Brittany Howard (born October 2, 1988) is an American musician, best known as lead vocalist and guitarist of American rock bands Alabama Shakes and Thunderbitch. Howard was born in Athens, Alabama to a white mother and an African American father. She began playing the guitar at age 13, and later attended East Limestone High School, where she met future Alabama Shakes bassist … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Women and Rock n Roll