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A list of musical groups and artists who were active in the 1960s and associated with music in the decade This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Francis was born to an Italian-American family (one of her grandfathers having immigrated from Reggio Calabria in 1905) [7] in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, the first child of George Franconero (1911–1996) and Ida (née Ferrari-di Vito; 1911–2000), spending her first years in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn area (Utica Avenue/St. Marks Place) before the family moved to New ...
Bill Anderson, singer who is still a major songwriter of new hits; Liz Anderson, as famous for her songwriting as her singing; mother of Lynn Anderson; Lynn Anderson, a California blonde who became a major country star in the 70s; helped by regular exposure on national television, was one of the first female artists to achieve major crossover success.
(Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images ... The “Godmother of Soul” is one of the most famous Black American female singers ever. ... “The Soul Doctor” dominated R&B and soul music in the 1970s ...
The band became famous after playing the Woodstock festival in 1969 and began the '70s with two #1 albums: 1970's "Abraxas" and 1971's "Santana III." In 1998, Santana was inducted into the Rock ...
Feminist; pioneering orchestral conductor, activist and editor of Women in Music, a series of periodicals chronicling the activities of women in music: 1875–1939: Marion Phillips: United Kingdom: 1881: 1932: Suffragette: 1875–1939: Sylvia Plath: United States: 1932: 1963: 1875–1939: Val Plumwood: Australia: 1939: 2008: Ecofeminism [102 ...
Susan Abulhawa (born 1970), Palestinian American writer and human rights activist; Susan Aceron (1972–2016), Canadian actress and businesswoman; Susan Africa (born 1959), Filipina actress, host and beauty queen; Susan Aglukark (born 1967), Inuk musician; Susan Aho (born 1974), Finnish singer; Susan Aitken, Scottish National Party politician
A large number of women singers in the country music genre have been influential to the industry through their success. Despite the popularity of male country artists and the discrimination that is displayed throughout their music, many female artists have worked their way past, leading them to achieve multiple accomplishments.