Prominent Woman In Rock & Roll History

A lot of great women singers have successfully dominated the Rock & Roll industry. And as a tribute here are three top women music artists who rocked the music scene and have definitely left their mark in the Rock & Roll history.

Aretha Franklin

Undisputedly, Franklin had been the ‘Queen of Soul’ for the past five decades and still continues to be recognized as one up to this day. Born in the 25^th of March 1942, Aretha’s musical influence came in early. When she was little, Aretha sang at the Baptist church where her father worked as a pastor. At the young age of 14, she already recorded the ‘Gospel Sound of Arethe Franklin’ but she did not start her professional musical career until the sixties when she joined Columbia Records. However, she only experienced musical success by the time she signed for Atlantic Records six years later, in 1966. Aretha was highly recognized for her very powerful voice and for her effortless singing. Whether she sings R&B, Gospel, Rock, Blues, or Soul, she can coolly and dexterously belt it out creating equal nonchalance. Being the first woman to be inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Aretha Franklin definitely deserves a spot in this list.

Janis Joplin

Janis is known for her goose-bump inducing songs. She pours all of her raw emotions in every performance that is why her music was loved by many. As a teenager, Janis have already immersed herself in folk and blues music despite being socially awkward and somewhat an outcast while she was growing up. In 1963, she left the small town of Port Arthur in Texas to pursue her singing career in San Francisco. Three years after she left Texas, in 1966, Janis joined a vehement acid rock band called as Big Brother and the Holding Company. After Janis joined the band, they started to get more attention and in 1967 their Monterey Pop Festival performance finally brought them in the limelight. However, Janis’s position in the band was short-lived. She went solo and has successfully recorded two solo albums thereafter. Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose in the 4^th of October in 1970. But she left a mark in the Rock & Roll music scene with her outstanding performance and amazing vocals.

Tina Turner

Who doesn’t know Tina Turner? The Queen of Rock N’ Roll first got the taste of commercial breakthrough in 1984 when she released Private Dancer and her top 1 single ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It’. Turner, whose real name is Anna Mae Bullock, met Ike Turner, a Saint Louis R&B artist, and became the back-up singer for the band ‘The Kings of Rhythm’ in1957. But because of her very impressive voice, Ike gave her the stage name ‘Tina’ and changed the name of the band to ‘Ike & Tina Turner Revue’. The band released a slew of great hits throughout the sixties and culminated a Grammy award in 1972 for a single in their Proud Mary cover. In 1991, the duo claimed a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Aside from her successful singing career, Tina was also known for her several acting performances; one of the most notable is her role as the Acid Queen.