I don't know if you have had this thread before, but after watching some of my old blues DVDs and being totally impressed with watching and listening to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, I'd figure I would start this thread. Below is just a short example.

I would like to get your take on who the best female guitarist is or was.

I saw Bonnie Raitt at the Waikiki Shell last January and not only does she look like a member of ZZ Top...she plays guitar just like 'em!
She gets my vote.
Hendrix's sister was pretty damn good too.

Geeshie Wiley....Memphis Minnie...Sister Rosetta Tharpe...



ROCKMAN

Sister Rosetta Tharpe ?
can't say I'm familiar with her work, but she sure can play ,
kind of approprate for a Sunday morning

The list MUST include Kaki King

I agree with the Bonnie Raitt mention, though ZZ Top do look different to her.

But I think Mary Cutrufello, though maybe not a household name, deserves a mention on this thread. Too bad she got dropped from Mercury Records after just one album, when that label got eaten up by Universal. By now, she's gone the indie route for releasing her albums. Feel free to google her if you like. She really rocks and is a good songwriter, too.

yapyap#3 Wrote:
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Wow - that's amazing!

1-JAN ALLAIN
2-JONI MITCHEL
3-ANI DI FRANCO

The older folks here will remember "Lady Bo" I think.
(Born Peggy Jones, July 19th 1940)

Bonnie Raitt gets my vote.

A few other pretty good ones -

Nancy Wilson of Heart
Joan Jett & Lita Ford - Runaways and solo
Susan Tedeschi (sp.?) - her husband ain't bad either - Derek Trucks

"No Anchovies, Please"

Bonnie Raitt is great, especially on slide guitar.....but I don't get why someone would compare her to ZZ Top. She gets my vote.

Lukester Wrote:
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> Bonnie Raitt is great, especially on slide
> guitar.....but I don't get why someone would
> compare her to ZZ Top. She gets my vote.


That's also puzzeling me.
she can't possibly have a beard like them, or could she?





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-10-07 16:34 by open-g.

Frank Beard is the member without a beard.

"No Anchovies, Please"

Rosie Floses really knows how to play...

Vicki Peterson (the Bangles),Allison Robertson (the Donnas) and Kelly Johnson (Girlschool)

Vanessa Wood Wrote:
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> 1-JAN ALLAIN
> 2-JONI MITCHEL
> 3-ANI DI FRANCO

Are they really good guitar players, or just your favorite singers playing a guitar?

Joni Mitchell did some terrific work especially with Jaco Pastorius ("Hejira" comes to mind); Pat Place played devilish slide with James Chance & Contortions. Char Vinnedge was way ahead of her time (1966-67) leading the Luv'd Ones ("Truth's Gotta Stand"), & around 1971 a forgotton lp, "Nitro Function" produced by Hendrix Band Of Gypsys bassist Billy Cox...Memphis Minnie, for sure...Sylvia Vanderpool (Mickey & Sylvia) did some nice Bo (who's on 'Love Is Strange) Diddley-esque guitar, but how could she compete with Mickey Baker? Bo of course always gave women musicians a place in his band.......Grace Slick, though hardly a technically accomplished guitarist, did some great, evocative contributions on several Airplane songs (tho more important as a pianist in the band)...I'm forgetting a lot, I'm sure, but it still seems like slim pickings compared to the boys' list

Jeff Beck had a female guitarist with him in the 90's named Jennifer (can't remember her last name but Batten or something to that effect) who could be described as a female version of a Beck or VanHalen.

With 1.5 biljoen people out there, there must be some good female players don't you think ?





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Although there are a lot of shemales ... I thinks this one is real ........

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Am unaware that Jimi Hendrix had a sister who was a fine guitar player?

Believe he, too, was unaware.

Prince

Bingo Wrote:
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Now that's funny.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Koen Wrote:
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> Vanessa Wood Wrote:
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> > 1-JAN ALLAIN
> > 2-JONI MITCHEL
> > 3-ANI DI FRANCO
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> Are they really good guitar players, or just your
> favorite singers playing a guitar?

I can assure you that Ani di franco is a great guitar player. Impressive.

C

Sadly Kelly Johnson of Girlschool died recently. A victim of cancer I believe.

Andy

Yes,Kelly Johnson was a great guitarist. Died way too young.


sc uk

Suzie Quatro

NumberOneStonesFan Wrote:
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> I saw Bonnie Raitt at the Waikiki Shell last
> January and not only does she look like a member
> of ZZ Top...


You must have been front row...

Bonnie is very good, and she's done a lot to turn the audience on to great blues songs and players.

Ellen McIlwaine is very good also.

Is Joan Jett REALLY good or ?

Anyone the very classy Jeff Becks asks to play has to be good.

could be Jennifer Batten?