Famous as a founder of the late 1960s and early 1970s rock-jazz-blues-folk fusion band Joy of Cooking, she served as the group's pianist and contributed to the band's 1971 hit single, "Brownsville," as well as to the albums Joy of Cooking (1971), Closer to the Ground (1971), and Castles (1972). She launched her band, one of the first female-fronted rock groups in history, in 1967.
