heart band ann nancy wilson portrait 1970s photo

Like Chicago, there are probably people out there who only know Heart from their ’80s ballads—”What About Love,” “These Dreams.” But the band, led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, rocks as hard as anyone, if not harder. Check out “Barracuda,” written in response to a disgusting ad placed by their record company that implied the sisters were a little closer than one might think. And how about Nancy Wilson’s amazing guitar playing on “Crazy on You“? The Wilson sisters were the original female rock stars, unself-conscious about being women in a male-dominated industry, and making it to the top through pure talent. We’re not saying the Hall of Fame is a boy’s club… because Evelyn McDonnell at Salon said it for us.