Moe Tucker

Moe Tucker may not have set out to be one of rock music's true trailblazers when she joined the Velvet Underground in 1965, but she was. Tucker was one of the first women who was an instrumentalist in a noted rock band -- she wasn't the singer or put out front to be eye candy, but was instead an integral part of the band's lineup as their drummer, and an equal with her bandmates. Tucker also approached the drums in a way that set her apart from her peers; she played standing up, rather than using a conventional drum kit, and her primal, minimalist sound was one of the many ele...