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Women Who Rock: ABBA - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Two Swedish couples combined their talents to become ABBA, one of the most successful groups of the 1970s. After winning the Eurovision Song Conte...
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Women Who Rock: Cyndi Lauper - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Cyndi Lauper forged her own path with her unique sound and one-of-a-kind look. Her video for “Girls Just Wanna have Fun” became a pop anthem, and ...
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Women Who Rock: Billie Holiday - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
After a troubled childhood, Billie Holiday discovered the Harlem jazz scene.  Though she had no formal training, and her v...
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Women Who Rock: Billie Holiday - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
After a troubled childhood, Billie Holiday discovered the Harlem jazz scene.  Though she had no formal training, and her v...
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Women Who Rock: Aretha Franklin - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Musical prodigy Aretha Franklin grew up in the thick of the civil rights movement. Her version of Otis Redding’s song “Respect” is the quintessenti...
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Women Who Rock: Bessie Smith - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Bessie Smith hit the theater circuit at the age of 18, touring in minstrel shows and cabarets. She eventually started her own revue, which showcas...
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Women Who Rock: Chrissie Hynde - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
While living in London in the 1970s, Chrissie Hynde found herself in the midst of the punk revolution.  She taught herself...
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Women Who Rock: Grace Slick - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
More than any other female singer, Grace Slick symbolizes the idealism and excesses of 60s America. At one point, she even attempted to slip a dos...
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Women Who Rock: Dolly Parton - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Dolly Parton started singing on local radio and television programs in Tennessee when she was a child, then became sidekick to Porter Wagoner on h...
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Women Who Rock: Debbie Harry - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Record executives signed Debbie Harry and her band, Blondie, to a record deal after seeing the group perform at CBGB. Harry turned the idea of the...
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Women Who Rock: Janet Jackson - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
A member of the Jackson music dynasty, Janet Jackson’s started her career as a child actress. But Jackson soon made a career for herself in music,...
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Women Who Rock: Lady Gaga - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Starting out on New York City’s Lower East Side, Lady Gaga found her stage persona when she combined pop melodies and glam rock. Her career is as ...
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Women Who Rock: Lesley Gore - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Lesley Gore created the most accessible pop music of the 1960s. Her single “You Don’t Own Me” became an instant hit, and a feminist anthem.
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Women Who Rock: Ma Rainey - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Known as “The Mother of the Blues,” composer and performer Ma Rainey was a pioneer of the blues music genre. Rainey’s raw delivery landed her a rec...
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Women Who Rock: Mary J. Blige - Mini Bio
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Date: June 21, 2011
Mary J. Blige was living in a Yonkers housing project when she recorded a song at a karaoke booth in a local mall.  The recording m...
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