Any black women in Rock n Roll BESIDES Tina Turner?

Merry Clayton sang vocals with Mick Jagger on "Gimmie Shelter". Bette Davis, ex-wife of Miles, put out a few albums in the 70's. "They Say I'm Different" was one title. I honestly can't think of any more. Macy Gray?

Minnie Riperton???

naaaah. Not even with Rotary Connection. (remember them?)

Labell.

Does Joan Armatrading count? Or Tracy Chapman?

Clare Torry was the lead vocalist on The Great Gig in the Sky.


And if you type "Mabel" + "Perkins" + "guitar" into google, you will get this thread and nothing more. Of course those of us who know gus already knew that.

How about Deborah Dyer from Skunk Anansie?

Christine Anu?

Wow. Thanks hingehead. I'd never even heard of either of these two women!

Shingai Shoniwa of the Noisettes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Bassey

Better Be Good To Me, Nutbush City Limits, Acid Queen, Show Some Respect, The Best, Steamy Windows, Get Back, Honky Tonk Woman, It's Gonna Work Out Fine, Steamy Windows, Back Where You Started, Rockin and Rollin, Proud Mary, I Wanna Take You Higher, Whole Lotta Love, What You Get Is What You See, Steel Claw, I Might Have Been Queen, Break Every Rule, etc.

i was gonna say skin from skunk anansie...didn't know her real name. saw her doing a solo gig in a small club years ago. wow can that woman sing. such a powerful voice for such a tiny person.

The roots of Rock and Roll (term created by Black musicians) is "Black" music, namely rythym and blues.
Black people CREATED rock and White musicians copied it/White music industry-fans mainstreamed it in American music culture.
I think it's a shame that the major influence of Black musicians on rock music (eg. Robert Johnson, Big Joe Turner, Little Richard -the original King of Rock, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Be Be King, Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, the Sharelles, Chubby Checker, Fats Domino, Jimmy Hendrix,etc. ) seems to be forgotten by many (including Blacks) to the point that rock is mistakenly considered SOLELY "White" music.

Skin ( Deborah Dyer) of Skunk Anansie

CHARLIE BIG POTATO (sound track for the movie Hollow Man)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ef7GU_a18