female guitarist

"I’d love to see a new river of women playing differently and not trying to imitate male bands," says the folk legend

“People always tell you to pick a lane as an artist, but I was never comfortable with that,” says the pioneering guitarist

Melodic, unpredictable and jaw-dropping, the guitarist’s fiery solos on the ‘BattleZone’ LP elevated her name “above the title”

“There wasn’t anybody for me to model myself after,” says the multi-million selling trailblazer

Video The guitar heroine blazed a trail for Chuck Berry and the first wave of rock and roll

In King’s hands, the guitar becomes a canvas for a revolutionary reassertion of the instrument’s role in music and art

As one of the first all-female rock and roll bands to enjoy major-label status their place in music history is undisputed

“I wanted to be an encouraging voice and explain guitar terminology and gear,” says the musician and educator