{"id":16231,"date":"2023-09-22T21:28:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T02:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/?p=16231"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:17:00","slug":"25-influential-female-rockers-through-the-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/25-influential-female-rockers-through-the-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Influential Female Rockers Through the Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trailblazers Who Rewrote Rock: From Sister Rosetta to Alanis, Across Five Decades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The following information on women playing an influential role in rock music is excerpted from the Berklee Online course Rock History<\/a><\/em>, written by Steve Morse<\/a>, and currently enrolling.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The sheer fact that we\u2019re able to compile a list of the most influential female rockers indicates just how underrepresented women are in the music industry. If we created a list of the most influential male rockers through the decades, it would have to be a book instead of a succinct article. There are many hurdles that women have to jump through to make it in the music business, and that was especially true in the early days of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, and even more so for women of color. As we enter Women\u2019s History Month, let\u2019s take a look at some of the women who defied the odds, changing the landscape of rock for years to follow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excerpted from Steve Morse\u2019s Berklee Online course Rock History<\/a><\/em>, this list chronicles some of the most influential females up to the turn of the century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will find links to the music of most of these artists in the article, but we also recommend checking out our playlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n