Steely Dames

...black women guitarists with an "axe" to grind

Friday, December 26, 2008

Increase!

42!
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Thank you, Odetta!

Sister Odetta died last night...
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HappyBrownGirl
A born-again Southerner and bicultural black woman with a hint of an afro-indie aesthetic about her. I'm also an American Studies graduate student writing a dissertation about black women electric guitarists. I dig the African Diaspora, Hello Kitty, other people's cupcakes, patty melts, transformative agency, black cultural resource design, blues, rock & black feminisms. I'm the cat's meow! *rebel yell*
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1800s

  • Clara Monteith Holland
  • Dona Maria Martinez
  • Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield
  • Fanny Marion Jackson Coppin
  • Mary "Mollie" Church Terrell

1920s

  • Betty Lomax (Negro Women's Orchestra & Civic Association)
  • LuLu Jackson

1930s-

  • Elvie Thomas (RIP) (a)
  • Esther Mae Scott (RIP) (a)
  • Geeshie Wiley (RIP) (a)
  • Josie Bush (RIP) (a)
  • Little Laura Dukes (RIP) (bj)(u)
  • Lucille Davis (RIP) (a)
  • Mattie Delaney (RIP) (a)
  • Memphis Minnie (RIP) (a)(e)
  • Mother McCollum (RIP) (a)
  • Sister Matthews (RIP) (a)

1940s-

  • Anna Mae Winburn (a)
  • Carline Ray Russell (b)
  • Flora Molton (RIP)(a)
  • Marylin Scott (Mary Deloatch) (a)(e)
  • Nora Lee King (Susan Lenore King) (RIP) (a)(e)
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe (RIP) (a)(e)
  • Two Gospel Keys (Emma Daniels)
  • Wee Bea Booze (Beatrice Booze)

1950s-

  • Etta Baker (RIP)
  • Willa Mae Bruckner (RIP)
  • Jessie Mae Hemphill (RIP) (e)
  • Peggy "Lady Bo" Jones (e)
  • Odetta (RIP) (a)
  • Sylvia Robinson (RIP) (a) (e)
  • Sister Ola Mae Terrell (RIP)

1960s-

  • Barbara Lynn (e)
  • Barbara Roy (e)
  • Beverly "Guitar" Watkins (e)
  • Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (RIP) (a)
  • Norma-Jean "The Duchess" Wofford (RIP) (e)

1970s

  • Gail Muldrow (b)
  • Hazel Payne (e)
  • Janice-Marie Johnson (b)
  • Joan Armatrading (UK) (a)(e)
  • Melanie DeMore (a)
  • Paula Larke (b)(bj)
  • Sharbaby (e)

1980s-

  • Cassandra Wilson (a)
  • Cheryl Cooley (e)
  • Debra Killings (b)
  • Felice Rosser (Faith) (b)
  • Felicia Collins (e)
  • Gail Ann Dorsey (b)
  • Gaye Adegbalola (a)
  • Joyce "Fenderella" Irby (b)
  • KJ Denhert (a)
  • Laura Love (a)
  • Leslie Langston (b)
  • Patricia "Pat" Wilder (e)
  • Precious Bryant (a)
  • Rev. Rabia (a)
  • Shelley Doty (e)
  • Suzanne Thomas (e)
  • Teena Marie* (e) (RIP)
  • Thomasina Winslow (a)
  • Tracy Chapman (a)
  • Veronika Jackson (a)

1990s-

  • Algia Mae Hinton (a)
  • Alyson Palmer (b)
  • Carol Thomas (e)
  • Carolyn "Honeychild" Coleman
  • Cora Fluker (e)
  • Deborah Coleman (e)
  • Doria Roberts (a)
  • Ezina LeBlanc (e)
  • Jennifer Bliss (e)
  • Kat Dyson (e)
  • Meshell N'degeocello (b)
  • Pamela Means (a)
  • Portia Rolle (e)
  • Rebecca Jordan (a)
  • Ruthie Foster (a)
  • Sandra "SaNa" Foster (b)
  • Starr Cullars (b)
  • Tamar-kali (e)
  • Toshi Reagon (e) (a)

2000s-

  • Akayzia Parker
  • Algebra Blessett (a)
  • Angela Johnson-Swan (e)
  • Anita "Pa" Lofton
  • Ashley Greenwood (e)
  • Ashley Phillips (a)
  • Ayanna Guyhto (a)
  • Ayo (a)
  • BiBi McGill (e)
  • Brittany Howard (e)
  • Cassendre Xavier (a)
  • Corinne Bailey Rae (UK) (a)
  • Danielia Cotton (e)
  • Denise Reese (e)
  • Diamond of Tetrarch (e)
  • Divi (b)
  • Ebony Tay (a)(e)
  • Faye Raye (a)
  • Ganessa James (a)
  • Ghettosongbird (e)
  • Iféoluwa Babalola (e)
  • India.Arie (a)
  • Jamie Grace Harper (a)
  • Janice Marshall Coates (e)
  • Kamara Thomas (b)
  • Kierstin Gray (a)
  • LB (e)(b)
  • Leaf Newman-Seeney (a)
  • Leyla McCalla (bj)
  • Malina Moye (e)
  • Michelle Cruz
  • Naeemah Maddox (e)
  • Nerdkween (Monica Arrington)
  • Porsche Smith (a)
  • Salakida (a)
  • Shelley Nicole (b)
  • Shingai Shoniwa (UK) (b)
  • Sparlha Swa (a)
  • Susan Justice (Cagle) (a)
  • The Doll Daze (a)(e)
  • Valerie June (a)
  • Venessia Young (e)
  • Zayani Rose (a)(e)

Legend

a = acoustic
b = bass
bj = banjo
e = electric
s = sitar
u = ukele

*As for the inclusion of Lady T, if you have to ask...

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I dig an individual's right to identify themselves. I use "black" not to perpetuate parochial blackness, but to embrace the diverse experiences that fall under this rubric for the sake of my research.
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