Jonathan Naval
A Electric Guitar in American Culture
Female Guitarists
7/2/15
Is it possible for women to play guitar? People often place other people in typical and refuse to view them doing anything else. This concept has been applied to many scenarios and countless people based simply on their differences. This has occurred leading historic events like the civil rights movement and the fight for woman equality. It is these things that have made it so difficult for women to be accepted at roles like being super star guitarists. As genres such as rock n’ roll have become more popular the idea that women being equal to men have become harder and harder to accept. This isn’t surprising due to the impact that popular artist have done to guitar
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One famous name is American guitarist, songwriter and singer Joan Jett. Joan Jett was born with the name Joan Larkin on September 22, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is known as one of the top women in rock today. Joan Jett had a selection of hit songs during the 1980s and 90s. Her appetite for music began very early in her life. She received her first guitar at the age of fourteen. She then went on to become one of the most inspirational women in rock n’ roll; recording hits like "I Love Rock 'n ' Roll”. She also Blackheart Records and produced Riot Grrrl. Jett still was woman, so it wasn’t exactly easy for her to make it into the music industry. She attempted to get a record label to disperse her new album, but over 23 different companies denied her. She was so angry that she and Laguna founded Blackheart Records in 1980, allowing Jett to be the first female artist to own and have complete control over an independent record company. Joan didn’t make the record; she was aided from the band “The Who”. Joan was a good friend of the members in the band. They allowed Jett to use their recording facilities. The success story of Joan Jett can only be equaled with another great female guitarist, Lita