<p>Even since I heard in my teens the works of female singer-songwriters such as Dory Previn, Joni Mitchel and Carole King, female artists have been central to my love of music. In 1994, while doing a weekly interview slot for The Irish Times, for which I got to interview Dory, Joni, Alanis and Melissa, I did a piece on radio about such artists. </p>

Even since I heard in my teens the works of female singer-songwriters such as Dory Previn, Joni Mitchel and Carole King, female artists have been central to my love of music. In 1994, while doing a weekly interview slot for The Irish Times, for which I got to interview Dory, Joni, Alanis and Melissa, I did a piece on radio about such artists.

<p>Even since I heard in my teens the works of female singer-songwriters such as Dory Previn, Joni Mitchel and Carole King, female artists have been central to my love of music. In 1994, while doing a weekly interview slot for The Irish Times, for which I got to interview Dory, Joni, Alanis and Melissa, I did a piece on radio about such artists.&nbsp;</p>

Joe Jackson 1994 celebrates women in rock. Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissete and Tori Amos

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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