Ever get that feeling of deja vu?
If you’ve attended the Lilith Fair — in any of its three incarnations — you’ve probably noticed that the annual festival of women’s music adheres to a fairly defined format. With the fair arriving Thursday at the World Music Theatre, we offer concertgoers a checklist of chick categories.
(CATEGORY) 1997 1998 1999
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Youngster Madeline Peyroux Imani Coppola Monica (1)
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Hip elder Emmylou Harris Bonnie Raitt (2) Chrissie Hynde
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Angry Gal Meredith Brooks Sinead O’Connor Sandra Bernhard (3)
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Valiant attempt at Beth Orton, Missy Elliott (4) Dixie Chicks,
musical diversity Cassandra Wilson Diana Krall Queen Latifah
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Folk-rock duo Indigo Girls (5,6) Indigo Girls Indigo Girls
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One-hit wonder who
won’t go away Lisa Loeb (7) Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb
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Songbird whose
songs sound alike Sarah McLachlan (8) Sarah McLachlan Sarah McLachlan
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