Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly

Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly (2002)

Genres - Music  |   Sub-Genres - Biography, Music History, Social History, Vocal Music  |   Release Date - Jan 1, 2001 (USA)  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming

While the best known figures in the glory days of rockabilly were men -- most notably Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, and Eddie Cochran -- there was also a handful of women who were determined to make their mark wailing on the fusion of country and R&B styles. Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly is a documentary which looks at the careers of pioneering female rockers Wanda Jackson, Brenda Lee, Janis Martin, and Lorrie Collins, in which they share their stories of blazing a trail for wild, new sounds in the '50s while facing down stereotypes of how women in music were supposed to look, sound, and behave.

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rockabilly-music, assertiveness, feminism, music-scene, music-star, retrospective, trailblazer, women