BLACK WOMEN IN ROCK
I first met Malina Moye four years ago, during a research interview for the documentary, Nice & Rough: Black Women In Rock. Malina's energy is infectious, and her determination is reflected in her resume. She is revered as one of the best guitarists in the land - and one of the only women invited to …
Rosetta Tharpe, "The God-Mother of Rock N' Roll" and "Mother of Black Women In Rock" will be inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame this Spring. Sister Rosetta began singing and playing guitar in the 'sanctified' church - which frowned upon secular music, women wearing pants and anything other than heterosexuality. Despite opposition, she …
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Starr Cullars is on the road again, with a new band, spreading her own brand of rock. It's progressive and hard, with a funky, cosmic flow. Starr is from the P-Funk pedigree. She was introduced to George Clinton via Prince and Paisley Park. Starr may look familiar as a former Counselor on VH-I's Fantasy Rock …
5 Lbs. of ROCK Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson A few years ago, I was invited to be a part of a new, oral history archive on Women Who Rock, established by the University of Washington. The archive holds powerful stories of how women have used music as a tool for activism - and …
5 Lbs. of ROCK Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson It’s been a minute….5Lbs of ROCK is back. This time, I am chatting it up with Jaleesa Leslie of blackwomeninrock.info, a blog which catalogs/documents black women of all persuasions of rock music. Writing and researching on the topic of Black Women IN Rock was a lonely …
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5 Lbs. of ROCK Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson It’s tough to get 5 minutes, let alone 5 questions with rock-guitarist Starr Cullars. A veteran of the P-Funk All-Stars, and the first female member of the 18-piece ‘boys’ club,’ she gets total street cred’ as one bad-ass bass player! Starr left to start her own …
by Sheila Dianne Jackson The media has been teasing us about the business of celebrating women in rock. Rolling Stone honors women in rock and you get spreads of artists like Brittany Spears and Madonna. And when it comes to black women in rock....Well, if you're in the loop enough to be reading this blog, …
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