Women Who Rock

From Nina Simone to Mavis Staples to Chaka Khan, women gave voice to the American civil rights movement and broke boundaries with their powerful blues, gospel and soul music.

Came to stay. The determination and extraordinary talent of artists like Stevie Nicks and Rickie Lee Jones ensured that women became established in the music business.

The MTV television channel changed the music industry for good. All of a sudden, artists like Sheryl Crow were under pressure to create expressive images to sell their records.

What does it mean to be a rock musician? Before successful female artists like Joan Jett try to find an answer to this question, Shania Twain traces her path to musical Olympus.