Women Who Rock: Bessie to Beyonce. Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl. | 
Too many women musicians to name, but here are some:
Lucinda Williams (pictured),Allison Krause,Alicia Keys,Bonnie Raitt, Carole King,Feist, Whitney Houston,Sheryl Crow, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell,Ella Fitzgerald,Chaka Khan, Dione Warwick,Taylor Swift,The Pointer Sisters, etc.
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Here are my women who rock!
1. Sarah Waters, Thrity Umrigar, Toni Morrison
2. Diane Nash—she was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement but of course she got much less notice and acclaim than the men. But she is a fucking badass!
3. Shakesville isn‘t an active blog anymore but it has years and years of incisive, brilliant feminist commentary and content to read through, as well as tons of cute pet pics
4. Hmmm...Montessori Services, the company I work for! 😊
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I haven‘t done one of these for ages! So here is the amazing grace jones!
I remember my first time seeing her was in a James Bond movie as a small kid and being both intimidated and in love with her at the same time.
Just another amazing musician from this collection.
And here we have the iconic Joan jet!
Another woman I looked up to as a child and wanted to be like, a trailblazer in her time who helped pave the way for more women in music and rock.
Debbie Harry today and isn‘t she just great!
I once had a conversation with a guy who when I said how much I loved Patti Smith told me he preferred blondie because Debbie Harry was hotter. My fury at diminishing both women‘s talents was great. She‘s so much more than just a beautiful woman, she has amazing songs and a amazing voice who pushed boundaries and mixed up genres constantly.
Its heart this time.
I didn‘t really know them much before but scored 3 of their albums at the car boot on Sunday and have been listening to them happily since.
They must have been an inspiration to so many people who wanted to be in a band.
Wasn‘t around yesterday due to Eurovision and I‘ll say getting up for a carboot this morning was hellish but I have had the biggest vinyl haul today.
The other day I said I would be looking out for Donna summer because of the tagged book and look what I found!
I couldn‘t take a picture of everything but I also got Rita Coolidge, heart, Grace Jones, Grace slick, Cher, heart, Whitney Houston plus more.
Patti Smith! A personal obsession here, she is just so effortlessly cool.
Her memoirs are amazing and she‘s kind of someone I love so much I find it hard to talk about, I kinda just gush and grin inanely instead.
Firstly this illustration is just so damn beautiful!
Today it‘s Donna summer and this book enlightened me to the fact that she was way more than just disco. Something that I‘ve noticed that happens to women musicians is they get pigeonholed into “less serious” genres like pop or in this case disco. That‘s what they are known for and the rest of their output is outright ignored and they don‘t get taken seriously as artists.
Hello Stevie nicks I knew I‘d meet you in this book at some point.
Fleetwood Mac are one of those bands that people always put on whenever I tell them to play what they want from my record collection and it‘s always guaranteed to get people singing along.
Her voice, those lyrics I love it all.
Also didn‘t we all have a witchy dressing like Stevie phase? (I still indulge in it occasionally)
Someone I know today! Emmylou harris.
I didn‘t hear about her properly until I heard about the supergroup she was in with Dolly Parton called trio ages ago. This resulted in me searching her out.
Another good pick from this book but this particular essay didn‘t leave me dying to know more like some of the others did. I will of course still search out more information than I already know
Chaka Khan today.
Someone where I know some of her songs but knew absolutely nothing about her life or any of her lesser well known songs.
Yup, yet another artist I have to look into a bit more closely. My vinyl collection is growing at a ridiculous pace because of this book
Suzi Quatro! Didn‘t realise until reading the essay that she was better know in Europe than America for a while.
I love her music, will just put in for a solo loud sing along.
I found a signed copy of her memoir in a charity shop ages ago so I suppose I should read that soon along with the other books on my ever growing list.
Woah, this is exactly why I read these books.
I have never heard of Betty Davis before but she sounds amazing!
Defiantly being herself in her music and on stage and always refusing to turn it down when asked by her rock label.
I think I‘ve found a new person to be obsessed with.
Yet another artist where I know the name but not the music very well. Bonnie Raitte, and yet again I want to know more and will keep my eyes open during carboot season.
June millington from the band fanny. One of the first all female rock groups who are not well known enough imo.
Not technically book related but it‘s carboot season here again in the uk!
I had never heard about these artists but these records were 50p each and the tagged book had been making me want to listen to more artists I don‘t know. Was excited when I got home to see that they are both jazz artists!
This voice! Karen Carpenter, whilst I find a lot of the carpenters songs themselves a bit too twee for my personal tastes I have a lot of carpenters records because no one sounds anything like Karen carpenter.
Her skills as a singer and drummer are often overshadowed by a lot of the sadness that was in her life. Bad relationships and a eating disorder that killed her in the end (still something not taken seriously enough)
LInda Ronstadt today. I‘m not very familiar with country music but I know her from trio and like what I hear.
Illustration by Lindsay bailey
Winnie t frick again for this illustration.
Patti Labelle!
Wonderful voice, wonderful cook and wonderful person. 🖤
Yoko Ono illustrated by Julie Winegard.
She is the quintessential archetype of a woman who is creative and individual who got swallowed up by people just connecting her with the man she was in love with. She has been vilified and held responsible for another‘s actions in a sickening way.
Yet she‘s still standing and never stopped being creative despite everything people threw at her.
This is someone I respect so much.
Illustration by Winnie t frick .
The gtos, a name I know but don‘t know much about them at all.
The sort of group that sounds like it could be brilliantly subversive, a band of groupies working with frank zappa to sing their own story.
Anyone have any opinions on them and if I should be researching them as extensively as I have been the other entries?
Lindsey Bailey is the artist for this entry.
After reading this essay this is an artist I‘m kinda ashamed I know nothing about. Mavis staples.
Long career , civil rights activist, seems like a badass all round.
Another going on the list.
Picture here is by Julie winegard
Dolly! This is someone I have always loved (see what I did there?) but who I didn‘t fully appreciate until I was older.
Who doesn‘t love dolly, she just fully embodies being herself and not giving two damns about what anyone else thinks about her.
Also her wit and charm is almost incomparable to anyone else.
Another love from this book. There are numerous books about dolly anyone have any favourites?
I‘ve been forgetting to say who did the illustrations in this book. This is by Winnie t frick.
Cher! Please forgive me for when I was a pretentious teenager and was dismissive of your powers because I thought that rock was the only genre that mattered (don‘t we all cringe at some of our teenage opinions?)
A icon! What else needs to be said really?
This is someone who you will have heard their work and not realised it‘s them.
Carol Kaye is a session bassist who has worked on so many songs, a lot in the 60s when session musicians weren‘t credited.
She was really respected as a musician by people like Brian Wilson and helped create the iconic sound of pet sounds by the beach boys.
Any great bassist should know and love her.
Janis Joplin today 😍
I love the movement caught in this picture so much it looks like she‘s about to be break out into song spontaneously.
Her voice is one I love, gravelly and raw emotion.
Someone I already have on vinyl so my wallet gets a lil break with this one.
Not someone I know this time. Laura nyro.
From the essay I‘m now interested in knowing more.
Grace slick, the front woman of Jefferson airplane. Firstly I love this illustration so much and she is someone I didn‘t know much about as a person.
Damn I love a rebellious and socially conscious rockstar! I‘m now on the hunt for her memoir and more of her music to add to my vinyl collection.
I need to be honest in that Marianne Faithfull is someone I knew of but didn‘t know. She suffered from the links to a famous man and declared a fashion icon so the rest of her got lost to me.
After watching a documentary about her on iplayer last night and reading this entry I am so sorry I had never paid any real attention to her before!
This is exactly why I read these types of books, I‘m searching her out from now on.
Dusty Springfield! I can‘t even begin to describe how much I love this woman! For me her and Aretha are the artists I adore the most.
My best friend has put dusty on in the past to wake me up when I‘m flagging.
The essay on her in this book is good but I want to insist on reading a biography about her. She is complicated in the very best way. A wonderful voice and person that I‘m sad I never had the chance to see perform.
Diana Ross! I have a Diana and the supremes vinyl that is my ultimate go to when I need to perk up the mood. How can you go wrong with her?
What can I say other than another legend from this book.
Ronnie Spector 😍
Love what we have from her musically but another woman who was screwed over by Phil Spector. He refused to release the ronettes music when they were tipped to become even bigger.
She has a memoir that I need to read yet again.
Not a name I knew before, Darlene Love. Why didn‘t I know her name? That would be because of Phil Spector being a dickhead that‘s why. She didn‘t get credit for her own work whilst working with him. yet they named some songs in the book and I was like oh yea I know that.
She has a memoir and yet again it‘s added to my list. I‘m so glad this book is highlighting women like this in this book.
You had better respect this queen!
She is my favourite vocalist of all time! I can‘t even begin to describe how much I love this woman and her music.
She had to be in this book obviously and her death was one that hit me hard.
Next up it‘s simply the best Tina Turner! I would recommend anyone looking up more about her and realising what a strong ass woman and inspiration she is.
That gravelly voice is so uniquely her, another artist I already knew about and loved. 🖤
Next up Celia Cruz. I don‘t know this artist well but I‘m certainly going to be looking her up now.
I love how this book doesn‘t stick to one genre of music and is helping me expand my tastes and knowledge.
We all knew Carole kind had to be in this book didn‘t we?
Tapestry is an album I can play again and again and never grow bored of. She is an amazing songwriter and there‘s a good chance a lot of your favourite artists song were written by her. ❤️
Next up in this book is the wonderful Joan Baez. Folk singer and activist of the best kind. Dylan would be nothing without her.
The tagged book inspired these purchases, wish I wasn‘t working tonight. #booksandvinyl
This is someone I didn‘t know much about but is now on my must listen to list. Odetta. I really love this illustration ❤️
Nina Simone 😍
She is just an artist I will talk about loving for hours at a time.
Patsy cline!
She was gone too soon and a great country singer. All these short essays are adding to my must read biographies list.
Wanda Jackson 😍
If you love rockabilly then you should know this lovely lady who pushed a few boundaries and jammed with Elvis.
Hello big mama Thornton! The first singer of hound dog which was covered by Elvis and her version is just so raw and perfect for a breakup playlist to help you get your angry groove to.
Another one I somehow don‘t have on vinyl 😭
Another great entry in this book, I‘m quite enjoying taking my time with this one
First #24in48 challenge and a super sweet but simple dedication
Next up in the book, Mahalia jackson. This is someone I don‘t have any on vinyl for but now I want some!
Slightly disappointed she didn‘t get a whole page devoted to her picture like the others did but I‘m still in love with this book
Next up in the tagged book is the amazing sister Rosetta Tharpe. A gospel singer who basically invented rock and roll but was only recently inducted into the hall of fame.
Look her up on YouTube for an amazing performance in the uk! One of the compliments she used to get was she plays guitar like a man 😒.
Another true trailblazer and now my list of bios I want to read is growing longer.
