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WOMEN SINGERS have only recently come into their own and Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Grace Slick, and Joni Mitchell led the way in the sixties. Now there's Carole King, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Bonny Raitt, and Maria Muldaur, the "Rock Women" celebrated in Time's cover story last December. Joni Mitchell is still queen though, and for some men she is to rock what Beatrice was to Dante, with a voice like sweet molasses lifting them into a gossamer fantasy world of free-ee lu-huh-huv. According to Time, "She is the rural neophyte waiting in a subway...
...years. Maria Muldaur, 32, performed in several jug bands before splitting from her husband last year to start a separate career. She now swaggers through a repertory of Dixie soul and gospel like a raunchy roadhouse vamp, while her nine-year-old daughter watches from the wings. Bonnie Raitt, 25, a honey brunette equally at ease with Ionesco's plays or Muddy Waters' music, plays tough-mama blues, slapping her guitar strings with an old bottleneck or steel slide to produce a gutsy low-down sound. Isolating herself from rock's opulence, she cultivates the friendship...
...seldom alone but usually lonely. There are plenty of men, but they are mostly grinning sycophants or lecherous disc jockeys. Yet it is almost impossible to retire; the thrill of recognition quickly becomes an opiate. "I wish I had an alter ego to hide in," says Bonnie Raitt. "This isn't the easiest way to spend one's 20s." Rock women seldom have successful marriages. The exceptions are Carole King, 33, and Carly Simon, 31, who have normal lives simply because they do not tour, and avoid the whole rock world. Known as Mrs. Charles Larkey...
...substitute for family stability, rock's other women band together for mutual support. They share warnings about lechers along the concert circuit. They also share back-up musicians and songs. Drummer Jim Keltner works for Muldaur, Waldman and Raitt. Raitt and Ronstadt compete for Songwriter Eric Kaz's tunes. It is a perfect situation for a catfight, but few take place. Says Ronstadt: "Jealousy cripples you faster than anything." But Muldaur adds, "Don't think I don't check out the pipes of every new chick singer...
...Bonnie Raitt. Those who have repeatedly missed her can catch Bonnie Raitt at the Orpheum this Monday. Only this time it's going to run you double the price of her previous series of concerts: which is not to say you shouldn't go. Bonnie remains one of the few white, female vocalists who does justice to the blues. What's more, she has markedly increased her range of musical styles resulting in variety coupled with virtuosity. If for no other reason, Bonnie deserves praise for showing the world you don't need a Harvard diploma to make a name...