Nancy Sinatra
In the mid 1960s Nancy blew the lid off the music box image of a girl crying over her diary for a boy who wouldnt behave, revealing a woman who let her men know in no uncertain terms just how things were going to be.
Songs like "So Long Babe" and "How Does That Grab You, Darlin?" helped Nancy change forever the image of women in rock. "These Boots Are Made For Walkin" kicked open the doors for a whole new breed of musical women. With her pre-womens liberation tough girl attitude, the first rebel chick singer and a female evolution/revolution were born.
Armed with memorable album covers and soft, sweet, sexy and in charge pictures in magazines, she hit the charts 21 times, becoming a role model for young, independent females as well as an icon of pop culture - Rock and Roll would never be the same.
In 1995, after seeing her daughters happily ensconced in college, Nancy kick-started her career with her One More Time album and a Playboy pictorial and once again proved that sexuality and feminism are not mutually exclusive. She performed sold-out rock shows in the United States and Scandanavia. She concentrated on reconnecting with a rock music audience by playing such famous venues as the Limelight in New York City, RPM in Toronto, the Fillmore in San Francisco, the Trocadero in Philadelphia and the Whisky, Viper Room and House of Blues in Los Angeles.
It was on this tour that Nancy learned first-hand of the influence she had had on many young rockers. Kim Diehl of The Breeders and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth were but two of the musicians who came to Nancys shows to express their appreciation for her lighting the way. Madonna was quoted as saying "Nancy Sinatra was a huge influence on me. I wanted to put on my go-go boots and walk all over someone."
Nancy has reissued 13 albums on c.d. and there are more on the way including, in April of 2002, "California Girl", a landmark collaboration with Walt Disney Records Buena Vista label in conjunction with Disneys California Adventure Theme Park at Disneyland.
Official website
www.nancysinatra.com
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