20th-century American women musicians

The list 20th-century American women musicians includes Lita Ford, Sheila E., Shannyn Sossamon, Gretchen Carlson and Linda Perry. The list consists of 968 members and 5 sublists.

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20th-century American women singers
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20th-century American women guitarists
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20th-century American women pianists
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20th-century Puerto Rican women musicians
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20th-century American women composers
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1.

Lita Ford

American rock guitarist and singer (born 1958)

Overview: Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, and then embarked ...

Date of birth: 19 September 1958

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni 144T

Steamhammer Records artists 9T

20th-century American women guitarists 269T
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Condoleezza Rice

American diplomat and political scientist (born 1954)

Overview: Condoleezza "Condi" Rice ( KON-də-LEE-zə; born November 14, 1954) is an American diplomat, political scientist, civil servant, and professor who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford ...

Date of birth: 14 November 1954

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Government

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Time 100 250T

Members of the Council on Foreign Relations 382T

21st-century American memoirists 326T
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Beth Liebling

American musician

Overview: Beth Liebling (born March 12, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American musician known for being the co-founder of Seattle-based experimental instrumental group Hovercraft with guitarist/keyboardist/s ...

Date of birth: 12 March 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: American

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Lucca Emanuel (Engaged)

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Hovercraft (band) members 3T

20th-century American bass guitarists 617T

20th-century American drummers 1,453T
4.

Sheila E.

American singer and percussionist (born 1957)

Overview: Sheila Cecilia Escovedo (born December 12, 1957) better known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American percussionist and singer. She began her career in the mid-1970s as a percussionist and singer ...

Date of birth: 12 December 1957

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: Percussionist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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21st-century African-American women singers 611T

20th-century African-American women singers 859T

Singer-songwriters from California 1,002T
5.

Tammy Wynette

American country music singer/songwriter

Overview: Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician and was one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling ...

Date of birth: 5 May 1942

Date of death: 6 April 1998

Age: 55 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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20th-century American women singers 2,001T

20th-century women singers 3,624T

American female country singers 635T
6.

Shannyn Sossamon

American actress (born 1978)

Overview: Shannon Marie Kahololani "Shannyn" Sossamon (born October 3, 1978) is an American actress. She has appeared in the films A Knight's Tale (2001), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), The Rules of Attraction (2002) ...

Date of birth: 3 October 1978

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Actresses from Reno, Nevada 6T

Actresses of Irish descent 598T

21st-century American women musicians 1,078T
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Gretchen Carlson

American broadcast journalist (born 1966)

Overview: Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is an American journalist, author, and former television commentator.

Date of birth: 21 June 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Casey Close (Married)

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20th-century American violinists 351T

Anoka High School alumni 22T

Women classical violinists 400T
8.

Linda Perry

American musician

Overview: Linda Perry (born April 15, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. She was the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, and has since founded two record labels ...

Date of birth: 15 April 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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LGBT singers from the United States 352T

American musicians of Portuguese descent 11T

American women record producers 195T
9.

Natalie Merchant

American singer-songwriter (born 1963)

Overview: Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American alternative rock singer-songwriter. She joined the band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and was lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the group. She ...

Date of birth: 26 October 1963

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,655T

Singer-songwriters from Connecticut 69T

Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 727T
10.

Patty Griffin

American singer-songwriter and musician

Overview: Patricia Jean Griffin (born March 16, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk ...

Date of birth: 16 March 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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20th-century American women guitarists 83T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T

Band of Joy members 6T
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Irene Cara

American singer and actress (1958–2022)

Overview: Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress. Cara rose to prominence in 1980 for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1959

Date of death: 25 November 2022

Age: 63 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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21st-century African-American musicians 1,352T

20th-century African-American musicians 770T

2022 deaths 7,709T
12.

Patti Scialfa

American musician

Overview: Vivienne Patricia Scialfa ( SKAL-fə; born July 29, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen ...

Date of birth: 29 July 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Bruce Springsteen (Married)

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University of Miami Frost School of Music alumni 56T

American musicians of Italian descent 37T

Asbury Park High School alumni 17T
13.

Meg White

American retired musician (born December 1974)

Overview: Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974) is an American drummer and occasional singer known for her work with Jack White in the Detroit rock duo The White Stripes. Her music career began when, on a ...

Date of birth: 10 December 1974

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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21st-century American women musicians 885T

21st-century American drummers 530T

20th-century American drummers 1,414T
14.

Lisa Loeb

American musician, author and actress (born 1968)

Overview: Lisa Loeb (born March 11, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. She started her career with the number one hit song "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film Reality Bites, the ...

Date of birth: 11 March 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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Entertainers from Bethesda, Maryland 40T

American women radio presenters 141T

Singer-songwriters from Maryland 80T
15.

Athena Bass

American musician

Overview: Athena Bass (born December 8, 1964) is an American musician, drummer and actress. She is the younger sister of Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee.

Date of birth: 8 December 1964

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century American women musicians 884T

21st-century American drummers 530T

20th-century American drummers 1,414T
16.

Michael Steele

American bass guitarist

Overview: Michael Steele (born Susan Nancy Thomas on June 2, 1955) is an American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer, best known as the bass player for the Bangles. Under the name Micki Steele, she was a ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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20th-century women musicians 2,480T

Guitarists from California 583T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T
17.

Joan Bennett Kennedy

First wife of Ted Kennedy

Overview: Virginia Joan Kennedy (née Bennett, born September 2, 1936) is an American socialite, musician, author, and former model. She was the first wife of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.

Date of birth: 9 September 1936

Age: 88

Nationality: American

Occupation: Spouse

Gender: Female

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20th-century American women pianists 290T

American women pianists 424T

Catholics from Massachusetts 247T
18.

Irlene Mandrell

American musician (born 1956)

Overview: Ellen Irlene Mandrell (born January 29, 1956) is an American musician, actress, and model. She is the younger sister of country singers Barbara and Louise Mandrell.

Date of birth: 29 January 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Partner: Patrick Holt (Married)

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20th-century American drummers 1,414T

20th-century women musicians 2,480T

American female drummers 91T
19.

Pam Tillis

American country music singer-songwriter

Overview: Pamela Yvonne Tillis (born July 24, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis and ex-wife of songwriter ...

Date of birth: 24 July 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Florida 229T

People from Plant City, Florida 48T

21st-century American women 14,242T
20.

Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker

American rapper and actress

Overview: Yo-Yo (born Yolanda Whitaker; August 4, 1971) is a Grammy nominated American hip-hop artist, actress, and entrepreneur. Much of Yo-Yo's music advocates for female empowerment and denouncing the frequent ...

Date of birth: 4 August 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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21st-century African-American musicians 1,502T

20th-century African-American women 4,494T

20th-century women rappers 15T