Female punk singers have been instrumental in shaping the raw, ... The Godmother of German Punk. ... Shonen Knife is a Japanese all-female rock band formed in Osaka in 1981.

Rock and roll has seen some fabulous female singers through the years. One can go back to the 1950s and '60s to find voices and songs that resonate today. Names like Ronnie Spector, Martha Reeves ...

Women were still primarily shunted off into safe genres, delivering romances, soft rock, and pop. When most of these artists were coming of age, Linda Ronstadt defined what a female rock/pop star was.

Hole and its unforgettable frontwoman, Courtney Love, were among ‘90s rock’s most defining figures. They combined ultra-feminine aesthetics with grungy, feminist anthems, becoming one of modern ...

Top Female Singers Of The 1980s. The most popular music in the 1980s included pop, punk, rock, R&B and new wave music, and the best '80s female singers performed in those genres. Their musical ...

The 1980s was a decade of musical creativity and innovation, especially for female artists who dominated the charts. This era saw the rise of iconic singers across genres, from pop and rock to R&B ...

Because each of these legendary singers has a place in VH1’s “100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll,” a five-part series airing on the cable channel this week.

German record-label-head Thomas Ruf has put together Blues Caravans -- small touring blues revues -- in recent years with other artists. When he wanted a female guitarist, he went to Foley.