From elemental folk and blues to boundary-pushing metal and R&B. Below are 20 awesome female guitarists and their essential recordings. Of course, there are more than 20 guitar greats who are women.

These are just four examples of the best female guitarists of all time, all of which were trailblazers of rock and blues in their own right.

While growing up in rural England during the ‘90s, JoAnne Shaw Taylor gravitated toward blues guitar heroes, such as Albert Collins, Muddy Waters and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

By Leslie Katz"Blues Is a Woman," onstage Saturday in Pacifica presented by Pacifica Performances, is no ordinary show. Detailing the rise of female blues musicians in the 20th century (from Ma ...

Guitarist Laura Chavez wins national Blues Music Award a day before San Diego Blues Festival announces its demise The six-string dynamo, a Normal Heights resident, is the first woman to win the ...

Guitarist/vocalist Shemekia Copeland was literally born into blues royalty and founded her own kingdom of artistic expression. Composer/vocalist/ keyboardist Ruthie Foster established her own ...

The 27th annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival plans to shine a spotlight on female musicians as this year's headliners. Stretching across multiple blocks, the festival -- scheduled for June 15 ...

In McIntosh, the annual festival started a few years ago with a focus on country music, but last year was changed to highlight female blues musicians, Houle said.

WARREN — Shemekia Copeland will headline the Tangled Up in Blues Fest at Packard Music Hall on Sept. 30. Joining her on the bill will be blues guitarists Ana Popovic and Tommy Castro & the ...