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The Four Bitchin' Babes is a group of female singer-songwriters with rotating membership performing mainly humorous, satirical, or light-hearted songs in the folk genre. The artists have made numerous albums and have worked with producer Jeff Bova.

History

Christine Lavin founded the band in 1990. She produced the compilation album On a Winter's Night, then put together a road show of the artists who appeared on it: Patty Larkin, Megon McDonough, Sally Fingerett, and Lavin. The foursome toured throughout the United States, after which Lavin decided to create a live album of their performance at The Birchmere entitled Buy Me, Bring Me, Take Me, Don't Mess My Hair, released on Rounder Records in 1990.

Lavin signed with Windham Hill Records and left the band; she was replaced by Julie Gold, best known for writing the song "From a Distance". The group continued to tour and released their second album, Buy Me… Volume II in 1993. In the meantime, other artists would substitute in concert for band members who were unavailable, such as Cheryl Wheeler, Janis Ian, and Mary Travers. In 1994, Debi Smith replaced Julie Gold, and they released their third album Fax It, Charge It, Don't Ask Me What's For Dinner in 1995 on Shanachie Records.

In 1997, Lavin chose Camille West to replace her in the band, and the new lineup released the live album Gabby Road: Out Of The Mouths Of Babes, also recorded at the Birchmere. In 2001, the band released the album The Babes: Beyond Bitchin', produced by Jeff Bova, in addition to a live concert DVD. McDonough left the band in 2001 to perform a one-woman show, and she was replaced by Suzzy Roche, formerly of The Roches. In 2002, they released the album Some Assembly Required. In 2004, both West and Roche left the group and were replaced by Nancy Moran and Deirdre Flint. In 2006, they toured for their CD "Hormonal Imbalance: A Mood Swinging Musical Revue".

Songwriting

Typically, the Babes' albums consist of songs written by the individual members, all of whom have or have had solo careers as well. Songs appearing on their albums, such as "Microwave Life" (by McDonough), "B.O.B. (Battery-Operated Boyfriend)" and "L.A.F.F. (Ladies Against Fanny Floss)" (by West), and "Don't Mess With Me (I'm Somebody's Mother)" (by Fingerett), satirize modern life, especially from a mature female perspective.

Discography

Buy Me, Bring Me, Take Me, Don't Mess My Hair: Life According to Four Bitchin' Babes 1990 Patty Larkin Christine Lavin Megon McDonough Sally Fingerett
Buy Me, Bring Me, Take Me, Don't Mess My Hair: Life According to Four Bitchin' Babes Volume II 1993 Christine Lavin Megon McDonough Sally Fingerett Julie Gold
Fax It, Charge It, Don't Ask Me What's For Dinner: More Life According To Four Bitchin' Babes 1994 Christine Lavin Megon McDonough Sally Fingerett Debi Smith
Gabby Road: Out of the Mouths of Babes 1997 Megon McDonough Sally Fingerett Debi Smith Camille West
The Babes: Beyond Bitchin' 2001 Megon McDonough Sally Fingerett Debi Smith Camille West
Meet the Babes (DVD) 2001 Megon McDonough Sally Fingerett Debi Smith Camille West
Some Assembly Required 2002 Sally Fingerett Debi Smith Camille West Suzzy Roche
Hormonal Imbalance...A Mood-Swinging Musical Revue 2006 Sally Fingerett Debi Smith Nancy Moran Deirdre Flint
Diva Nation...Where Music, Laughter & Girlfriends Reign! 2009 Sally Fingerett Debi Smith Nancy Moran Deirdre Flint
Mid Life Vices...A Guilt Free Musical Revue 2012 Sally Fingerett Debi Smith Deirdre Flint Marcy Marxer

References

  1. Steve Morse (June 4, 2010). "Christine Lavin's memoir makes for a true folk tale". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2010-12-22.

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