They released two singles in 1968, “Jag Ska Mala Hela Världen Lilla Mamma” b/w “Tre Sma Flickor” and “Sunshine Boy” b/w “You’re Easy To Love.” They disbanded in 1971. Nowitt and Thysell both moved to Malta, and then to Spain, and then Geneve. Goteborg, Sweden’s The Angeliques was formed in 1965 by Linda Nowitt on guitar and vocals, Irene Svensson on bass, and Titti Thysell and keyboard and vocals. They were said to be talented musicians but with the members’ names not appearing anywhere I can find, the fact that they played top-free was presumably the primary draw. The All Girl Topless Band formed in 1967 and accompanied comedian Godfrey Cambridge at the Aladdin Hotel. Las Akelas were a Portuguese Ye-Ye band who released “Ratones de Belen” b/w “Campanas a ritmo.” They later (after a line-up shuffle) became the second version of a pre-existing all-female band, The Enchanted Forest. I’m a fan of both all-female bands and girl groups, however, and both are included - alongside female composers, female solo performers, and female-fronted bands on this playlist to which you may wish to listen whilst consulting this directory.Īct IV were a Long Island band comprised of Missy Wolcott (keyboards/bass, Peg Porter (guitar/bass), Sandy Klee-Phillips (drums), and Fran DiCicco (keyboards/bass) where were inspired to form a band in 1966 after witnessing a concert by Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs. This is different than “girl groups” which generally refers to musical assemblages of female singers backed by male musicians and singing, almost always, songs composed for them by men. By “all-female bands,” I’m referring to bands comprised - at least at one point of their career - entirely of female musicians. Please bear with me as I update it as time permits. I knew that the number grew in the 1980s - which is why I stopped at the 1970s before.Īnyway, here then is the directory, presented “in progress.” One of the nice things about writing online is that the writer can make changes, corrections, and additions that print publishers can not. Apologies to the many all-female bands currently left of or listed without details. If I’m completely honest - I may also have underestimated just how many all-female bands there have been. Others, myself included, have been beaten and battered by our jobs and - although I count myself lucky not to have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2, it has meant that I did not have time to complete this commemoration and celebration of the overlooked contributions of all-female bands. Many people found suddenly themselves in possession of a surplus of free time. This year, for Women’s History Month, I had what I thought was the bright idea to combine them into one piece and update them. Back when I worked at Amoeba Music, I wrote posts about all-female bands from the 1910s-1950s, all-female bands of the 1960s, and all-female bands of the 1970s.
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