I knew many young women who sang along, beautifully, to her songs.
This says a lot about her, her music; and, the young women of the grunge era.
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Jewel at Bill Clinton's second inauguration gala, 1997
Jewel performing for U.S. troops at the Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 2000
She was definitely on the softer side of grunge; but again, a driving force in a movement that is sorely missed.
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1st pic:
Jewel at Bill Clinton's second inauguration gala, 1997
2nd pic:
Jewel performing for U.S. troops at the Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 2000
Her smile is genuine.
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In '98 she published a best selling book of poetry; and, continued performing until 2024.
She always seemed to me to be the grunge equivalent of Loretta lynn.
Her wiki page below is a good bio of her life and work.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_(...
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Women of grunge
Day 22
Just a woman, her guitar, her voice and her first TV performance.
Jewel truly was inspirational to many young women; and, a driving force for the women of grunge.
She was 21 when she released her first album.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=hctF...
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Her story is worth reading.
Good Wiki page on her and her life.
Don't just cry for the women of the world, stand up and shout with them.
There are no good guys, just criminals and soldiers.
Yeah. I'm in a mood.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_A...
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Women of grunge.
Day 21
This one is still goosebumps.
By the time '97 rolled in, grunge was here.
Just look at the crowd in this vid. Fucking clueless as to how badass she is.
She truly was a child of grunge.
Crank it up and let it loop a few times.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWTK...
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From 1993
They may not be the best band; but, they make my point that most women of grunge were labeled as anything but grunge.
They are definitely not 'Alt Rock'.
Like them or not, they were part of the early grunge scene.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4CV...
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Belly in 2017. Clockwise from upper left: Chris Gorman (drums), Thomas Gorman (lead guitar, backing vocals), Tanya Donelly (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gail Greenwood (bass, backing vocals).
While being more pop than some, they still had a good grunge sound; and, represented the genre well.
A fairly little known band; that, I think deserves attention as a grunge band.
Bassist Gail Greenwood deserves cred for her enthusiasm.
#WomenOfGrunge
Photo: Belly in 2017
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Day 20
Tanya Donelly and Belly were fairly short lived. '90-'95
Before reforming in '16
Another band labeled Alt Rock
I picked this vid; because, I almost guarantee you have not seen it; and, its pretty decent quality from '95
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3ma...
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Fairly good Wiki page, below.
Getting named to top 500 albums by Rolling Stone is an accomplishment worth noting; and, a good reason to include her as an influential woman in the grunge era.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Phair
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A very early live session.
I like things raw; yet, she was as polished live as she was in the studio.
She got some decent airplay, at the time; and, continued to tour into 2023
#WomenOfGrunge
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEHF...
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Women of grunge
Day 19
From punk and riot grrrl to much more pop grunge, there were far more women in the scene than most realize.
Liz Phair is one of the later category; but, definitely an early 90s radio grunge sound.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=akYa...
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7 Year Bitch
While 7 Year Bitch is most often labeled punk or Riot Grrrl, which they were both, they were also grunge AF.
Like I've commented before, it always seemed to me that record labels just had to put woman bands in some kind of box, and not, give those bands cred in the larger sense.
#WomenOfGrunge
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The women of grunge didn't whine; like, many of their male counterparts.
They sang true; and many, had no fucks to give.
This song is a great example of this.
Decent Wiki page, below.
Quick bios on all members in the Wiki page.
#WomenOfGrunge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Year_...
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Women of grunge
Day 18
Nineteen Fucking Ninety Three
Definitely punk; but, so much grunge grew from punk roots as to warrant me including all of the women of this band as women of grunge.
This song also just seems hyper relevant right now.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=luCK...
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https://bikinikill.com/
Record labels, and media outlets, always seemed to want to come up with new genres for women bands, especially for the women of grunge.
Who ran those labels? Hmmm.
Mostly white men.
They were Riot Grrrl, punk and grunge AF
Cred where it is due
Their home page below.
#WomenOfGrunge
bikinikill.com
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The diversity of their audience was of immense importance to Bikini Kill, encouraging women to come up to the front of the stage during concerts.
This is a band that needs to get the cred they deserve.
#WomenOfGrunge
Good Wiki page, below
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_...
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Women of grunge Day 17
Kathleen Hanna, Kathi Wilcox and Bikini Kill were an early band tossed into another vague genre. Riot Grrrl
They were at the forefront of that; yet, they were grunge AF
Labels seemed to need to put women in their own place.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEQQ...
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Photo: Kat Bjelland performing with Babes in Toyland in Groningen, Netherlands, 1991
They were another band that gets overlooked for their influence to the genre.
I could always hear their influence on bands like The DIstillers.
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Kat Bjelland performing with Babes in Toyland in Groningen, Netherlands, 1991
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Like a lot of other grunge bands, they were there by the late 80s; and, had a much more punk vibe than anything labeled alternative, very much like Hole.
Everyone in the band deserved credit.
Their Wiki page is a fairly good history of the band.
#WomenOfGrunge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babes_i...
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Women of grunge.
Day 16
Kat Bjelland was Babes in Toyland.
They were another woman band that got tossed into the vague 'Alternative Rock' label.
It was like if you weren't a male band, you had to be something other than grunge
They were grunge AF
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYIN...
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While Janet Weiss left the band in'19, their most recent album is from 2024.
Their Wiki page
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleater...
Their official website, below.
www.sleater-kinney.com
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Being an all women band meant they were never taken as seriously as their music should have made them
That said, they are still playing.
I'd heard all sorts of disparaging remarks about them, back then
By who? White guys
These women rocked
Cred where it's due
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Women of grunge
Day 15
Sleater Kinney, with Corin Tucker, Carrie Brownstein, and Janet Weiss, formed in 1994.
These women were as PNW grunge as there was.
This footage is another great example of the gender diversity of their concerts and fan base.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u5l...
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She still makes music today. Releasing any new music on her own record label.
I include a song from each band, and Wiki links.
Any live videos are much more recent; so, I went with these two
Credit where it is due
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodnes...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNcY...
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Carrie Akre is one of the least known of the women that I am featuring; yet, to not include her would be a true travesty to all women of grunge.
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Women of grunge.
Day 14
Carrie Akre, of Hammerbox and Goddness, is probably one of the most sadly forgotten women of the grunge era.
In her voice, and both band's music, you can hear their influence.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerbox
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_r...
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Without the women of grunge, grunge would devolve into nothing more than a gaggle of whining boy bands; which, is what happened by '01.
Think Nickleback and Limp Bizkit, among others.
You may like them; but, that is really what they were.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfEv...
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Women of grunge.
Day 13
Hope Sandoval, with Mazzy Star and The Jesus and Mary Chain, got nods from the likes of Kurt Cobain.
You may argue that she wasn't grunge. You would be wrong.
Alt Rock was, mostly, just a vague name for early grunge.
#WomenOfGrunge
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep50...
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Photo: The Gits with Mia Zapata
I'm going to have a few picks that some may not agree with; but, if I pick them I will give my reason.
Mia Zapata needs no reason given.
Photo:
The Gits with Mia Zapata
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