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Ace of Cups

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Ace of Cups is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1967 during the Summer of Love era.^[C1] It has been described as one of the first all-female rock bands.^[C2]^[C3]^[C4]^[C5]

The members of Ace of Cups were Mary Gannon (bass), Marla Hunt (organ, piano), Denise Kaufman (guitar, harmonica), Mary Ellen Simpson (lead guitar), and Diane Vitalich (drums). Lead vocals were sung by all members of the band except Vitalich, and all five sang backup. The songwriting, too, was divided among the band members.^[C6]

Citations

CITE 1

Whalen, Kelly (2017-08-30): "Meet the Ace of Cups, the Haight's (Almost) Forgotten All-Girl Band", KQED Arts. [accessed 2017-09-01] https://www.kqed.org/arts/13806888/meet-the-ace-of-cups-the-haights-almost-forgotten-all-girl-band
CITE 2

Gleason, Toby (2008): Go Ride the Music / West Pole (DVD liner notes), Eagle Vision. , EV 30181-9
CITE 3

Lindblad, Peter (September 23, 2008): "Psychedelic '60s bands on DVD", Goldmine., Archived from the original on July 11, 2011 [accessed 2025-09-04] https://web.archive.org/web/20110711104602/http://blog.goldminemag.com/forgottenboy/Psychedelic+60s+Bands+On+DVD.aspx
CITE 4

Palao, Alec (2003): "Hear Every Sound: The Ace of Cups Story".It's Bad for You But Buy It! (CD liner notes), The Ace of Cups. Big Beat., p. 3. CDWIKD 236.
CITE 5

Robinson, Bruce (March 25, 2009): "Rock 'n' Role Models", Metro. [accessed May 1, 2009.] http://www.metroactive.com/bohemian/03.25.09/music-aces-0912.html
CITE 6

Lundborg, Patrick (2005): "Denise Kaufman & The Ace of Cups", Shindig! [accessed November 12, 2016] http://www.lysergia.com/LamaWorkshop/AceOfCups/lamaAceOfCups.htm