Girls in Bands at the BBC

Compilation celebrating some guitar band performances at the BBC that feature some of the best female musicians in rock. Beginning with the oft-forgotten American group Fanny performing You're the One, it's a journey along rock's spectrum from the 1970s to now. The selection includes the powerful vocals of Elkie Brooks on Vinegar Joe's Proud to Be a Honky Woman, the mesmerising poetry of Patti Smith's Horses and the upbeat energy of the Go-Go's on We Got the Beat. Mighty basslines come courtesy of Tina Weymouth on Psycho Killer and Kim Gordon on Sugar Kane, whilst we trace the line of indie rock from the Au Pairs through Lush, Elastica and Garbage to current band Savages.

• Release date
• October 30, 2015
• Runtime
• 59 min
• Genres
• Music

Cast

Chrissie Hynde Self (archive footage) Kim Gordon Self (archive footage) Tina Weymouth Self (archive footage) Patti Smith Self (archive footage) Joan Jett Self (archive footage) Lita Ford Self (archive footage)

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Elkie Brooks Self (archive footage) Belinda Carlisle Self (archive footage)