Women's History Month, Part III
Kicking the doors down, and doing it in style
This is a look back at some of my articles about women in music over the past three years. They roam from the Big Band era to modern progressive rock, jazz fusion, and heavy metal. There is an occasional foray into classical and opera. There are also a few pieces on the politics and grimy underside of the music industry.
If you haven’t seen Parts I and II in this series, here they are:
Women’s History Month: Part I
From classical and jazz, to rock and metal, women have played a bigger role than our “official” musical histories would have you believe. Some of the major stars of the 1920's and ‘30’s were women, but after the Second World War they were retro-actively erased from official accounts of the time. Many of them were members of ethnic minorities, which just…
Here are another 20 or so stories. I hope you’ll let me know if you find some new favorites here!
(From Medium) Crucified Barbara:https://medium.com/the-riff/the-stupid-crap-female-rock-musicians-have-to-deal-with-7df106c7ae8b
(From Medium) Concert Review: Band-Maid https://medium.com/the-riff/a-life-affirming-band-concert-review-fe8eb0d45481
(From Medium) Can these women save jazz? https://medium.com/the-riff/can-these-women-save-jazz-e22e648890c5
(From Medium) Best New Band of 2023 https://medium.com/the-riff/not-another-year-end-ten-best-list-dcbd574f3d93
A shout-out to you in my post today, Charles, for these incredibly helpful post listings, and for all your help with my Women in Rock project. Most appreciated, both your support and your ongoing and stellar writing about women artists.