"The girl groups were possibly the only interesting music happening between the end of the 1950s and the beginnings of rock."
from my History of Rock’n’Roll textbook…
ETA: If anyone wants to make me a Girl Group mix/playlist… ya know… I haven’t really delved into this genre yet. (I mean the Crystals, the Ronettes, the Marvelettes, etc. as opposed to Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Le Tigre et al.)