Female bands/artists of the 70's

[Dave78]

anybody remember fanny from the 70s still the best woman rock band ever

Nope. But I do remember this one.

"Dumb Dora was SO dumb..."



I would say Carole King and Carly Simon were the best female artists of the early 70's, and Heart and Pat Benatar were the best from the mid-70's on.

 

[PinkFreud]

There was this one female vocalist who did a lot of backup vocals during the 70s. Rosemary Butler. I'm mostly fond of her work with Jackson Browne, I thought she had a fantastic voice. Very powerful, and soulful

 

[LOU/REALM]

Good to see THE RUNAWAYS getting mentioned ,they made some cracking albums starting from the basic debut L.P [ they were only 17 remember]...they could have dissapeared never to have been seen again but developed into great musicians. Must dig out those JOAN JETT albums.....and LITA FORD did ok Does anyone remember an all female band named SHE ? I have a track on a compilation album "outta reach" which i think was a single....did they make any albums? the track is from 1970...with a DOORS farfisa organ sound and has a punk mentality years ahead of Debbie Harry and BLONDIE

 

[Flower]

From Wikipedia ~

Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steven Severin, the only constant members.

Initially associated with the British punk rock scene, the band quickly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation."[1] The Times cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era."[2]

The group also became inspirational in the creation and development of gothic rock and their music also combined elements of pop and avant-garde.

 

[Tattoo'd Lady]

 

[Craig in Indy]

Though they just got started in '78 and were more active in the early '80s, there's also the Go Gos.

Mmm...Belinda Carlisle

 

[Odysseus]

Maria Muldar - Midnight At The Oasis. Maybe a little lightweight to some and she's not a super vocalist but this song sure kicks up the mouth-breathing along with some great pop hooks in there. Every time I hear it, it places me back in 74. I remember my mom changing the station in the car when this came on. She thought it was like a porn song or something.

 

[Foxhound]

'B' Girls!

 

[The Icon]

Rachel Sweet. She had a voice like no one I ever heard.

 

[rtbuck]

Despite eating a Suzi Quatro album around 1980 I really enjoy her music nowadays, especially lately after seeing the Runaways movie(I always felt a connection between her & Jett). I love her album 'Quatro' with "Wild One" & rocking covers of "Trouble" which Elvis made popular & Little Richard's "Keep a Knockin'". I also liked her 2006 comeback album 'Back to the Drive' which is well worth the money for the title track alone.

I was into Heart pretty heavy back in the 70's & still enjoy them.

& of course I can't forget The Sic F*cks featuring Tish & Snookie whose tunes "Chop Up Your Mother","Insects Rule the World", & "Spanish Bar Mitzvah" must be he heard by everyone