PeterC wrote:thrund wrote:I gave my vote for Linda Gail of course.... who else
I'm shocked!![]()
I actually voted for our old friend Tony... A left-wing openly gay rock & roll fan isn't exactly a common thing today, but back in the 60s and 70s it was definitely ground-breaking!![]()
If I was voting more seriously, I'd vote for Brenda Lee as far as 50s / early 60s rock & roll goes. Of course, she is probably just as well-known for her fine ballads, but then again the same could be said about Elvis Presley. If we're talking about rock & roll in the broader sense though, then it's Suzi Quatro all the way! Not only was she the (loan) female voice during the glam rock era, but she was also a major influence on later musicians such as Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads) and Joan Jett (The Runaways). The woman is a goddess!
AS for Linda Gail, she is a moderately successful country-pop singer who reinvented herself as a female Jerry Lee Lewis tribute act. Entertaining and talented yes, a queen of rock & roll no.
Why was being a left-wing rock & roll fan in the 60s and 70s ground-breaking? Do you mean that rock & roll fans were usually right-wing?