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This article only lists all-female bands who perform original material that is either authored by themselves or authored by another musician for that band's use. Therefore vocal groups (girl groups) are not included. All-female tribute acts, cover bands and fictional all-female bands, such as those created for scripted television programs, are ...
Girl groups have been popular at least since the heyday of the Boswell Sisters beginning in the 1930s, but the term "girl group" also denotes the wave of American female pop singing groups who flourished in the late 1950s and early 1960s between the decline of early rock and roll and the British Invasion, many of whom were influenced by doo-wop ...
Klymaxx is an American all-female pop/R&B band from Los Angeles, California. The band's classic lineup consisted of Bernadette Cooper, Lorena Porter Shelby, Cheryl Cooley, Robbin Grider, Lynn Malsby, and Joyce "Fenderella" Irby. Klymaxx is best known for their 1985 international hits "I Miss You" and "Meeting in the Ladies Room".
The Pointer Sisters are an American girl group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s.Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as R&B, pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country, and rock.
The second single, "Nasty Girl", was also not a hit on the US Hot 100, but did become a hit on the U.S. R&B chart, hitting number 7, and the U.S. Dance chart, hitting number one. [17] The song was a top 10 hit in the Netherlands, [ 15 ] and a top 20 hit in the Flanders region of Belgium. [ 18 ] "
The Good Girls were recording artists for Motown Records, and were groomed as a contemporary version of The Supremes with a more urban sound. The group's debut album All for Your Love, influenced heavily by Teddy Riley's new jack swing movement, was released in 1989, producing the hit single "Your Sweetness" which peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
In March 2015, Billboard magazine named the group the eighth most-successful girl group of all time. [2] The group was popular in dance clubs, mainstream Top 40, as well as adult contemporary charts in the United States. They toured and recorded music from 1984 to 1995, then retired from recording and public performances until 2003.
Teen Dream was a three girl R&B and synth-pop group from Columbus, Ohio formed by producer Chris Powell in 1985. They are best recognized by their 1987 hit "Let's Get Busy" which peaked at #41 on Billboard ' s Hot Black Singles chart. The group partnered with "Valentino", actor Michael DeLorenzo. [1]