Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
For one, she was the first woman in popular music to record a song that was consider "risque" from all sides when she recorded "The Wallflower" [[also known as "Roll With Me Henry" and "Dance With Me Henry") in response to the very popular song, "Work With Me Annie" by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. It all sounds relatively tame by today's standards but it was considered quite controversial for 1955.
Oh, that's just during the rock & roll era. Trust me, women have recorded risque songs before then.