Girls rock too!!!

When you think of rock and roll is a woman the first image that comes to your mind? For many the answer is probably no. During the second and third wave feminist movement women made a great impact on music rock and roll included. In the 1960's and 70's we had African American women such as Janis Joplin, Carole King, Areatha Franklin, and Tina Turner taking over the sound of music. We also had out spoken hard core women like Joan Jett, and the sweet yet powerful sounds of Fleetwood Mac. These women ran hand and hand with the men of their time and genre. On the other hand being a woman in this genre is not all fame and fourtune. Women often feel the pressure of being as tough as and parting as hard as the men seem to. In the article "Rock Musicians’ Club 27" they talk about how most musicians men and women who don't usually make it past 27, because of the hard lifestyle they choose to live, with drinking and drug abuse. They say "Fame, influence and careless lifestyle are high on a wish list, especially among adolescents. But this is only one side of the rock and roll medal. The other, not so exposed, includes anxiety, depression, alcohol and drug abuse. This is most probably the reason why rock artists often die young and under unusual circumstances". Nevertheless these women have made their mark on history and deserve to be recognized.




This video is a small example of some of the women who made their mark in music history. These women are legends and will be remember long after they are gone.

 Lets take a closer look at some of these women and how they rock. Tina Turner is a very well know artist who started doing rock and roll when she went solo from her husband Ike. Tina has a signature sound that no one can duplicate. Which makes her able to sing any kind of music if she wanted to. She was also known for her beautiful toned body and hard core yet sexy presences on the stage. Tina was competing with men like B.B.King and Billy Joel at that time and held her own very well. Tina not only had a strong voice and body but she had a strong soul after years of domestic abuse from her husband Ike , she found the strength to get her and her children out of that home.  Blondie was another female rocker who came with her own sound in the late 70's. What made her and this band special is that they where constantly evolving though their roots are on punk rock. "Parallel Lines" was Blondie's third and most successful album it sold over 2 million copies. She is still relevant today because her music is used from different movies as soundtrack. Like "The Rugrats Movie" for example Angelica sings "One way or another as she is looking for her doll Cynthia and the baby Dill who stole her". Blondie made her mark in rock and roll and according to rock and roll hall of fame she was inducted in 2006.