Ladies of the 50's and 60's

       In class we have started to take a look into the beginning of women in music. Its interesting to get a look into it because women have gone through a lot of changes in their rights in society over the years. Whether it be the right to vote, to have a job, or even make it in the music industry.

       Its cool to see the ladies who first made and appearance in the music industry and how different it was for them back then. When women first started in music it was very conservative. They would wear dresses that fully covered there body, minimum dancing, and soft voices with few lyrics. Not only were women getting a start with music but they were making it big time too. An example of this is represented by The Ronettes. Not only were they women in the music industry, they were also women of color. They were one of the most popular groups of their time and released 9 songs on to the billboards with 5 of them making it to top 45. The Ronettes released their song "Be My Baby" in July of 1963. This song was a smash hit for them and ended up at number two on the billboard making this song what seems to be the start of their career. It was crucial for them to make a name for themselves in this time period while being women in music and they did it with flying colors. While The Rosettes were a great example of women to make it big in the 60's it really interest me how different it is for women in the music industry now then it was back then.

       Like I said before women were very conservative with their styles of music in hopes of getting no backlash for trying to do something they love. Their performances solely came from their angelic voices and great stage presence. But, today you don't even have to have a good voice. For the most part, women that make it any where in the industry use auto tune, and rely on their looks and body to make and image for themselves. Modern women in music that live up to this auto tuned but good-looking body are Nicki Minaj, Cardi B and even Bhad Bhabie (unfortunatley). These women aren't making it big solely off their talent. Most of it is making themselves look good and finding a way to get recognized in the media, whether it be for good or bad.

       I really like learning about this in class because it interesting to be able to compare what we learn in class to what its really like in todays society. So much has changed in our world through politics and rights, but as we see in class even music is ever changing to keep up with the standards of society and what the public eye wants to see and hear.