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Here are my essential fifty Girl Group hits:

Ad-Libs - Boy From New York City

Angels - My Boyfriend's Back

Marcie Blane - Bobby's Girl

Chiffons - He's So Fine

Chiffons - One Fine Day

Claudine Clark - Party Lights

Cookies - Chains

Crystals - He's a Rebel

Crystals - Then He Kissed Me

Skeeter Davis - End of the World

Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love

Dixie Cups - Iko Iko

Patty Duke - Don't Just Stand There

Shirley Ellis - Clapping Song

Shirley Ellis - Name Game

Essex - Easier Said than Done

Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)

Exciters - Tell Him

Shelley Fabares - Johnny Angel

Flirtations - Nothing but a Heartache

Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar

Connie Francis - Never on Sunday

Lesley Gore - It's My Party

Lesley Gore - Maybe I Know

Lesley Gore - She's a Fool

Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me

Little Eva - The Loco-Motion

Little Peggy March - I Will Follow Him

Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman

Marvelettes - Playboy

Murmaids - Popsicles and Icicles

Paris Sisters - I Love How You Love Me

Ronettes - Be My Baby

Ronettes - Walking in the Rain

Ruby & the Romantics - Our Day Will Come

Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star

Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time

Shirelles - Baby It's You

Shirelles - Soldier Boy

Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walking

Joanie Sommers - Johnny Get Angry

Supremes - Baby Love

Supremes - The Happening

Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love

Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go?

Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love

Teddy Bears- To Know Him Is to Love Him

Toys - A Lover's Concerto

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Any more suggestions?

???

Peggy Lee-Fever
Joanie Mitchel-Both Sides Now

Hey! Why settle for a single shot?

9 Double Shot (of my baby's love) - The Goodees (1969) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALYMOMZRLhc#)

;)

The Velvelettes ~


The Velvelettes - "Needle In A Haystack" (1964) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrMENbZXBTg#)

Velvelettes - Your Heart Belongs To Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C791usPHsw#)

THE VELVELETTES should i tell them (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94BGPo8zTnM#ws)

The Velvelettes received no air play whatsoever in my neck of the woods during my school years.

:-\

From Wikipedia ~

Early years and establishment ... ]The group was founded in 1961 by Bertha Barbee McNeal and Mildred Gill Arbor, students at Western Michigan University. Mildred recruited her younger sister Carolyn (also known as Cal or Caldin), who was in 9th grade, and Cal's friend Betty Kelly, a junior in high school. Bertha recruited her cousin Norma Barbee, a freshman at Flint Junior College. Cal was chosen as the group's lead singer.

A classmate at Western Michigan University, Robert Bullock, was Berry Gordy's nephew, and he encouraged the group to audition for Motown Records. The group signed to Motown in late 1962 and started recording in January 1963. They recorded at the Hitsville USA studio and "There He Goes" and "That's The Reason Why" produced by William Stevenson was released as a single via the IPG label (Independent Producers Group). The recordings included a young Stevie Wonder playing harmonica. While the group awaited their chance at stardom, they recorded for many producers, some of which were re-recorded by other artists including fellow labelmates Martha and the Vandellas and The Supremes. The Velvelettes were not used to provide backing vocals since Motown already had its in-house backing group, The Andantes.

The Velvelettes got their break chartwise in the spring of 1964 thanks to young producer Norman Whitfield, who produced "Needle In A Haystack" as a single for the group, on Motown's VIP Records imprint. "Needle In A Haystack" peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid 1964. The group recorded its follow-up, "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'", with Whitfield again producing, and spent time on various Motown-sponsored tours as a support act. In September 1964, after recording "Dancing In The Street" earlier in June, Betty Kelly officially left the group to join Martha and the Vandellas, and the quintet became a quartet.

Later years and dissolution ... The Velvelettes continued performing, with various members leaving and rejoining, as family matters dictated. By 1967, Millie, Norma and Bertha had decided to devote all of their time to raising their families. Cal recruited two new members for concert performances: future Vandella Sandra Tilley (who was introduced by her friend Abdul Fakir of The Four Tops), and Annette Rogers-McMillan.

With a song on the charts and a place on several concert tours, an album project was started using songs already recorded. However, with the growing success of another Motown group, The Supremes, Motown's attention was diverted and the project was left unfinished.

Motown released two additional singles, "Lonely Lonely Girl Am I" and "A Bird In The Hand" on their VIP imprint. Both singles did not reach the same chart levels as their predecessors. The Velvelettes continued to record new material until September 1967, with the Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson song "Bring Back The Sunshine", which was retitled "Dark Side Of The World" when Diana Ross later released a version of the song. The final Velvelettes single release was "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You", which was #43 on the R&B charts. Carolyn Gill began dating Richard Street, lead singer of The Monitors, who would later join The Temptations. Sandra Tilley joined Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, replacing Rosalind Ashford. Carolyn married Street in November 1969 and he dissuaded her from continuing with the Velvelettes -preferring that his wife care for the home- so Gill decided to break up the group and it disbanded.

In 1971, "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You" became a hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. Despite the new success, the group did not reunite until 1984, following a rare concert appearance by the cousins and the sisters at the request of Bertha. Together the Gill sisters and Barbee cousins then went on to re-record their original hits and some new songs for the album One Door Closes for Motorcity Records. The group continues to tour today.

Three decades after the group left Motown, the company released a CD, The Very Best of the Velvelettes, featuring 15 tracks, including four previously unreleased selections. A 19-track CD The Velvelettes: The Best Of was released in the UK in 2001. The 2005 The Velvelettes: The Motown Anthology is a double album with 48 tracks.

In 2006, the Velvelettes contributed to the double CD Masters of Funk, Soul and Blues Present a Soulful Tale of Two Cities. Lamont Dozier, Freda Payne, George Clinton and Bobby Taylor recorded remakes of songs from Philadelphia International Records. The Velvelettes sang "One Of a Kind Love Affair", originally recorded by the Spinners.

Cool! Here's another of my very favourite girl groups performing their signature hit:

Dixie Cups - Iko Iko (stereo) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQFYddXhU3U#)

Interesting but they never set out to record the tune. They were just playing around in the studio but the recording engineer decided to keep the tape running.

;)

Sugar and the Spices ...


Sugar & The Spices-Boys Can Be Mean (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxB6CblBTsw#ws)

A little known group .. Denise & Company


Denise & Company - Boy, What'll You do Then? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8trtl8s2zgQ#)

Denise Kaufman was formerly with the Ace of Cups and any 'Denise & Company' 45's known to exist are going for big bucks because not many were pressed.

Chicks, man!

Quote from: CreepysFan on July 26, 2013, 12:39:08 AM

Some groovy ladies that I dig:

PETULA CLARK- " I KNOW A PLACE " (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUKlvnIujXA#)

Patty Duke - Don't Just Stand There (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIrGXQ1iG74#)

Two of my favourites!

Now here's Shirley Ellis performing a couple of her signature hits!

shirley ellis - the name game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJLi5_dyn0#)

Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song (stereo) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76EO3PQHzKw#)

Dig the frantic dancers on The Clapping Song!

;)

Goldie and the Gingerbreads .. this tune was written for them, charted #25 in the U.K. but the same (Mickey Most) tune was released by Herman's Hermits in the U.S.  two weeks before their U.S. release and they were over shadowed.


GOLDIE & THE GINGERBREADS - CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT AGY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgVg74N4KmU#)


The Kinks gave "Look for me Baby" to Goldie & the Gingerbreads when they were opening for the Kinks in Europe.


Goldie & The Gingerbreads - Look For Me Baby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_t5wISYabU#ws)

Goldie Zelkowitz a.k.a. Genya Ravan has started a fan page on Goldie and the Gingerbreads ..  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Goldie-And-the-Gingerbreads-Fan-Page/128196350550245 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Goldie-And-the-Gingerbreads-Fan-Page/128196350550245)

Quote from: Flower on July 26, 2013, 02:06:25 PM
Goldie and the Gingerbreads .. this tune was written for them, charted #25 in the U.K. but the same (Mickey Most) tune was released by Herman's Hermits in the U.S.  two weeks before their U.S. release and they were over shadowed.

GOLDIE & THE GINGERBREADS - CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT AGY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgVg74N4KmU#)

That's a great old video! They seem so "restrained" by even late sixties standards.

Check out the almost unsettling act of the Cake:

The Cake -- Mockingbird (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6YcB9W28vY#)

:o

The Dr. John connection is very interesting ...

From Wikipedia ~

Following the break-up of The Cake in 1968, Jacobs and Barooshian toured with Dr John, who was one of the session musicians on their albums, and subsequently moved to the UK, where they became part of Ginger Baker's Air Force. Barooshian also recorded an album in Japan with Tetsu Yamauchi.

Jacobs married Chris Wood of the English group Traffic in 1969. Jeanette Jacobs-Wood died on January 1, 1982, aged 32.

The Kevin Ayers song 'Eleanor's Cake (which ate her)' from the LP 'Joy of a Toy' released in 1970 was written about Barooshian.

I really like the Termite's cover of 'Tell Me'

60`s Girl Group The Termites Tell Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUrSAF3Ypj4#ws)

So do I! The harmonies are really good.

Now here's Lesley!

You don't own me - Lesley Gore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL2_1OC3FK4#ws)

:)

The Liver Birds ...

Diddley Daddy - The Liverbirds (1965) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL_D4gnpEx8#)

The Liverbirds- For Your Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO4bqJGWaN4#)

The Liverbirds- Before You Accuse Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX2SvQQG6TM#)

Here's one of my very favourites:

The Shirelles Will you still love me tomorrow (Top Quality + Lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnPlJxet_ac#)

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The Beattle - ettes


THE BEATTLE-ETTES -"ONLY SEVENTEEN" (1964) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJcz8tpxd70#)

This tune is one of my all-time favourites:

Tell Him - The Exciters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah-tui1ubnU#)

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My all time favorite girl ... Irma Thomas~

IRMA THOMAS - "It's Raining" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXPlec9jXZw#)

Irma Thomas - Breakaway (New Orleans) on Dolly Show 1987/88 (Ep 21, Pt11) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNE-gtA3QtA#)

Wanda Jackson - Hard Headed Woman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzJ3hiqsi0U#)

'Funnel Of Love' Jack White y Wanda Jackson Conan O'Brien (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzytDURM7dU#)

Here's a positively breathtaking performance by Dionne Warwick:

Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over - Live 1963 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDblF-J6qvY#)

I like the stark contrast between the young girl so awkwardly stuffed into the formal gown and heels in which she can hardly walk and the raw power of her voice.

The story behind the track is really good too. Hal David and Burt Bacharach had told a young Dionne Warwick that they were working on a song for her, but ended up giving it to another singer. When Dionne demanded to know why, the two hemmed and hawed about how the other girl was better suited for the song in this, that and the other way. Dionne burst into tears at the implied criticism and snapped "Don't make me over, man, accept me for what I am!" Hal David and Burt Bacharach looked at each other with the stunned realization that they'd just found the sentiment they needed to turn their young ingenue into a recording sensation!

;)

She'd never be this good again, because, you see, they did eventually succeed in making her over. Check out this video from just a year later:

Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had A Heart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_42QFD6zy7g#)

:(

The What Four ...


THE WHAT FOUR-"I'M GONNA DESTROY THAT BOY" (1966) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yav2rzapnCQ#)

The What Four have a great garage rock sound!

Now here's the Ronettes:

Ronettes - Be My baby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-0upHlWfQ4#ws)

THE RONETTES (HIGH QUALITY) - BABY I LOVE YOU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBaa-cAJRyI#ws)

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The Daughters of Eve ..

Daughters of Eve - Hey Lover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwyzBdBJAH0#ws)

DONT WASTE MY TIME BY THE DAUGHTERS OF EVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d7GBvTtk9k#)

Well Hepcat, your list is long.  Way long.  And you quote yourself without acknowledging it regarding DIONNE WARWICK...   ;)

Quote from: Hepcat on July 25, 2013, 10:02:46 AM
Cool! Here's another of my very favourite girl groups performing their signature hit:
Dixie Cups - Iko Iko (stereo) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQFYddXhU3U#)...

I see you included this on your list... isn't this THE DIXIE CUPS' "signature hit"? 
The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love (Hollywood A Go Go - Dec. 25, 1965) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCcguiMik5M#)

Anybody remember MELANIE? 
Melanie-Brand New Key -((Composer Melanie Safka)) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCTMTflcuug#)

Quote from: Allhallowsday on August 05, 2013, 08:30:46 PM
Well Hepcat, your list is long.  Way long.  And you quote yourself without acknowledging it regarding DIONNE WARWICK...   ;)

Recycle old posts whenever possible I say! It's too tough to think of something new and creative every day.

;)

Quote from: Allhallowsday on August 05, 2013, 08:30:46 PM
... isn't this THE DIXIE CUPS' "signature hit"? 

Yeah, "Chapel of Love" charted a lot higher but "Iko, Iko" is the track I prefer.

:-\

Quote from: Hepcat on August 05, 2013, 09:45:18 PM
Recycle old posts whenever possible I say! It's too tough to think of something new and creative every day.

;)

Yeah, "Chapel of Love" charted a lot higher but "Iko, Iko" is the track I prefer.

:-\

Me too. 

Janis Joplin - Ball and Chain (sensational performance at Monterey) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5If816MhoU#)

I love Marcia Ball ...

Marcia Ball (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE50uFrgtXM#noexternalembed)

Marcia Ball- Same Old Blues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ-bYVHbKjQ#)

Marcia Ball: Play with your Poodle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2yxnEIUrio#ws)

Cool! Unlike most of these other ones, Marcia was a musician who could really play.

Now from the T.A.M.I. Show:

Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDUjeR01wnU#ws)

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I've seen Roxanne Potvin several times (she's even opened for the Neville Brothers) ... she also does a great cover of 'Break Away' that I can't find on youtube.

Roxanne Potvin - A Love That's Simple (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfnb-7yev9E#)

Roxanne Potvin - Paralyzed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2xgleI2TdY#)


**Btw ~ Marcia Ball is still very active ..  :D

Sandy Posey!

Sandy Posey - Single Girl [Excellent quality] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYq2BIfTusU#)

BORN A WOMAN - SANDY POSEY 1966. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbBL8OuLapA#ws)

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I can not believe I missed this thread. Here are some of my favorite Girl Groups.

The Slits - Typical Girls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXGblps64M#)

The Runaways - Cherry Bomb (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMDn6V7ZLhE#)

I saw Bif Naked 5 or 6 years ago and she was great!

Bif Naked - I Love Myself Today (Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfoUSZ8suAM#)

Biff Naked - We're not gonna take it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tCwWHEtS-E#)

Quote from: marsattacks666 on August 11, 2013, 09:48:52 AM
I can not believe I missed this thread. Here are some of my favorite Girl Groups.

The Runaways - Cherry Bomb (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMDn6V7ZLhE#)

Cool! Their hair band genre makes sense for girls!

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Quote from: Hepcat on July 30, 2013, 02:32:17 PM
Here's one of my very favourites:

The Shirelles Will you still love me tomorrow (Top Quality + Lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnPlJxet_ac#)

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Contrast how polished the Supremes were compared to many of the other girl groups at the time:

The Best of The Supremes on The Ed Sullivan Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_cBv3wzcGs#)

That's because Motown actually had an Artist Development department plus an in-house finishing school where Motown's girls fresh out of the projects were taught how to behave like "ladies" for public consumption. That's why old stick-in-the-mud Ed Sullivan liked the Supremes, while of course he hated rude boys such as the Rolling Stones and only reluctantly featured them on his show for the ratings. Whether the act was a manufactured product or not was of no consequence to Ed.

::)

Quote from: Flower on August 11, 2013, 09:56:32 AMI saw Bif Naked 5 or 6 years ago and she was great!

I was working out at the World Gym in downtown Toronto in 2001 or so when I noticed a heavily tattooed girl working out in the company of a two person entourage. When I inquired as to what was happening, I was told that the girl was Bif Naked and that she needed the bodyguards because "there are a lot of weird people
out there".

To which my response was "Huh? It looks to me as if Bif Naked's in the business of weirding everybody else out. I'd say it's the rest of us who need the bodyguards."

(http://z2-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00E0CQAEY.01-A17SFUTIVB227Z._SX420_SCLZZZZZZZ_V378873525_.jpg)

;D

Nonetheless, here's my favourite Bif Naked video:

Bif Naked - Nothing Else Matters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyaWb3hsFZQ#)

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She Trinity ... this was a top 40 hit in the UK in 1966 ...

She Trinity - He Fought The Law (1966) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xucHG7gY9WQ#)

Another couple of tunes from She Trinity ...

She Trinity - Wild Flower - 1966 45rpm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bA7zT4n-Hk#)

She Trinity - Have I Sinned (1966) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHoJLjPLhP8#)

Patti Smith - Horses (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPwOfwhpiW8#)

The Patti Smith Group was one of my favourite New Wave bands!

The term "girl group" though originated in reference to the unique sound of the groups of singing girls in the early to mid-sixties. Do you not like any of those?

???

The Angels ...


The Angels : My Boyfriend's Back (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REeeucZtDY0#)


Angels - Till (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yf8TpILBCc#)

Ruby Starr (imo) epitomized that early '70s rock head-
the little lady with the big voice...RIP Constance

RUBY STARR/ Ruby Jones - Have No Witness (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yceCq6kexiw#)

Shirley Bassey ...


Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger [James Bond Theme Song] [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAyogqIdyzY#)

I didn't truly appreciate Shirley Bassey's Goldfinger until ten or so years after its release. It was a bit too jazzy for me as a kid. Now I think it's just fabulous!

From Hullabaloo!

The Toys - Lovers Concerto - HQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGDZc9bdUZM#)

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The Flirtations (formerly The Gypsies)


The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (early video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCKY-Mv230o#)

Great song! It looks like another Scopitone video like the one by the Exciters that I posted on the second page of this thread.

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Scopitone7_zps17c30941.png) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/Scopitone7_zps17c30941.png.html)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/scopitone_02_zps42fbeffc.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/scopitone_02_zps42fbeffc.jpg.html)

Now here's Little Eva with her signature hit:

Little Eva - Loco-motion(1962) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKpVQm41f8Y#)

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The Ace of Cups ~

The Ace of Cups- Circles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU8iTycD1Zg#)

Ace of Cups - Simplicity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qadzLHS4ckA#)

Quote from: Flower on August 20, 2013, 11:03:13 AM
The Ace of Cups ~

The Ace of Cups- Circles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU8iTycD1Zg#)

Ace of Cups - Simplicity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qadzLHS4ckA#)

Flower, interesting choice. Plus really cool band. Extremely obscure.

Quote from: Hepcat on August 17, 2013, 09:51:42 AM
The Patti Smith Group was one of my favourite New Wave bands!

The term "girl group" though originated in reference to the unique sound of the groups of singing girls in the early to mid-sixties. Do you not like any of those?

???

I do very much.

The 5. 6. 7. 8's - Motor Cycle Go - Go - Go ^O^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fD20ucxci8#)

Quote from: marsattacks666 on August 20, 2013, 01:11:36 PM

Flower, interesting choice. Plus really cool band.

Yes! Boss garage rock!

The B-Girls were a punk band that burst onto the Toronto scene in 1977 after a fortuitous meeting in the washroom of the Plaza II Hotel (or so they claimed):

B-Girls High School Dance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oeirLZNXDE#)

I took them in at Club David's off Bay Street where they opened for the Boyfriends from Detroit. The B-Girls that evening played two sets of six songs, the very same ones each time. Within a half year they graduated to CBGB's in New York where bass player Cynthia Ross, the blonde in the blue top, hooked up with Stiv Bators of the Dead Boys and married him.

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Bators_zps6e47bca6.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/Bators_zps6e47bca6.jpg.html)

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From Wikipedia ~

The Ace of Cups was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1967. It has been described as one of the first all-female rock bands.

The members of the Ace of Cups were Mary Gannon (bass), Marla Hunt (organ, piano), Denise Kaufman (guitar, harmonica), Mary Ellen Simpson (lead guitar), and Diane Vitalich (drums). Lead vocals were sung by all members of the band except Vitalich, and all five sang backup. The songwriting, too, was divided among the band members.

The Ace of Cups made their debut in the early spring of 1967. In late June, Jimi Hendrix invited the band to open for him at a free concert in Golden Gate Park. In London that December, Hendrix told Melody Maker about some of the "groovy sounds" he had heard that year, "like this girl group, Ace of Cups, who write their own songs and the lead guitarist is hell, really great".

In San Francisco, the Ace of Cups—whose new manager, Ron Polte, also managed Quicksilver Messenger Service—were playing regularly, headlining at smaller clubs such as The Matrix and performing as the opening act at larger venues such as the Avalon Ballroom and the Fillmore. In mid-1968, the band appeared on a local television program, West Pole, along with San Francisco legends Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead. In 1969, they opened for The Band's first concert as The Band along with The Sons of Champlin.

Several record companies were interested in signing the Ace of Cups, but Hollingworth and Polte felt the band was worth more than the record companies were offering. Also, some of the band members were concerned that a record contract might require the band to tour, and they were worried that family pressures would interfere. Consequently, the Ace of Cups never made any professional recordings of their own, although they did contribute vocals to Jefferson Airplane's Volunteers and albums by Mike Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites.

Claudia Lennear was an Ikette before touring with Joe Cocker during the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour (1970)
I fell in love with her during Leon Russell's televised Homewood sessions (1971). In The Concert for Bangladesh
(1971) she's listed as being part of the Backing Vocalists/Soul Choir... (to name a few)

This is from her one & only album, Phew (1973)

CLAUDIA LENNEAR Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjQUblWNy6E#)

I hope no one posted DUSTY SPRINGFIELD "Son of a Preacher Man"
Dusty Springfield - Son of a preacher man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp4339EbVn8#)

After touring with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review,
Scarlet Rivera released a few albums - She's a pretty
good fiddle player...

Scarlet Rivera - Wicked Witch of the East (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQCRH0RBhU#ws)

Scarlet Rivera - Frenzy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVJ_ub76vZ8#ws)

Marion Raven ....

Marion Raven - Here I Am (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPDcpievs4c#ws)

Thank You For Loving Me - Marion Raven (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXpHqlhlOoc#)


Backing up Meat Loaf ....

Meat Loaf & Marion Raven Singing IACBTMN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMNvFCZM7M4#)

I saw Marion Raven opening for Meatloaf at the Sony Center in downtown Toronto about six years ago!

Here Dee Dee Sharp invites listeners to do some dancing with her:

dee dee sharp - mashed potato time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQBKpV9emKc#)

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Amy Winehouse .. r.i.p.

Amy Winehouse - Rehab (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmZp8pR1uc#ws)

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJAfLE39ZZ8#ws)




:(

They called her Little Peggy March, but there was nothing little about her voice or this sensational smash hit:

Little peggy march (1963 original Live) - I will follow him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-6o_ultLg#ws)

It proved so popular overseas that Peggy also recorded a Japanese version. Evidently she nailed the pronunciation and it was a huge hit on the Japanese charts:

12 LITTLE PEGGY - I WILL FOLLOW HIM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQb8diTloE#)

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Lulu .. I love this tune ...

LULU: "To Sir With Love" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXgzNwh3d-I#)

To Sir With Love was a sixties classic! Now here's Nancy with another one:

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyAZQ45uww#)

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Quote from: Flower on August 26, 2013, 01:54:11 PM
Amy Winehouse .. r.i.p.

Amy Winehouse - Rehab (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmZp8pR1uc#ws)

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJAfLE39ZZ8#ws)
:(

AMY WINEHOUSE' death was a tremendous loss.  Her first album was great.  Her followup is the type of record any and every artist dreams about releasing... a masterpiece.  Nice selections on the YouTubes, too.   

Yes, it was very sad about Amy Winehouse and how everyone watched the 'train wreck' happening but were unable to stop it.   :(

This is easily mu favourite Amy Winehouse track:

Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-I2s5zRbHg#ws)

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I've seen and been impressed by Germaine Bazzle at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival .. see her if you get a chance ...

I stole this write up from ALL MUSIC

Artist Biography by Michael G. Nastos
One of the true legends of New Orleans jazz, Germaine Potter Bazzle has been under-recognized nationally and internationally through her entire career. On par with R&B queen Irma Thomas, her voice in jazz is as distinctive as any, with a sweet soul to match. Her exploits singing in the Seventh Ward are unmatched, but she has been known primarily as a teacher. Influenced by the greats like Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billy Eckstein, she took on a repertoire of classic jazz, American popular songs, show tunes, and the music of Duke Ellington. Sounds of the church were never far behind, and she sang regularly on Sundays with the Saint Louis Catholic Choir. A graduate of Xavier University, Bazzle chose to stay at home, instructing mostly young girls in choir and music appreciation at Xavier Prep. Her limited discography has her included on the compilation New New Orleans Music: Vocal Jazz and her live document, Standing Ovation. In 2007 she was part of the faculty at the Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp, along with other Crescent City music icons, in particular Edward "Kidd" Jordan."

Germaine Bazzle - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpS73Dyyu8k#ws)

Germaine Bazzle - "In A Mellow Mood" & "I Thought About You" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co9nmTOzRpA#)

Shelly Fabares!

Shelley Fabares - Johnny Angel [Full Video Edit] 1961 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwIYSofgpY0#)

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The Decastro Sisters ...

(http://www.awmok.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/de-castros.jpg)



Teach Me Tonight - The De Castro Sisters 1954 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KiO42i7uVM#)

The De Castro Sisters " Sun Sun Babae " !!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jNmZF_lDlE#)

Great song, but it's really tough to find a video of Marcie Blane in performance:

Marcie Blane - Bobby's Girl (STEREO VERSION) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J9s50G-veg#)

:-\

Candy and the Kisses ...

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e6RtZaU-K6s/TIehYdieNII/AAAAAAAAI50/J-Y9jazBqcw/s400/1.jpg)


Northern Soul - Candy and the Kisses - The 81 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_6h7iA04ko#)

Audio only ...

Candy & The Kisses - Keep On Searchin' (1965) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMPTVYieqk#)

Here's Janis Ian performing her sensational signature hit on the Smothers Bros. TV show:

Janis Ian - Society's Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW_rYLoIR08#)

Better sound here but no video:

Janis Ian - Society's Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QPF-duKQro#)

Many radio stations in the States refused to air this track because of its cutting edge social commentary.

::)

Melanie Lay down 1970 doing her thing for enthousiastic dutch audience (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOExGVgQzRg#)

Ellie Greenwich ...


ELLIE GREENWICH-BABY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKjk7gvTAdU#)

Ellie Greenwich - YOU DON'T KNOW (1965) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FM21yRrXZ0#)

Here's the spine tingling original by Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts:

MERRILEE RUSH AND THE TURNABOUTS angel of the morning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1wyTK9bnjU#)

It's been covered by many female singers since including Juice Newton:

Angel Of The Morning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwE86NOIZDo#)

But the very best of the covers may be this one by Billie Davis:

Billie Davies - Angel of the morning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aQ7nimVmXM#)

:)

The Jelly Beans ..



Baby Be Mine - The Jelly Beans 1964-45 Red Bird #RB 10-011.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyV-9E8EfhY#ws)

Jelly Beans - Baby Be Mine - 45 rpm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJMCoUrWJtg#)

The original:

Barbara Lewis ‎-- Hello Stranger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_DpgtQdAGc#)

And a very good cover:

YVONNE ELLIMAN Hello Stranger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KtgMrkkIjE#)

:)

The Chordettes ...

The Chordettes - Lollipop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-DuC0tE7V4#)

Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX45pYvxDiA#)

The Chordettes were an all-time classic do-wop group!

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Quote from: Hepcat on September 27, 2013, 10:19:35 AM
The Chordettes were an all-time classic do-wop group!

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I agree ..  ;D

My favourite tune by the Patti Smith Group:

Patti Smith's "Because the Night" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brHGJ6xqbk#)

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My favorite from Tegan & Sara ..

Tegan and Sara - Walking With A Ghost [Official Music Video] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtCGODjuRq0#ws)

Dusty Springfield!

Dusty Springfield - Wishin' And Hopin' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycbgHM1mI0k#)

"I Only Want to Be with You" Dusty Springfield (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osVaF4t-zFc#)

Dusty Springfield - Son of a preacher man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp4339EbVn8#)

Dusty then was perhaps the best of the girls from the other side of the pond.

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I don't think (my opinion) that Dusty is/was better than Lulu ..  :P

Joan Jett lead a tight band in the eighties:

joan jett - crimson and clover 1983.avi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTfHhNg1iII#)

Joan Jett I love Rock n`roll (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRN2yeFL0gQ#ws)

JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - I Hate Myself For Lovin' You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZMxBJPP3YQ#)

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Here's Eydie Gorme's biggest smash hit:

Eydie Gorme - Blame It On The Bossa Nova (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYQBd9ordbE#)

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Quote from: Flower on August 17, 2013, 05:08:15 PM
Shirley Bassey ...

Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger [James Bond Theme Song] [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAyogqIdyzY#)

Here in North America Shirley is basically known only for Goldfinger but she had many chart hits in the U.K. beginning in 1956. Here's a tune recorded originally by Ben E. King with which she reached the U.K. top five in 1963:

Shirley Bassey - I Who Have Nothing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmOCDc3xLCs#)

Another singer who reprised the track was Tom Jones who had a hit with it in 1970.

:)

The Bangles!

The Bangles Hazy Shade Of Winter Xmas Special 1987 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvvSQkUK-t4#)

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L7- Andres (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTJ3qDWbCWI#)

Betty Blowtorch - I'm Ugly and I Don't Know Why (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5tg5JLClpo#)

Wuthering Heights! The original:

Kate Bush Wuthering Heights; New Vocal with Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFnwc29NYEg#)

The equally sensational cover:

Pat Benatar - Wuthering Heights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnDijNVpngA#)

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Three of my very favourites from the days when she was Mick Jagger's main squeeze:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO_LcE9c57Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO_LcE9c57Q)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OegTkz76pE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OegTkz76pE)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z98NEVWGi2w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z98NEVWGi2w)

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A couple more by Billie Davis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2hUS7EBTUA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2hUS7EBTUA#)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bTmq72olg&index=4&list=RDr2hUS7EBTUA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bTmq72olg&index=4&list=RDr2hUS7EBTUA)

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Wanda Jackson

(https://i.imgur.com/11gSFZ0.jpg)

https://youtu.be/rQX5yGZvjzs

https://youtu.be/ztFHvNwRb6Q

Here's a great live version of Monday, Monday, Monday by Tegan and Sara:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R39DorBW7xc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R39DorBW7xc) 

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Liz Phair

http://youtu.be/tmjIHqr1SR0 (http://youtu.be/tmjIHqr1SR0)

http://youtu.be/tM60GAPIXTY (http://youtu.be/tM60GAPIXTY)

Stevie Nicks

http://youtu.be/ykam-0DfKA4 (http://youtu.be/ykam-0DfKA4)

http://youtu.be/U8YXBKS6dok (http://youtu.be/U8YXBKS6dok)

http://youtu.be/CcapqKQaQrc (http://youtu.be/CcapqKQaQrc)

Pat Benatar

http://youtu.be/evEto-FLqPs (http://youtu.be/evEto-FLqPs)

http://youtu.be/mRENrqE1HAc (http://youtu.be/mRENrqE1HAc)

http://youtu.be/N-LaM-yS28A (http://youtu.be/N-LaM-yS28A)

http://youtu.be/5rhUHDif9n4 (http://youtu.be/5rhUHDif9n4)

Donna Summer

http://youtu.be/A8xv1MXrwNc (http://youtu.be/A8xv1MXrwNc)

http://youtu.be/-OMvWWPX25c (http://youtu.be/-OMvWWPX25c)

http://youtu.be/GWFHVBnR7G0 (http://youtu.be/GWFHVBnR7G0)

http://youtu.be/rgayasFRRmE (http://youtu.be/rgayasFRRmE)

Norah Jones has had an impact on the music business in the last decade. I really like this cut:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tposx9_DNgo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tposx9_DNgo)

And here's an excellent live rendition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cm7it-fcXU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cm7it-fcXU)

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Quote from: Memphremagog on February 17, 2019, 05:13:13 PM
Liz Phair

http://youtu.be/tmjIHqr1SR0 (http://youtu.be/tmjIHqr1SR0)

http://youtu.be/tM60GAPIXTY (http://youtu.be/tM60GAPIXTY)

I love Liz Phair. Exile in Guyville is a classic. She's a damn good looking woman ( not that that has anything to do with anything)

Two by Zepparella:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CfoloqtFhI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CfoloqtFhI#)

What kills me is how they've even got the body language of Led Zeppelin's members down pat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-_9cwdLug# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-_9cwdLug#)

And I just love blues harp!

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Quote from: Mord on February 17, 2019, 06:42:06 PM
I love Liz Phair. Exile in Guyville is a classic. She's a damn good looking woman ( not that that has anything to do with anything)

I love most of her stuff; she has a way with a phrase and yes, is very easy on the eyes in a natural way.

Quote from: Hepcat on July 25, 2013, 10:02:46 AM
Cool! Here's another of my very favourite girl groups performing their signature hit:

Dixie Cups - Iko Iko (stereo) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQFYddXhU3U#)

Interesting but they never set out to record the tune. They were just playing around in the studio but the recording engineer decided to keep the tape running.

;)

Here's a pretty good more recent cover from 1988:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP01RNDDsPM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP01RNDDsPM#)

And we can ignore this Captain Jack fellow and concentrate on the other vocalists/participants in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_8IifQjYuI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_8IifQjYuI)

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The Go-Go's

http://youtu.be/wPHtgScpgsc (http://youtu.be/wPHtgScpgsc)

http://youtu.be/FZjkIqo6rtg (http://youtu.be/FZjkIqo6rtg)

http://youtu.be/NF__ClafQJo (http://youtu.be/NF__ClafQJo)

http://youtu.be/DUqMqBl9Qrs (http://youtu.be/DUqMqBl9Qrs)

Vixen

http://youtu.be/R-gbzAYVwt4 (http://youtu.be/R-gbzAYVwt4)

http://youtu.be/cxGYHnTRMAw (http://youtu.be/cxGYHnTRMAw)

http://youtu.be/XPV7AUU1b8c (http://youtu.be/XPV7AUU1b8c)

Patty Smyth

http://youtu.be/XUr2xNmBz88 (http://youtu.be/XUr2xNmBz88)

http://youtu.be/nKfs0T7bid4 (http://youtu.be/nKfs0T7bid4)

http://youtu.be/LyAPN4n1xuY (http://youtu.be/LyAPN4n1xuY)

http://youtu.be/_50-gOeBilc (http://youtu.be/_50-gOeBilc)

Heart

http://youtu.be/qVcl0Iw3fs8 (http://youtu.be/qVcl0Iw3fs8)

http://youtu.be/1Cw1ng75KP0 (http://youtu.be/1Cw1ng75KP0)

http://youtu.be/PeMvMNpvB5M (http://youtu.be/PeMvMNpvB5M)

http://youtu.be/4cYsOtwxkII (http://youtu.be/4cYsOtwxkII)

Shouldn't the Go-Gos be under Guilt Pleasures thread? LOL,my emoticons aren't working now.

Quote from: CreepysFan on July 26, 2013, 12:39:08 AM

Some groovy ladies that I dig, starting with the first 45 I ever owned.

     

The Seekers - Georgy Girl (1966) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk_Y9ilwqQ4#)

   

PETULA CLARK- " I KNOW A PLACE " (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUKlvnIujXA#)

   

Patty Duke - Don't Just Stand There (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIrGXQ1iG74#)

The Seekers - Georgy Girl, IMO is a pop classic. I like this live version better just to get a idea how insanely popular they were. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsIbfYEizLk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsIbfYEizLk)

Doro and Warlock... Total Metal Anthem! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6iOXqZJQ7A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6iOXqZJQ7A)


Nightwish and Tara. One of the greatest goth metal bands ever.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO4LyKd-Hws&list=PL9ENCuCLKeMrpsq6rdQkpIldPiccZ_4Au (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO4LyKd-Hws&list=PL9ENCuCLKeMrpsq6rdQkpIldPiccZ_4Au)



Switchblade Symphony- Cocoon. Beautiful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgN8kdz54GM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgN8kdz54GM)

Fanny( Casablanca Records) was an over-looked Female Rock band.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=imZUqkPlUaQ

Okay...maybe the Carrie Nations are not a real band. However. They do rock in a classic Russ Meyer film.
In the Russ Meyer universe. These Women exist. 8) ;D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qWCt9rrXlus

Quote from: Memphremagog on February 24, 2019, 05:57:34 PMHeart

I have to disagree with that one. Heart were a full-fledged band. Just because a band has a chick singer(s), e.g. Jefferson Airplane, Blondie, Cranberries, Pretenders, Big Brother & the Holding Company, does not mean it should count for the purpose of this thread.

C:)

Quote from: Wicked Lester on February 25, 2019, 03:33:09 AMShouldn't the Go-Gos be under Guilt Pleasures thread? LOL,my emoticons aren't working now.

No. The Go-Gos were an excellent band!

(http://www.gogos.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/The-Go-Go%E2%80%99s-Gave-Us-the-Beat-and-So-Much-More.jpg)

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Quote from: marsattacks666 on February 25, 2019, 12:13:15 PMFanny( Casablanca Records) was an over-looked Female Rock band.

Here's another good one by the aptly named Fanny (which was incidentally a far racier and more suggestive name in the U.K. than in the U.S.):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q80UWYkKNzk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q80UWYkKNzk#)

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Quote from: marsattacks666 on February 25, 2019, 12:20:04 PMOkay...maybe the Carrie Nations are not a real band. However. They do rock in a classic Russ Meyer film.
In the Russ Meyer universe. These Women exist. 8) ;D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qWCt9rrXlus

Hey, wow! One of the "members" was Cynthia Myers, Miss December 1968!

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2264/3859957863_6b8a87760f.jpg)

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Quote from: Hepcat on February 26, 2019, 01:57:25 PM
Hey, wow! One of the "members" was Cynthia Meyers, Miss December 1968!

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2264/3859957863_6b8a87760f.jpg)

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Indeed! A Russ Meyer, Hottie!!

Actually, Cynthia was a Hugh Hefner hottie originally:

(https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/wpimages/images/images1/1/0907/02/1_06fe121f626d2b726a4ada23a3c2f96a.jpg)

;)

Quote from: Hepcat on February 26, 2019, 03:35:28 PM
Actually, Cynthia was a Hugh Hefner hottie originally:

(https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/wpimages/images/images1/1/0907/02/1_06fe121f626d2b726a4ada23a3c2f96a.jpg)

;)

Yes. However, I associate Cynthia as a Russ Meyer, bombshell. I did not realize her prior modeling status with Playboy/Hefner, until I researched her(Cynthia Meyer).

Quote from: Hepcat on February 26, 2019, 09:51:31 AM
No. The Go-Gos were an excellent band!

(http://www.gogos.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/The-Go-Go%E2%80%99s-Gave-Us-the-Beat-and-So-Much-More.jpg)

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Kinda cracks me up that most of the Go-Gos fan base were tween girls and one of them is wearing a Motorhead shirt.

OK,I got lazy but for the purpose of this thread.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Pl1u0qK7A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Pl1u0qK7A)


I'm sure that most of you are going to HATE this,but you asked for it. MYTHIC Early 90's Death Doom. Vocalist Dana Duffy could growl wiith the best.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmwJmV5sE-I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmwJmV5sE-I)

Lilac- Rainbow in the Dark. I'm sure that Ronnie is pleased with this.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkLWC-clCjk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkLWC-clCjk)

Quote from: marsattacks666 on February 26, 2019, 05:19:48 PMYes. However, I associate Cynthia as a Russ Meyer, bombshell. I did not realize her prior modeling status with Playboy/Hefner, until I researched her(Cynthia Meyer).

I was sixteen when Cynthia became the December 1968 gatefold girl:

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/55/43/cb/5543cbc24db92f2a18f7d394a9a0a37e.jpg)

Needless to say, I was very much impressed at the time.

Incidentally, I met Cynthia at either the Motor City Comicon or the Chicago Comicon circa 2000.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4sBVcZ_xLcw/TsUWJJ1vdtI/AAAAAAAAAsc/1kq5PeadAm4/s1600/g8-05-12.jpg)

(https://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/Cynthia%20M_zpshydjtvo0.jpg)

Unfortunately she was quite a bit older at the time, and so was I.

;D

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51VpIDE0SRL._SX355_.jpg)

The above CD from 1998 was the follow-up to their self-titled debut CD in 1997.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYLkhMj5UXY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYLkhMj5UXY) Almost a female version of Judas Priest.

Wow, rad!

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This is a really good CD:

(http://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/various-artists-rgm0023-cd.jpg)

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The Donnas
I dig their(Donnas') version of Strutter
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CWIG0oNWbt4

Here are another couple of CDs from my collection that I can recommend:

(https://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/Girl%20Groups%201_zps60ermhk2.jpg)

(https://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/Girls%202_zpsgyepe9xj.jpg)

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Behold the power of Mystica. Thrashy Symphometal.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55hjuMPZaAk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55hjuMPZaAk)

Switchblade Symphony. Great 1990's cross between Goth and a little dark wave. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmqtGrDdOc0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmqtGrDdOc0)

Good stuff!

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