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Girl, Don't Get Sassy: Surviving the Music Industry

Samantha Matusoff

A behind-the-scenes feminist memoir about surviving the music industry from an industry insider for 20 years.

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    Essays on music, culture, and the women who hold things together behind the scenes told by a 20-year music industry insider.

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