Who was the 1st all girl band?

Among the earliest all-female rock bands to be signed to a record label were Goldie and the Gingerbreads, to Atlantic Records in 1964, the Pleasure Seekers with Suzi Quatro to Hideout Records in 1964 and Mercury Records in 1968, the Feminine Complex to Athena Records in 1968, and Fanny (who pioneered the all-female ...
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Who is the most famous girl band?

Not only are Spice Girls the most commercially successful girl group of all time, with 80 million records sold during their career, they're also by far the most influential of modern times.
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Who is the longest running all-female band?

Girlschool is a British all-women heavy metal band formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978 and frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead. They are the longest running all-female rock band, still active after more than 35 years.
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Who was the first female rock artist?

Sister Rosetta Tharpe has been named "the Godmother of rock and roll" for her groundbreaking influence on the genre.
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Who were the all girl bands in the 40s?

She also zeroes in on six of the many “all girl” big bands touring during the 1940s: The Darlings of Rhythm, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Prairie View Coeds, Ada Leonard and Her All-American Orchestra, Phil Spitalny's Orchestra and Sharon Rogers' All-Girl Band – three Black and three white organizations.
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Who was the first female big band leader?

Blanche Calloway

In the early 1930s she became the first woman to lead an all-male big band, counting saxophonist Ben Webster and drummer Cozy Cole among her charges.
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What is the oldest band still around?

Who are the oldest bands still touring today?
  • Blondie: established 1974. ...
  • KISS - established 1973. ...
  • Sparks: established 1972. ...
  • The Eagles: established 1971. ...
  • Aerosmith - established 1970. ...
  • The Who - established 1964. ...
  • The Rolling Stones - established 1962. ...
  • The Beach Boys - established 1961.
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Who was the first female pop singer?

She said, "[Connie Francis] isn't even in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and yet she was the first female pop star worldwide, and has recorded in nine languages.
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Who is the first female music?

Kassiani (also known as Kassia) was a ninth-century abbess and composer born in Constantinople around 810 AD. And her music is heart-stoppingly beautiful – just listen… She was one of the first composers – and is the earliest female composer whose music has survived to the present day.
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Who is the biggest female rock star?

Best Female Rock Singers: An Essential Top 30 Countdown
  • 8: Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) ...
  • 7: Ann Wilson (Heart) ...
  • 6: Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) ...
  • 5: Tina Turner. ...
  • 4: Joan Jett (The Runaways, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts) ...
  • 3: Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac) ...
  • 2: Debbie Harry (Blondie) ...
  • 1: Patti Smith.
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Who are the biggest female singers of all time?

Best Female Singers Of All Time: 20 Trailblazing Music Icons
  • 8: Dionne Warwick. ...
  • 7: Adele. ...
  • 6: Madonna. ...
  • 5: Billie Holiday. ...
  • 4: Kate Bush. ...
  • 3: Ella Fitzgerald. ...
  • 2: Amy Winehouse. ...
  • 1: Aretha Franklin. Topping our list of the best female singers of all time, Aretha Franklin also stands as the most-charting female singer in history.
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What band has the longest original lineup?

Yes, Billy Gibbons made the first ZZ Top single with two different guys, but the Gibbons/Hill/Beard trio has been in place since 1970. That's enough to make ZZ Top the longest-running group with an unchanged line-up in the entire history of popular music.
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Who was the biggest girl band in the 90s?

The Spice Girls are inarguably the biggest girl band of all time. They were formed in 1994. Posh, Baby, Scary, Ginger, and Sporty Spice — or Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Mel B., Geri Halliwell, and Mel C., as you might know them now — essentially took over the world in the '90s with their 1996 smash hit "Wannabe."
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What girl group broke up 14 years ago?

Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas.
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Who started female rap?

Sharon Green (born 1962), considered the "first female rapper" or emcee, known by the rap moniker MC Sha-Rock. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, she grew up in the South Bronx, New York City during the earliest years of hip hop culture.
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Who is known as queen of music?

Lata Mangeshkar: The Queen of Melody - Hindustan Times.
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Who is the original queen of pop?

Happy Birthday to the original Queen of Pop Music, Madonna. Celebrate with us today by singing her greatest hits.
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What is the oldest song still sung?

The Hurrian Hymn was discovered in the 1950s on a clay tablet inscribed with Cuneiform text. It's the oldest surviving melody and is over 3,400 years old.
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What killed the big band era?

In the interest of cutting costs, clubs began employing smaller bands, rather than paying for larger orchestras. As a result, music forms like Bebop came to the forefront, while big band fell to the wayside.
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What is the oldest American band?

In fact, America's oldest continuously active professional music organization predates Washington, D.C. The U.S. Marine Band was founded by an act of Congress — signed by then-President John Adams — in 1798, two years before Washington, D.C., became the nation's capital.
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Who had the first big band?

Ellington. One of the originators of big-band jazz, Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of Western music.
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What 90s girl group sold the most?

Topping the list are Brit group the Spice Girls who have sold a whopping 85 million records worldwide. Officially only together for eight years (between 1994 and 2000 and then again from 2007 to 2008) their debut single Wannabe is thought to be the biggest selling single by a girl group shifting eight million copies.
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