There have been millions -- and millions -- of albums sold in different formats by the top 30 female performers on the list.

Whitney Houston Performs In Paris Bercy on May 18th, 1988. She is one of the best female vocalists of the 1980s. The 1980s were a great time for music, with so many iconic female singers and vocalists ...

The 1970s produced some of the most talented, prolific and iconic female vocalists of all time. From once-in-a-lifetime voices like Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin to pop culture royalty like Patti ...

Everyone knows about the greats like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and others who propelled the folk movement in the 20th century. But what about the unsung heroes, the “deep cut” artists who don ...

When we think of the folk revival scene of the 1960s, we often look to Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, and even Woody Guthrie’s storied career. However, there were incredible female folk singers who ...

Country music wouldn’t be the same without the remarkable women who helped shape its sound and redefine its future. From ...

SIDI YAHYA ZAER, Morocco (AP) — Mbarka Moullablad’s family frowned when she first told them she planned to make a living as a cheikha, singing about love, pain, and societal change to the melodies of ...

Here’s 40 of the most influential black female singers of the 1960s and 1970s. In 2008, Rolling Stone put together a list of the “100 greatest singers of all time.” The lineup was mighty. At the 100th ...

From folk music to abolition and women’s rights, Illinois helped shape American history and culture.

Kean Stage will present Americana Women on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Enlow Recital Hall. Americana Women is sure to have you toe-tapping, clapping, and singing along to the Queens of Country ...