Donita Sparks

Guitarist, songwriter, and singer Donita Sparks first rose to fame as a member of grunge-era all-female rock band L7, and since then has continued to bring forth the good noise as a solo artist. Sparks was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1963, but later moved in California, where L7 started playing local clubs in 1985. After recording for prestigious indie labels Epitaph and Sub Pop, L7 scored a major-label deal in 1992, recording their third album Bricks Are Heavy for the Warner-distributed Slash imprint. The band cut three albums for Slash, toured extensively in the United Sta...