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 | From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor March is Women's History Month, and we are celebrating the impact and influence of women in music. From pioneers in their genres to current chart-topping artists, our music experts honor female musicians past and present. | |
Women's History and Oldies Music
Hard to believe, but country music didn't have its first real female star until 1952. Rock and roll never had such problems, arising as it did from a source where women had already been encouraged to sing for three decades. It was the music business, however, that was largely a boy's club and a man's game, so women, as elsewhere in that age of American society, were forced to express themselves and make their way financially however best they could.
| Trailblazing Female Musicians
Here are ten trailblazers: pioneering musicians who broke down barriers, pushed sound in new directions, and challenged traditions. This isn't a list built on tokenism, but on merit, a collection of legends and iconoclasts who merely happen to be women.
| Important Women In Folk Music
Women have played an extraordinary part in American History. Whether moving toward freedom from slavery, freedom in the workplace, or the freedom to make one's own choices, women have positioned themselves as voices of empowerment and endurance. These women have lent their incredibly important voices in the struggle for their own rights, civil rights, human rights, and the movement for peace. The women of American Folk Music are no exception.
| Essential '90s Rock Albums By Women
The 1990s were an amazing time for musicians with the XX chromosome. Entire festivals consisted of female-fronted bands. We got to know these ferocious fillies on a first-name basis: Fiona, Alanis, Courtney... The output from these gutsy gals are among our recommendations for the essential '90s rock albums by women.
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