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suzi , australia on 26 september 2007 . quatro performing at the ais arena , canberra the pleasure seekers cradle chris norman 1964 -- present susan kay quatro 1957 gibson les paul bass gibson eb2 greco bass -lrb- custom fender -rrb- yamaha bb2000 bc rich ` bich ' bass -lrb- precision custom -rrb- bc rich eagle bass bass gibson ripper status bass guitars mercury disky razor & tie rso aip first night cd baby rak cherry red arista emi int ' l emi bgo suzi quatro
 solo_singer suzi australia . quatro , playing bass guitar , performing in 3 june 1950 glam rock hard rock cock rock suzi at ais arena.jpg quatro plays a bass guitar while she sings detroit , michigan , u.s. vocals bass guitar piano drums guitar suzi quatro singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist record producer actress radio presenter
suzi quatro

susan kay `` suzi '' quatro -lrb- born june 3 , 1950 ; detroit , michigan -rrb- is an american born , british-based singer-songwriter , multi-instrumentalist , and actress .
she was the first female bass player to become a major rock star breaking a barrier to women 's participation in rock music .
in the 1970s quatro scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in european and australian territories than in her homeland .
following a recurring role as bass player leather tuscadero on the popular american sitcom `` happy days '' , her duet `` stumblin ' in '' with chris norman reached number 4 in the usa in 1979 .
quatro released her self-titled debut album in 1973 .
since then , she has released fifteen studio albums , ten compilation albums , and one live album .
her solo hits include `` can the can '' , `` 48 crash '' , `` daytona demon '' , `` devil gate drive '' , and `` your mamma wo n't like me '' .
between 1973 and 1980 quatro was awarded six bravo ottos .
in 2010 she was voted into the michigan rock and roll legends online hall of fame .
quatro has sold over 50 million albums and continues to perform live , worldwide .
her most recent album was released in 2011 and she also continues to present new radio programmes .
