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Char Vinnedge (born Charlotte Alyce Vinnedge) was an American guitarist and songwriter. Vinage is perhaps best known for her work with the all-female, 1960s rock band the Luv'd Ones and her work with bassist Billy Cox.

Early life and career
Vinnedge was born in 1943, the eldest of seven siblings. father built them a studio in the basement of their Niles, Michigan home Vinnedge formed the Tremolons in 1964. The Tremolons released two singles in 1965, including Vinnedge’s original composition, ‘Please Let Me Know’. The band’s repertoire consisted of covers of popular songs and originals penned by Vinnedge. https://thegirlsare.blogspot.com/2009/11/girls-in-garage-case-of-char-vinnedge.html

Renamed The Luv'd Ones in 1966, that year the group released four singles that included seven original tracks. "While The Luv’d Ones weren’t the first all-female rock band, none of their predecessors created music that fit in so seamlessly with their male garage rock counterparts." http://strangecurrenciesmusic.com/on-distant-stations-the-luvd-ones/ "Her fuzzed-out guitar sound was innovative and heavy, creating a noise that few could believe an all-girl band capable of generating" https://flowerandthevine.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/char-vinnedge-the-luvd-ones/ Describing her style of playing, Vinnedge said, “The reason I tuned my guitar down a full step was simple. I didn’t want to sound like anybody else.” https://www.tinymixtapes.com/delorean/luv8217d-ones-truth-gotta-stand

Nicknamed the “female Jimi Hendrix” by her musical peers, in 197X Vinnedge collaborated with Billy Cox on a Jimi Hendrix tribute album titled Nitro Function.

Charlotte’s nephew, John Sorensen, said "Char was a very headstrong bandleader. She wanted things her way when it came to what direction the band would go, and the problem with that was that it was the ’60s and she was female. Record executives just weren’t listening to a woman in the ’60s who told them what she and her group wanted to do." https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/the-secret-history-of-women-in-rock-charlotte-and-christine-vinnedge-of-the-luvd-ones

Char Vinnedge died of a heart attack in 1997 http://strangecurrenciesmusic.com/on-distant-stations-the-luvd-ones/

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