Rock-and-Roll Woman: The 50 Fiercest Female Rockers

ISBN-13:	9781454930624
Publisher:	Sterling
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	163,698
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.90(d)

“A must for rock and roll and women's studies enthusiasts.—Library Journal  Celebrate the women who rock, with this fully illustrated tribute to 50 iconic female musicians and bands.   Award-winning radio personality Meredith Ochs takes an insightful look at 50 rock icons who indelibly shook up the music scene, whether solo or in a band. Profiling women from the 1950s to today, and from multiple genres, Ochs tells the dramatic stories behind their journeys to success, their music, and their enduring impact. More than 100 photographs make this a rich volume, and the idols include Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Heart, Chrissie Hynde, Patti Smith, Joan Jett and the Runaways, the Go-Go’s, Karen O, Sleater-Kinney, Grace Potter, and more.