Goldie and the Gingerbreads
Goldie and the Gingerbreads were an American rock band of the 1960s.
Among the few existing exclusively of women music groups of the early 1960s, Goldie and the Gingerbreads take still a special place. While her colleagues largely unnoticed remained of major record companies and in most cases without proper audience broke Ginger Bianco, Margo Lewis, Carol MacDonald († 12 March 2007) and Genya Ravan in 1963 as first in the hitherto male dominated music industry a to a astonished audience to deliver the finest rock music.
Genya Ravan, then lead singer in Richard Perry's band The Escorts, met in a New York club on Ginger Panabianco. Ginger appeared there on the side of one of Perry's friends as a drummer. The mere discovery of a female drummer brought Genya Raven on the idea of a rock band in pure woman squatting. Together with Ginger she thought at that time already the name Goldie and the Gingerbreads for the band.
Richard Perry and the other members of the escorts were college students. As with the summer concert season was over and the College began again, Genya and Ginger were looking for a piano player. Soon Carol O'Grady was recruited for the project.
The search for a guitarist was more difficult. Here triggered initially different ladies each other off. 1962, at their first tour with Chubby Checker by Germany and Switzerland, the band had no guitarist.
Only in 1963 came Carol Mac Donald to the Gingerbreads, which had been temporarily amplified by a bassist. Also Carol O'Grady had been replaced by Margo Lewis. As a guitarist and backing singer Carol Mac Donald should be the fourth, fixed band member.
Girls, Girls, Girls
At the times when Goldie and the Gingerbreads toured in North America, her music for the clubs was not half as interesting as the spectacle that meant a pure woman band at the time. Later they also arose from quality and professionalism a dilemma as "white" radio stations their "black" music, "black" radio stations, however, displeased the skin color of gingerbreads.
Mods and Rockers Ball 1964 European tour
The fashion photographer and director Jerry Schatzberg in 1964 gave a party for the birthday of then famous Models Baby Jane Holzer. The evening should Goldie and the Gingerbreads make music. But it was the feast of gingerbreads. Among the guests of the " party of the year " there were also the Rolling Stones and Ahmet Ertegun, the Director of Atlantic Records. During the same year there was a meeting with Eric Burdon and the Animals. Their manager took over the Gingerbreads for a tour of England. problems with the UK immigration laws but led to the fact that the band first appeared a few times in Germany, including the Hamburg Star Club.
In the former concert events, the Gingerbreads were often only one of up to six bands, which occurred on the same evening. In the UK they toured include a partnership with the Animals, the Yardbirds, the Hollies, the Rolling Stones and the Kinks. A trip to the Paris Olympia she was also there instantly to audience favorites.
The end
1967 Goldie and the Gingerbreads broke apart. The most likely cause is seen in the strong personality Genya Ravans, which always left the bigger impression on critics and music journalists and even strove to expand their musical horizons. Although she would miss the camaraderie of the other band members, they began first in Europe alone occur.
Goldie and the Gingerbreads 1968
Genya Ravan but in 1968 returned to the United States to work again for some time with the Gingerbreads. But once again the Gingerbreads were dissatisfied with their management and in the same year it came to the final dissolution of the band. Also responsible were generally growing contradictions between the ladies and jealousy. Angered by the development, first left Margo Lewis the band.
Isis
Carol, Margo and Ginger formed together with Suzi Ghezzi later became the core of the jazz fusion band Isis.
Women in Rock 1997
On 13 November 1997, the Gingerbreads went to their 30th anniversary and to mark the release of the Rolling Stone Book of Women in Rock on together again.
Touchstone Award
On February 3, 1998 Goldie and the Gingerbreads, the second Touchstone Award from the Society was awarded Women in Music. The award is given to women who have the courage and the inspiration to change the music industry and whose work laid milestones.
Discography
Goldie and the Gingerbreads published no LPs. Their singles are likely to be valuable collectibles today.
- Skinny Vinnie / Chew Chew Fee Fi Fum - 1964
- That's Why I Love You / What Kind of Man Are You - 1965
- Think About The Good Times / Please Please - 1966
- Walking in Different Circles / Song of the Moon - 1967
- Can not You Hear My Heartbeat / Little Boy - 1965
- That's Why I Love You / Skip - 1965
- Sailor Boy / Please Please - 1965
- I Do / Think About The Good Times - 1966
- Can not You Hear My Heartbeat / That's Why I Love You - 1969