Women in Music

She was believed to be the first woman to play the tuba in a major U.S orchestra.

Legendary blues singer was made an honorary member of the Order of Canada.

She was a member of the integrated all-female jazz band the International Sweethearts of Rhythm

Johnson came to prominence when she sang on the 1991 Primal Scream album “Screamadelica,” which was Melody Maker’s album of the year and widely ranked among the best albums of …

Ross was not long out of her teens when she recorded “Twisted,” in which she added her own lyrics to the Wardell Gray tune of the same name in a …

Dyble joined Fairport Convention in the band’s early days, before they recorded their self-titled 1968 debut album.

Tenega also recorded “You’re Dead,” used as the theme song for the 2015 movie “What We Do in the Shadows.”

Kelly Fraser was an Inuit-Canadian pop singer known for her version of Rhianna’s “Diamonds.” In Frasers’ 2013 version of the song, she mixed her native Inuktitut language with English to make the song accessible …

Allee Willis was a songwriter who was nominated for an Emmy Award for writing the theme song to “Friends,” “I’ll Be There for You.” She worked with Earth, Wind & …

No matter what challenges came their way, these women persisted.