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Rock-and-roll woman : the 50 fiercest female rockers / Meredith Ochs.

Summary:

From chanteuses to blues belters and guitar slingers, Ochs provides fifty female artists and groups. She shows how they not only illustrate the width and breadth of rock music-- they define it. Presented chronologically from the birth of rock today, these women rockers shook up the music scene. Their stories are inspirational-- and their art is timeless. -- adapted from back cover and introduction

Record details

ISBN: 9781454930624
ISBN: 1454930624
Physical Description: 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Publisher: New York : Sterling, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Sister Rosetta Tharpe -- Big Mama Thornton -- Wanda Jackson -- Aretha Franklin -- Ronnie Spector -- Tina Turner -- Janis Joplin -- Grace Slick -- Fanny -- Carole King -- Marianne Faithful -- Suzi Quatro -- Stevie Nicks & Christine McVie -- Ann & Nancy Wilson -- Linda Ronstadt -- Bonnie Raitt -- The Runaways -- Siouxsie Sioux -- The Slits -- Poison Ivy -- Patti Smith -- Tina Weymouth -- Debbie Harry -- Chrissie Hynde -- Pat Benatar -- Exene Cervenka -- Kim Gordon -- The Go-Go's -- Cyndi Lauper -- Annie Lennox -- The Bangles -- Melissa Etheridge -- Kim Deal -- L7 -- Kathleen Hanna -- Courtney Love -- PJ Harvey -- Sheryl Crow -- Alanis Morissette -- Gwen Stefani -- Shirley Manson -- Sleater-Kinney -- Susan Tedeschi -- Amy Winehouse -- Amy Lee -- Karen O -- Grace Potter -- St. Vincent -- Hayley Williams -- Brittany Howard.