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Podcast: Ongoing History of New Music
Episode: The 90's Part 2B: Front Women
Description: In 1967 during the summer of love, anything seemed possibleā¦civil rights issues were being addressedā¦the war in Vietnam could be stoppedā¦drugs and free love were in the airā¦and women were being liberatedā¦
Amongst all this was Jimi Hendrix who became a fan of an all-female rock band from San Francisco called āthe ace of cupsāā¦
Wait a secondā¦an all-girl rock band?...who wrote their own songs?...who had a chick out front that could shred like a man?...and a girl playing drums?...
Even in 1967, that was radicalā¦Hendrix was so impressed by...