Most Important Girl Groups in Rock n Roll History

[spotlightkid]

In your opinion what are the most important girl groups in rock n roll history.a couple of weeks ago i saw ronnie spector being interviewed.myself i always thought that in the eary 60's the Ronnetes were important to the early rock n roll beginnings.in the 1970's i thought Heart with ann and nancy wilson were the best girl group even though they had a couple of guys in the band..the GO-GO's in the 1980's were tops for the time.Who else do you rate as some of th best and most important girl groups.

[pigmode]

The Supremes, definitely. I gotta go with the Runaways as well. Not that I like Joan or Lita all that much, but they did sort of set things off, or create an attitude if you will.

Heart. The best!

[Sckott]

Anything Phil and Larry did. I also like the Donnas very much, but they're not a classic group at all. They just signed to Atlantic.

[Paul Chang]

Your guys picked all the good ones. What's left? What about the The GTO's? ;) Groupies don't count? :( They put the groups in groupies, literally. :D ;)

There have been some good "coed" groups with girl frontmen, uh, frontwomen, such as Blondie, Jefferson Airplane, Renaissance. I won't pick Fleetwood Mac with Stevie and Christine because to me, the Original Peter Green's was the real thing. :)

[Michael]

So many...With talent:Supremes, Toys, Jellybeans,Dixie Cups,PonyTails,Andrew Sisters,DeCastro Sisters,King Sisters,Maguire Sisters,so many Sisters

[MikeD]

Here's some that are good and/or influential - Shangri-Las, Shirelles, Sweet Inspirations, Martha & The Vandellas, Raincoats, Slits, Bangles, Sleater-Kinney, Pink Lady, Josie & The Pussycats.

If you are talking about the 60's, the first thing you should get (assuming you haven't already) is Dusty Springfield's Dusty In Memphis. I will give you your money back if you don't love it. :)

[CM Wolff]

The Marvelettes have to be amongst the most underrated.

Please, Mr. Postman, Beechwood 4-5789, Too Many Fish In The Sea, I'll Keep Holding On, Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead, Don't Mess With Bill, My Baby Must Be A Magician, and The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game all are worthy of any 'Best of Motown' comp....at least any one that I am burning. :)

[tomcat]

Heart! Who elso? I love the Wilson sister's "Dreamboat Annie". What a wonderful album, especially Steve Hoffman's gold version. Incredible. By the way, I also loved the movie "Almost Famous" by Cameron Crowe. What a surprise when I realized that he is married to Nancy Wilson!

A propos Wilson: I guess Brian Wilson may have opted for the Ronettes, of course because of their "Be My Baby"... which is one great record, too.

[Larry Naramore]

Originally posted by CM Wolff
The Marvelettes... The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game

Great song. Do you remember Shorty Long's I Had A Dream?

[CM Wolff]

Do you remember Shorty Long's I Had A Dream?

I don't know this one...I am a big Motown fan but did not grow up during the period, so I come to all this stuff second-hand. The only Shorty I own is a single or two (e.g. Devil with a Blue Dress) on some comps. I always appreciate any recommendations.

On a Motown note, I just picked up (and am making my way through) Bill Dahl's new book Motown:The Golden Years, and will be trying to figure out how to best collect the lesser known Motown artists (e.g. Short Long)...

[Andy]

To be important do they have to be old enough to be my parents, or even grandparents?

[pigmode]

I was looking through my records the other day and found a Nautilus Dreamboat Annie. :D

[Andy]

How does the Nautilus version sound?