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FUTURE.
San Francisco women in rock
Break down barriers
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"I like to look kl the 'BOt » the
decade of the woman in music.
We're going to ihow people that
we dor't have to b« cules/ little
lingers up (root. We can play the
Instruments, mow in© equipment,
drive the truck, and do tbj book-
Ing." Uclam baulitAocaliit
Rlkri ?• lemphb of the all female
Big Lou itln op trouble.
Although women ha-e yet to
conquer in- male dominated world
of rock and roll, some San Francisco
female rockers have proven
themu Ins to be at least as good as
the men.
Emerging \n the late '70s as the
leader of the otherwise all-male
Punts, singer/keyboardist Bonnie
Hayn. who currently fronts the
Wild Combo, finds It necessary to
compromhe her femininity fn
order to turvivr.
"I'm mease" than most women
In mutic." she says. "Femininity
suggests submit slveness,
toten>nce, and complacency: these
are things that I can't afford to
have."
Although both Hcyes and The
Stir*ups generally perform party
rautlc, the quartt:. which was
O*K« described at "...a mutation
of the Co-Go-i tut the Bangles." "Maior labels will only sign w
sees Itself at " ..pioponents of manY »onien.» M), H-yc%f wbo
having fun being women." „„ ooce ^ ^ ,o Sljuh KecortUi
-That mc»nt that I can wear ail but hat returned to her own In-
Undtof make-up, rat my hair and dependent label. Bondage
put biue dye In It. and wear *ny Record*. * -nd ihej can't all be
kind of Urcu I want." esplaln. blonde nor can they all make ihe
Memphli. who tpom a tattoo of umcUm!oI musk "
an wgte on her left upper arm. „.„,, *ho m (hat Stoe Barton