>1. Joe Jackson, "I'm the Man".
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>A jazzman at heart, showing he knows how to rock out. "It's Different for Girls" is a classic of construction in any genre.

How about the all-female band The Runaways? Back in the late 70's they were probably the first successful all-girl rock bands. Obviously Joan Jett and Lita Ford had decent solo carrers after the band broke up - which I believe was a direct result of the drummer dying.
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/discographie-groupe-The_Runaways-type-Albums-l-en.html