Leading Ladies (from Express Website)

[michelej1]

[This piece lists some "leading ladies" to whom Beyonce should give credit]

Express Night Out, June 2009

http://www.expressnightout.com/conte...06/beyonce.php

Stevie

She may have burned a hole through her nose with all the cocaine she did back in the day, but Stevie Nicks's legacy is undeniable. Her partnership with Lindsey Buckingham is one of rock and roll's best love-and-lost stories, and their relationship - which would become the core of Fleetwood Mac, even though the band was named after drummer Mick Fleetwood - would both drive and divide the band for decades. With 1975's "Fleetwood Mac," Nicks's contributions - "Rhiannon" and "Landslide," the latter of which would be covered by the Dixie Chicks, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Red Hot Chili Peppers's John Frusciante and a whole lot of other famous people in years to come - would cement her as a solid part of the band, not just Buckingham's arm candy. That role would allow her to play an important role during the creation of the band's third album, "Rumours" (which has sold more than 40 million copies to date) and would give her the confidence to launch a successful solo career with 1981's "Bella Donna." Nearly 30 years after that solo release, Nicks is still making music - releasing "The Soundstage Sessions" in March - still touring with Fleetwood Mac and still laying the smack-down on people less awesome than she is. Case in point: Telling "Access Hollywood" that the rumor about Lindsey Lohan buying the rights to Nicks's life story and developing a movie about it was "completely insane and crazy." She later added to the New York Times, "[Lohan] needs to stop doing drugs and get a grip. Then maybe we'll talk." She's still that gypsy, and we still love her.