Goldie and the Gingerbreads

Goldie and the Gingerbreads, 1963

Goldie & the Gingerbreads was an all-female American rock band from 1962 to 1967.[1] They were the first all-female rock band signed to a major record label.[2]

Whereas most female bands were ignored by the big record labels and their live performances rarely attracted more than gimmick-seeking crowds, the quartet consisting of three musicians and a singer: Ginger Bianco, Margo Lewis, Carol MacDonald, and Genya "Goldie" Zelkowitz (later Genya Ravan), were among the first to break into a domain dominated by men. They were signed to Decca in 1963[3] and to Atlantic in 1964.[4]

  1. ^ Deborah Frost. "Garageland." The Rolling Stone Book of Women in Rock. Ed. Barbara O'Dair. 415–425. New York: Random House, Inc., 1997. 415.
  2. ^ Lucy O'Brien. She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul. London: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2002. 95.
  3. ^ O'Brien. She Bop II. 129.
  4. ^ Mitch Patrick. Girls with Guitars. Liner Notes. 4. Ace Records, 2004. CDCHD989.