SHES BETTER THAN MADONA
Top 20 Hottest Female Guitarists, Part II
Ani DiFranco - This crunchy folk-punk hero is known for her percussive licks and rousing protest songs. Photo: Jonas Voss
Anna Kjellberg - Kjellberg's capable hands delivered Drain STH's heavy, melodic low end.
Carrie Brownstein - As one half of the axslinging duo in Sleater-Kinney, Brownstein served up some feminist-positive messages and positively searing licks. Photo: Comtesse DeSpair
Corin Tucker - Sleater-Kinney's other six-stringer is known for her angular guitar style and distinct vocal vibrato. Photo: Jason Quigley
Corinne Bailey Rae - This English singer/songwriter stole the critics' hearts with her breezy vocals and eclectic, acoustic guitar-tinged pop, which she showcased on her 2006 self-titled debut. Photo: Antonello
Dolly Parton – In her 45 years in the music business, this living legend has scored nearly as many Top 10 country albums…to say nothing of the fact that she erected Dollywood, a theme park in her own image. Photo: Nicky Graham
Emmylou Harris - Another country legend, this Alabama-born singer/songwriter has collaborated with some of the best songwriters of the last half century, including Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Willie Neson and Mark Knopfler.
Fallon Bowman – Most recently this ex-Kittie guitarist has been seen handling the axwork in her own Ontario-based industrial metal outfit, Amphibious Assault.
Gabriela Quintero – The rhythmic heart of acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, Gabriela has a hybrid-flamenco technique that includes lots of percussive, slapping finger work. Photo: Fabien Roux
Jenny Lewis – This former child actor (remember Troup Beverly Hills?) traded in her thespian ways for rock-and-roll stardom as frontwomen for successful indie rockers Rilo Kiley. Photo: David Thornton
Joan Baez – Prominent Sixties protest folkie Joan Baez has an impressive resume that includes over 30 albums, a lifetime of passionate activism and an early, long-lasting relationship with Bob Dylan.
Katty Besnard – As the singer/guitarist for all-female French rock group Plasticines, Besnard leads her group as they create upbeat indie/garage rock inspired by classic bands like the Kinks.
Katy Perry – The fetching pop vocalist behind such hits as “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot N Cold” is no stranger to grabbing a six-string and banging out some chords. Photo: Peter Walkowiak
Madonna – Not only can she sing, dance, write a hit song and talk in a faux-British accent, but the material girl can also wield a mean ax when necessary.
Miki Berenyi – Fronted by singer/guitarist Miki Berenyi, British shoegaze band Lush put out three dreamy, fuzz-filled and heavily melodic records during the Nineties on taste-making indie label 4AD.
Poison Ivy – As the guitarist for garage/shock punks the Cramps, Poison Ivy delivered the psychobilly licks over which her husband/frontman, the recently departed Lux Interior, wailed.
Sharin Foo – Danish two-piece the Raveonettes mix Fifties biker-culture imagery, the Everly Brothers' vocal harmonies and the Velvet Underground’s love of distortion to create their new old-school garage rock sound. Foo shares guitar, bass and vocal duties with Sune Rose Wagner. Photo: Aaron Corr
Sheryl Crow – This Missouri-born singer/songwriter melds country, rock and pop into tasteful tunes that have garnered the guitarist multiple Grammy Awards. Photo: Ryan Olbrysh
Taylor Swift – Swift’s infectious country pop songs have catapulted the 19-year-old performer to the top of the charts. In 2008 alone, sales of Swift’s 2006 self-titled debut and last year’s Fearless reportedly topped four million units.
Tina Weymouth – As bassist for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club Tina (here with David Byrne) helped to define the sound of the arty post-punk/new wave movement.
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You guys don't listen to enough stoner rock. Get with it. Not only are Lori S. (Acid King), Sina (Bottom), & Emily Burton (Fireball Ministry) hot female guitarists, they also make some of the best rock music around. That said, Liz Buckingham of Electric Wizard is the hottest female guitarist.
If you include Madonna, you have to include Shakira.
Somethings wrong if you've listed forty and still haven't got to The Great Kat. I have a feeling she's creeping through the vents in your office with a knife.
Girlschool, ...Girlschool
Good job overall though. Props on including Gabriela, (and Juliana Hatfield on part one)
Many women missing...
Anna Popovic, Carolyn Wonderland, Chelsea Constable, Courtney Cox (No, NOT the actor!), Joni Mitchell, Emily Remler (R.I.P.), Lita Ford, Rory Block, Nina Gerber and so many more...
I love Guitar World, but someone should put a bit of time into making this page reflect reality.
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