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Rising to prominence in the politically minded ’90s, Ani DiFranco brought a vulnerable punk attitude to folk music and became a major feminist and LGBTQ+ icon. Born in Buffalo, NY, in 1970, DiFranco started playing in local coffeehouses while still a teenager and founded her own indie record label, Righteous Babe, to release her self-titled 1990 debut. That album’s “Both Hands” is a heartbreaking ode to a crumbling relationship; later songs such as “Not a Pretty Girl” and “32 Flavors” cemented DiFranco’s iconic status by offering complicated depictions of womanhood from a feminist perspective. Over the years, DiFranco has built upon her folk-punk foundation and DIY career approach while shape-shifting through many sounds and styles. Maceo Parker contributed flute and saxophone and Prince added guest vocals on 1999’s funky To the Teeth; the 2017 release Binary boasts jazz flourishes; and 2021’s Revolutionary Love is buoyed by a string quartet.
Musical InfluencesAni DiFranco's musical influences include Suzanne Vega, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin and more.
Influenced by Ani DiFrancoAni DiFranco has influenced the music of Lana Del Rey, John Mayer, Nelly Furtado and more.
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