“I look down, I see the empty pit, and I see a bass guitar against the wall. I said, ‘Right, I’m gonna show you guys what I’ve got’”: When a teenage Suzi Quatro laid down a marker by jamming with Jeff Beck and Cozy Powell

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Suzi Quatro has never been an artist to sit shyly in the corner, and her impromptu jam with Jeff Beck and Cozy Powell while still a teenager proves just that.

Quatro, 75, was a trailblazer for women in rock when she first burst onto the scene with her self-titled debut album in 1973. An expansive tour opening for Alice Cooper soon followed, helping establish her in a male-dominated genre.