Joe Jackson 1994 celebrates women in rock. Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissete and Tori Amos

<p>Even since I heard in my teens the works of female singer-songwriters such as Dory Previn, Joni Mitchel and Carole King, female artists have been central to my love of music. In 1994, while doing a weekly interview slot for The Irish Times, for which I got to interview Dory, Joni, Alanis and Melissa, I did a piece on radio about such artists. </p>