I'm a huge fan of women in general, but I am most especially a fan of women musicians.

[The Polack MSgt]

I feel that they usually make less predictable choices in how they present their musical vision, and I prefer a woman's voice in most cases as well.

Over the decade plus I've been posting here in DU MA, I've probably listed the female artists who are currently in my headphones 3 or 4 times.

This is another of those lists.

Don't get me wrong, I still listen to Heart, Joan Armatrading, Janis, Aretha, Gillian Welch, Erykah and all the others that I've profiled in the past - Almost no one falls off my play list, it just keeps growing.

But there are so many great performers that deserve more attention that I feel compelled to keep doing these...

I've posted a few threads about Jackie Venson recently, because I am charmed by this women's talent. She's solid in all 3 things I most value in a performer - Song writing, singing, and playing an instrument

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Carolyn Wonderland is an absolute beast. She was the last lead guitarist for the Bluesbreakers. That band has been an ongoing concern for 50+ years and in all that time, John Mayall has never hired a mediocre guitarist.

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ZZ Ward - She is mixing modern pop music textures with straight blues themes. A mix of Blue-Eyed Soul and 21st century rock with idiosyncratic vocal phrasing

https://music.

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