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 Friday Open Thread: Black Women and Rock N Roll
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Malina Moye (born 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, lefty guitarist, and entrepreneur who fuses rock and soul. Fender guitars recognizes Malina as one of their first African-American left-handed upside-down female endorsee to join the fender family. She founded WCE Records in 2004. After releasing her single "Girlfriend" and cross-marketing it with her new calendar "Spend … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Women and Rock N Roll
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Norma-Jean Wofford (c. 1942 – April 30, 2005) was an American guitarist who played with Bo Diddley and his band from 1962 to 1966. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Women and Rock N Roll
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Peggy Jones or Peggy Malone (married name) (July 19, 1940 – September 16, 2015), known on stage as Lady Bo in recognition of her relationship with Bo Diddley, was an American musician. A pioneer of rock and roll, Jones played rhythm guitar in Bo Diddley's band in the late 1950s and early 1960s, becoming one of the first (perhaps the first) female rock guitarists in a highly … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Women and Rock N Roll