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The Lost Women of Rock Music - Female Musicians of the Punk Era (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The Lost Women of Rock Music - Female Musicians of the Punk Era (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
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In Britain during the late 1970s and early 1980s, a new phenomenon
emerged, with female guitarists, bass-players, keyboard-players and
drummers playing in bands. Before this time, women's presence in
rock bands, with a few notable exceptions, had always been as
vocalists. This sudden influx of female musicians into the male
domain of rock music was brought about partly by the enabling ethic
of punk rock ('anybody can do it!') and partly by the impact of the
Equal Opportunities Act. But just as suddenly as the phenomenon
arrived, the interest in these musicians evaporated and other
priorities became important to music audiences. Helen Reddington
investigates the social and commercial reasons for how these women
became lost from the rock music record, and rewrites this period in
history in the context of other periods when female musicians have
been visible in previously male environments. Reddington draws on
her own experience as bass-player in a punk band, thereby
contributing a fresh perspective on the socio-political context of
the punk scene and its relationship with the media. The book also
features a wealth of original interview material with key
protagonists, including the late John Peel, Geoff Travis, The
Raincoats and the Poison Girls.
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