Bayton, Mavis - Frock Rock

This is a study of women playing instruments in bands: pop, rock, indie, soul etc. from punk until today. The author, an academic and musician, carried out over 100 interviews with women playing in British bands from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Although the book is primarily sociological it is easily accessible by the general reader and rich with quotations. It explains the shortage of female instrumentalists and explores the routes and life experiences which have been taken by those exceptional women who do play in bands.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Preface
1 The Position of Women in Popular Music
2 Constraints
3 Routes into Rock
4 Punks, Feminists, Lesbians, and Riot Grrls
5 Joining a Band
6 Going Public
7 Going Professional
8 Conclusion
Appendix 1. Media Surveys 1988 and 1996
Appendix 2. Alphabetical List of Interviewees
Appendix 3. Some Useful Addresses
Select Discography
Bibliography
Index