And the sun poured in like butterscotch" -- "I feel the earth move under my feet" -- "We just come from such different sets of circumstance" -- "In the river I know I will find the key."

"Girls Like Us" is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition.

ISBN: 0743491475 9780743491471

LCCN: 2007043445

Subjects--Personal Names:
King, Carole, 1942-
Mitchell, Joni.
Simon, Carly.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rock musicians--Biography.
Singers--Biography.
Women rock musicians--Biography.

LC Class. No.: ML400 / .W35 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 782.42164092/2 B