Rock Goddess were an English all-female heavy metal band formed in Wandsworth, South London, in 1977 by sisters Jody Turner and Julie Turner.
The band were initially active during the new wave of British heavy metal musical movement, releasing two singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the UK. The band had a cult following throughout the 1980s and reformed in 2013.
History
The band was formed in Wandsworth, South London in 1977, by sisters Jody Turner (vocals and guitar) and Julie Turner (drums) when they were thirteen and nine years old respectively. They recruited high school friend Tracey Lamb on bass guitar and that completed their first line-up. O'Malley was replaced by Julia Longman on bass guitar, and Becky Axten on keyboards. In 1988, the Turner sisters reappeared as the Jody Turner Band with two male musicians, but they did not go beyond the local club circuit.
In March 2013, it was announced that the original line-up of Jody Turner, Julie Turner, and Tracey Lamb had reformed and would start recording a new album. The three of them began the process of recording a new album tentatively titled Unfinished Business.
The album failed to appear, but in 2017 a three-track EP was announced. It's More Than Rock and Roll was released on 19 May 2017, and a video for the title track was released via Vintage TV on 21 April that year.
On 10 July 2018, it was announced that bassist Tracey Lamb had left the band. She later rejoined Girlschool in 2019 as a temporary touring member initially and then as the successor for long-time bassist Enid Williams. Jenny Lane was announced as the new bassist on 9 October 2018. The band were then set to release their comeback record This Time in October 2018, but it was delayed until 1 March 2019 where it gained a top 10 placing the UK rock/metal chart and a top 40 placing in the national indie chart.
The band announced in August 2022 that they had broken up.
Band members
Final lineup
- Jody Turner – vocals, guitars (1977–1987, 1994–1995, 2013–2022)
- Julie Turner – drums (1977–1987, 2013–2022)
- Jenny Lane – bass (2019–2022)
Former members
- Tracey Lamb – bass (1977–1983, 2013–2019)
- Dee O'Malley – bass, keyboards (1983–1987)
- Aki Shibahara – bass (1994–1995)
- Nicola Shaw – drums (1994–1995)
- Isabella Fronzoni – guitars (1994–1995)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Label
! style="text-align:center; width:40px;"|UK Albums Chart
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| style="text-align:left;"|1983
| style="text-align:left;"|Rock Goddess
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|A&M
| style="text-align:center;"| 65
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1983
| style="text-align:left;"|Hell Hath No Fury
| style="text-align:center;"| 84
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1987
| style="text-align:left;"|Young and Free
| style="text-align:left;"|JID
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2019
| style="text-align:left;"|This Time