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Whereas most female bands were ignored by the big record labels and their live performances rarely attracted more than gimmick-seeking crowds, the quartet consisting of three musicians and a singer: Ginger Bianco, Margo Lewis, Carol MacDonald, and Genya "Goldie" Zelkowitz (later
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was released nationwide with great fanfare just two weeks prior to the
Gingerbreads' version, thus fatally undermining the Gingerbreads' chances for their first hit single in the U.S.
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Consultants International, Ltd., a talent booking agency in New York, and a partner in Talent Source, Ltd, which manages the estate of
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and soon recruited Carol O'Grady. Finding a female guitarist turned out to be much harder. Various ad-hoc recruits filled in as and when required, but when they accompanied
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Spokane Records label was titled "Skinny Vinnie". Although credited to Zelkowitz and Stan Green, the song was, in fact, the
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earned Goldie & the
Gingerbreads a favourable introduction to the French music scene, despite technical difficulties that arose during the performance.
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in 1965. Although it was also released in the United States, a recording of the same song by the heavily promoted
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She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul.
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