Corin Tucker

Corin Tucker
Tucker performing live with Sleater-Kinney in London, 2015
Tucker performing live with Sleater-Kinney in London, 2015
Background information
Birth nameCorin Lisa Tucker
Born (1972-11-09) November 9, 1972 (age 52)
State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
  • producer
  • website developer
  • filmmaker
Instruments
Labels

Corin Lisa Tucker (born November 9, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for her work with rock band Sleater-Kinney.[1][2] Tucker is also a member of the alternative rock supergroup Filthy Friends, and previously recorded with the punk band Heavens to Betsy as well as The Corin Tucker Band.[2][3]

Entertainment Weekly writes, "Corin Tucker’s place in rock history is already set in stone, and her work in the riot grrrl era is pretty much peerless, thanks to the muscular guitar style, otherworldly wail, and knack for punchy, pounding three-minute blasts she brought to such great heights with riot queens Sleater-Kinney."[4] Rolling Stone called her “a punk-rock heroine."[5] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Tucker at number 155 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[6]

  1. ^ Ray, Michael, ed. (December 1, 2012). Alternative, Country, Hip-Hop, Rap, and More: Music from the 1980s to Today. New York: Britannica Educational Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-61530-910-8.
  2. ^ a b Lindsay, Cam (January 22, 2015). "Sleater-Kinney The Drama You've Been Craving". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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  5. ^ Martin, Erin Lyndal (November 13, 2012). "The Rumpus Interview with Corin Tucker". The Rumpus. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time". Rolling Stone. January 1, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.