Women in 70s Prog - non-vocalists
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Topic: Women in 70s Prog - non-vocalists
Posted By: Flight123
Subject: Women in 70s Prog - non-vocalists
Date Posted: March 19 2015 at 04:40
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Despite the number of female vocalists in prog. there was an astonishing lack of females playing instruments during the 70s prog heyday (I can't think of any female guitarists or drummers for that matter during that period). The balance has not increased that much either. So despite the progressive nature of the music, then clearly it wasn't in terms of gender! I have struggled to come up with this list so I would be interested to know of others. Don't forget, women who are primarily vocalists are not considered here. |
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Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: March 19 2015 at 07:39
| First to vote. Going with Ruth on this one. She was simply indispensable to Zappa achieving that classic sound... |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 19 2015 at 08:21
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One for the Coop. RIP. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 19 2015 at 09:26
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Hi,
I was thinking of the lady that played with Per Lindh ... she was incredibly good at the 1999 show in SF. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 19 2015 at 13:29
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Ruthie Ruthie ------------- |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 19 2015 at 15:10
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Lindsay Cooper. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: March 19 2015 at 16:51
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Lindsay Cooper. Any other argument is invalid. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 19 2015 at 18:54
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Cooper or Underwood. Underwood this time around. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 03:55
Magda Berg Beautifull and talented lady who played violin as well as lead vocals RIP Magda  |
moshkito wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 03:57
| I suppose I might be going out on a limb if I suggest Linda McCartney. She did contribute keyboards on Band On The Run which is a stand up album. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 05:14
I'm going to chose Georgie Born - she plays awesome bass 
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 05:47
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Lindsay Cooper, from the list. Also like to mention : Jackie Perez Granz (cello) : Grayceon, Giant Squid, and played on Neurosis Times of Grace.  ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 08:48
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Of the ones here I voted for Lindsay Cooper. There is also Virginia Scott who played mellotron with Beggar's Opera in the 70s. She said in an interview that members of the audience would sometimes come up and touch her to see if she was real, so unused were they to seeing a woman instrumentalist in a rock band. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 09:23
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I had limited the poll to the 70s but good to hear some other names coming through from other prog eras. When I first saw Henry Cow in 1977, 50% of the band were female (of 6 members) - that was unheard of back then and would still be considered somewhat unusual even now. The other dimension is that female instrumentalists tend to be clustered (if we can call it that) in the less commercial areas of prog, which probably tends to be less macho in approach... |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 09:47
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I joined the majority and voted for one of those Cowgirls. ------------- 
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 10:16
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Hi,
There are two ladies that played with Tangerine Dream ... Linda Spa and Iris that plays the violin and the cello ... both excellent. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 11:21
RUTH   |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: April 01 2015 at 19:50
Lindsay Cooper. |
Posted By: Altairius
Date Posted: April 01 2015 at 21:03
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Laurence Vanay |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: April 02 2015 at 04:14
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Interesting, not heard of her(Laurence) until now, thanks for that. |