Publisher's Synopsis
Award-winning radio personality and commentator Meredith Ochs takes an insightful look at 50 iconic female rock musicians and bands who indelibly shook up the music scene. Profiling rockers from the 1950s to today, the book explores the dramatic stories behind their journeys to success, their music and their enduring impact. Featuring over 100 photographs and covering multiple genres of rock and roll, including blues rock, pop rock, punk rock, Southern rock, hard rock and good old classic rock. Rockers include Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Heart, Chrissie Hynde, Patti Smith, Joan Jett and the Runaways, Lucinda Williams, the Go-Gos, Karen O, Sleater Kinney and more.
