Bay Area Reporter :: Q-Music: Women still work it
If you were an active and observant music consumer in the far-off early 1990s, then you may recall the major-label feeding frenzy that occurred launching the careers of several prominent women singer/songwriters including Alanis Morissette and Sarah McLachlan. Atlantic Records became well-known for its female roster which included Jewel and queer singer/songwriter Jill Sobule (who kissed a girl years before Katy Perry). Juliana HatfieldJ, newly solo after her time in the Blake Babies, became part of the organization when the indie Mammoth Records label scored a distribution deal with Atlant...
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