MUS 354 (WWR): Exam #3
Joan Jett
-Joan Jett was born Joan Larkin in Pennsylvania in 1958 -Jett begins her solo career in 1980 New band the blackhearts I love rock and roll #1 hit
Laurie Anderson
-born in Chicago 1947, studied in classical violin as a child. -masters degrees in fine arts, focusing on sculpture -visual artist w live music -1980 records "O Superman" released in 1981 as a single, part of a larger worked titled United States. -Anderson becomes NASA's first artist in residence -opening ceremony 2004 Athens Olympics
Annie Lennox
-born in Scotland in 1954 -Lennox will be the first female MTV star, using visual imagery to challenge traditional images of women in rock -eurythmic band -eurythmics have their first 40 top hit US with album and single "sweet dreams (are made of this)" -album "touch" -1995 "there must be an angel" -Aretha Franklin & Lennox "women are doing it for themselves" -Lennox into the west Grammy
The bangles
-only other commercially successful all female band to follow the Go-Gos -formed in Q1981 break up within three years of cracking the Top 40 "The all over the place album" "Going down to Liverpool" Opening act for cyndi lauper "Walk like an Egyptian" #1 hit in the us for four weeks in 1986
Wendy O. Williams
-the "queen of shock rock," -plasmatics -coup detat in 1982 "the damned"
The Go-Gos
-the go-gos become the first commercially successful all-female band, and the first to reach #1 on the the album charts. "We got the beat" - album "beauty and the beast"
Pat Benatar
Benatar born Patricia Andrzejewski in New York in 1953. She received classical training as an opera singer with a mezzo-soprano voice. Debut album in the heat of the night. "Heartbreaker" and "will live for love". Album #2 crimes of passion 1980 w/ "hit me with your best shot"
Fleetwood Mac- Stevie Nicks
By 1975, Lindsey buckingham, vocalist and guitarist, and Stevie nicks have joined. 1977 multi-platinum Rumors album four top 10 hits. Follow up tusk three top forty hits. -Stevie Nicks: "I Can't Wait" Fleetwood Mac 1998 rock and hall of fame
