Who is your favorite female singer? any genre Mine is Roberta Flack

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[applegrove]

1. K.D.Lang.

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3. Yes, she has a powerful voice. TY applegrove.

[Stardust Mirror]

10. my first thought

She has such vocal control

also this is a fun one from her..

[Runningdawg]

227. 100% No contest for me, she's the only one whose voice can bring me to tears.

[marble falls]

236. What a voice, so strong but with a slight element of vulerability.

[applegrove]

237. I was so proud as a Canadian when she sang at the Calgary Winter Olympics.

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She can be ethereal, earthy or fun. Such a gift.

[Ocelot II]

2. Probably Renee Fleming, Kiri Te Kanawa or Dawn Upshaw.

I don't care much for popular music, rarely listen to it. Might make an exception for Roberta Flack and Peggy Lee.

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5. Thank you , Ocelot II, Enjoy the music.

[TrueBlueNV]

4. Heart's

Ann Wilson

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6. Thank you, TrueBlueNV. Ann Wilson also has a powerful voice.

[Bayard]

161. Absolutely!

Power and range.

I always thought she'd do a great duet with Steve Perry (Journey.)

[Mister Ed]

7. Mine might be Deborah Harry.

Much fuss was made about her visual image, but that's not what I'm speaking of. Her voice has always appealed to me greatly.

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9. TY Mister Ed . I agree with you about Deborah Harry.

[blm]

152. Ethereal.

[DBoon]

228. Me too

[stonecutter357]

8. Tatiana Shmayluk of JINJER .

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12. TY stonecutter357. Question for you ---her voice was sweet and delicate at the begining. Is that her singing the second

part or is she lip singing a male"s voice? I can't see how her voice can change that much. TY

[stonecutter357]

19. It is 100% Her voice . She did this in one take !

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21. Get out!!! How does/can she change her voice that much?

I guess I am getting old.

[malthaussen]

41. Funny you should ask...

https://304jcw02.medium.com/how-metal-vocalist-tatiana-shmayluk-growls-like-the-devil-96f7a1dd384c

-- Mal

[stonecutter357]

146. This may help . This Trained Singer Teaches Metal Bands How To Scream ,

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232. Ty stonecutter. Your post is very interesting. I watched the video twice.

[Stardust Mirror]

11. Ella Fitzgerald

end of discussion

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14. Thank you Stardust Mirror. Ella "s voice was perfection.

[malthaussen]

24. Sarah Vaughan.

Want to fight?

[Stardust Mirror]

29. fine fine

no argument here

[AloeVera]

83. Billie Holliday. And Edith Piaf.

All great.

[malthaussen]

110. Edith doing "Ca Ira" is my Bastille Day go-to.

More appropriate every day, too.

-- Mal

[AloeVera]

144. Tres a propos

Thanks. I always say it's good to have a Bastille day go-to.

For 300 years they make war
To the sound of fifes and drums
Leaving us to drop dead of poverty
It couldn't last forever
...

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

[demosincebirth]

163. The greatest...and her elecution was perfect

[Not Heidi]

167. She was one in a million.

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Aside: I had a betta fish named Ella Fitzgerald. So he wouldn't be confused (fish don't know from gender identity), I called him Jerry. But he couldn't sing.

[brush]

183. I'm with you on Ella. I'd also add Sarah Vauhan, the other greatest jazz singer.

[stopdiggin]

13. OMG - - kid in a candy store ...

Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries)
Aretha
Emmylou
Allison Krauss
Linda Ronstadt (very overlooked in her own heyday)
Edie Brickell ................

(I fell head over heels for all of them .... and still hurting just a little bit!)

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17. TY stopdiggin. All of your choices are right on the spot.

[mopinko]

89. i'll only argue about harris.

her voice puts my teeth on edge. high for the sake of high, but w no power behind it. reedy. yuck.

[Not Heidi]

109. How dare you!

Who gave you permission to jump right into my heart and name a bunch of my favorite musicians?! Harrumph.

[bahboo]

15. Bonnie Raitt...

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18. TY bahboo. I agree.

[Silver Gaia]

26. Yes!

I have two. Can't pick just one!

Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt

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112. TY Silver Gala. Bothe wonderful singers.

[House of Roberts]

16. Linda Ronstadt.

Scored more hits across more genres than anyone.

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20. Thank You, House of Roberts. I so enjoyed how her voice would change with every song she sang.

[Silver Gaia]

30. Yes!

I have two. Can't pick just one!

Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt

[doc03]

40. Me too. nt

[malthaussen]

22. Karen Carpenter, hands down.

Think you asked this once before.

As to sopranos: Joni Mitchell, who has almost exactly the same vocal register as Karen, but she tends to use the high end, whereas Karen emphasizes the basement.

Annie Haslam, of Renaissance, has a 6-octave register, and you gotta hear her to believe her. This would be a good start:

As to jazz stylists, it's hard to pick between Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. I wouldn't want to live on the difference, but Ella and Satchmo together are just great. But Sarah is Sassy.

-- Mal

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27. TY malthaussen.

[MuseRider]

49. No one better ever than Linda. n/t

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171. TY MuseRider

[rzemanfl]

50. It would be interesting to hear her cover Minnie Riperton songs.

[Brother Buzz]

72. Karen Carpenter was initially a second fiddle to her brother, which you probably knew, but

in an informal recording session for Richard, in session bassist Joe Osborn's garage studio, the tag-along Karen sat in and played a little drums and sang a bit. Joe Osborn liked what he heard and passed the tape on to Herb Alpert. Alpert's buddy, producer, Lou Adler heard the demo and it was off to the races.

Fast forward a bit, in a recording studio, session drummer extraordinaire Hal Blaine liked what he heard but suggested Karen sing an octave lower. This was met with consternation from her controlling mother, but later in the session she did drop it an octave lower.... and the rest is history

Karen later went on to say, "The money is in the basement".

I guess it goes without saying, Joe Osborn played bass on all her recordings

[a kennedy]

194. This is so interesting......thanks for this info.

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80. Thank you malthaussen.

[Brother Buzz]

23. Patsy Cline- She had a hauntingly pitch perfect voice

A magnificent crossover star taken to soon

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34. Thank you Brother Buzz.. She had a beautiful voice.

[stopdiggin]

147. how in the heck did we get this far down thread without somebody going there .. ? -(nt)-

[Harker]

209. +33.

She's why I checked in here.

[Alliepoo]

25. Oh boy-it's so hard to choose!

I’ve adored Roberta Flack since I heard her sing “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in “Play Misty For Me” many moons ago. I also love Linda Ronstadt, k d lang, Karla Bonoff and Carole King and Bonnie Raitt. I don’t think I can choose just one!! LOL!

[House of Roberts]

39. Carole King would top my list of female singer-songwriters.

Nice to see you mention Karla Bonoff whose music I was introduced to via Linda Ronstadt.

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62. Thank you Alliepoo, When I was married, that was the first song my husband and I danced to.

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118. TY Alliepoo You can choose all of them. They are all terrific.

[Permanut]

28. Irene Cara..

Flashdance, What a Feelin'.

I'm still a disco fan!

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66. Thank you Permanut. Irene Cara did have a wonderful voice.

[CanonRay]

31. Linda Ronstadt

hands down.

[Deuxcents]

38. Agree

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120. Thank you CanonRay.

[Upthevibe]

32. debm55.........

Great post - Thank you!

I can't pick just one:

Linda Ronstadt
Patsy Cline
Karen Carpenter
Ann Wilson
Amy Winehouse
Whitney Houston
Rihanna
K.D. Lange
Adele

I have more but those are just off the top of my head.

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63. Thank you , upthevibe. All of your choices are wonderful

[rurallib]

33. Joan Baez

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67. Thank you rualib. Yes, Joan had a beautiful voice.

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[Sneederbunk]

35. Norah Jones

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[Lunabell]

36. Karen Carpenter.

Her alto was as smooth as silk.

[rsdsharp]

37. Hard to name just one. Linda Ronstadt, Karen Carpenter, Trisha Yearwood, Mary Chapin Carpenter

and someone who sadly died before she could really hit it big: Eva Cassidy.

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79. Ty rsdsharp. thank you for all of them . RIP Eva Cassidy---what a beautiful voice and song.

[FelineOverlord]

202. My beloved Michelle Kwan

used to skate an exhibition to Fields of Gold. That's how I became aware of both the song and the singer.

[rsdsharp]

205. Sting wrote it, and had the hit with it, peaking at #2 on the Billboard AC Chart,

but I prefer the Eva Cassidy version.

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216. Thank you so much FelineOverlordfor the song and Michelle's program.

[whathehell]

42. Laura Nyro, who was also a great songwriter.

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121. TY whatthehell. I agree.

[whathehell]

135. Yes, wasn't she terrific?

So sad she died young of ovarian cancer.

[Cartoonist]

43. Sandy Denny

Who knows where the time goes?

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122. Thank you Cartoonist.

[consider_this]

155. Have you heard Eva Cassidy's cover of that song?

[AltairIV]

44. 3 if you don't mind

This an extremely tough one, and I find it difficult to narrow it down to just one. So if you don't mind I'll name these three:
Kate Bush
Melanie (Safka)
IU (Lee Ji-eun)

[Lochloosa]

68. I was wondering when someone would mention Kate Bush.

The Klck Inside is an amazing album for someone that young.

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172. Ty Lochloosa.

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173. Ty AltairIV

[Frasier Balzov]

45. Streisand.

Time-tested prodigy and renaissance woman.

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128. Ty Frasier Balzov. Tove her voice and and movies. what a talent.

[CTyankee]

46. I really like Queen Latifah, K.D. Laing and Carole King...

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129. TY CTyankee, Agree on all three. I sawCarole King three times with James Taylor. Great concert.

[CTyankee]

154. I think I wore out my Tapestry album, I played it so much. I was between marriages, ya know, and it spoke to me...

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169. TY CTyankee

[Mr.Bill]

47. Another vote for Patsy Cline.

As my wife once said, I don't know why anyone else would even try to sing after hearing her.

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53. Thank you , Mr. Bill and Mrs. Bill

[rzemanfl]

48. Laura Branigan.

Mostly for her version of "The Power of Love." I have posted it here an unseemly number of times.

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51. Thank you rzemantl.

[Chipper Chat]

52. Nellie Lutcher (40s blues/pop)

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[Chipper Chat]

58. The song is ended

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174. Ty Chipper Chat.

[LoisB]

54. Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner

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57. Great choices, LoisB. TY

[hlthe2b]

55. How'd we get to #55 without mention of Stevie Nicks?! (Oh & I love nearly all already mentioned as well)

but, I do have to right this omission.

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176. Ty hlthe2b.

[Goonch]

56. Sinad O'Connor

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59. Thank You Goonch. Sweet.beautiful voice and soul. May she rest in peace.

[DelMar dem]

60. Can't pick just one

Linda Ronstadt and Alison Krauss

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175. TY DelMar dem

[Delarage]

61. Annie Lennox

Although Natalie Merchant is a close 2nd. And probably Stevie Nicks is up there. This was a hard one!

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71. TY Delarage. All three are great.

[LoisB]

64. Strange that no one said Whitney Houston (including me).

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70. TY LoisB. Yes Whitney had a beautiful voice.

[MadLinguist]

65. Cesaria Evora

Nina Simone. Can't choose

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69. TY MadLinguist . It;s okay to put two.

[lastlib]

73. Annie Haslam, Renaissance!

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Her live performance of "Ashes Are Burning" sends chills down your spine! Absolutely jaw-dropping!

Of course, there are so many to choose from--Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Karen Carpenter, Christine McVie, Dionne Warwick (not really my kind of music, but, damn, you gotta respect that talent!), and more.....

[Ohio Joe]

74. Chrissie Hynde

Play this album loud

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178. TY Onio Joe.

[LakeArenal]

75. Stevie Nicks and.....

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And Loreena McKennitt

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179. Thank you LakeArenal

[MichMan]

76. Stevie Nicks

What's interesting is that she only joined Fleetwood Mac because they wanted her boyfriend in the band and he said it was a package deal. That ended up working out pretty good

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127. HAHAHAHAHAHA. I listened to the video post 3 times. TY MichMan.

[bif]

77. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

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130. TY bif.

[BoomaofBandM]

78. Joni Mitchell

Court and Spark. Spent many hours listening to that album. All the previous are wonderful as well.

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119. TY. Joni is a treasure.

[FuzzyRabbit]

81. Judith Durham

Lead voice of the Seekers. Her voice was as good in her seventies as it was in her twenties.

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82. FuzzyRabbit, thank you

[LakeVermilion]

87. Glad to see that I'm not the only person to recognize Judith Durham.

Their sound captured me in the 60's and I continue to listen to the Seekers today.

[blm]

104. Completely unique voice.

So stirring.

[NNadir]

84. Joni Mitchell

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117. TY NNadir. She is right up there with Roberta Flack with my choices.

[if..fish..had..wings]

85. There are many

Amy Winehouse is one of the best ever, but my favorite?

Holly Cole

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105. TY. I didn't like the beginning, but once Holly Cole started singing it was great.

[Imalittleteapot]

86. Karen Carpenter!

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103. Ty imalittleteapot. Very Beautiful voice. Tragic life.

[justaprogressive]

88. Happy Rhodes

Happy Rhodes (born Kimberley Tyler Rhodes, August 9, 1965) is an American singer, musician and songwriter with a four-octave vocal range, releasing 11 albums between 1986 and 2007.

Enjoy this special artist!

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99. TY justaprogressive. The second video really shows her voice range.

[justaprogressive]

198. haha yes,

First you have to convince people that she can really sing...and write... Then they're ready for the stuff no one else does...

[tavernier]

90. Janis Joplin.

I always get goosebumps when one of her songs comes on.

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97. Ty tavernier, Janis had a very unique voice.

[mopinko]

91. my voice teacher told me to imitate voices i love.

rn that’s aretha and adele. but lady gaga and taylor swift have voices that r just impeccable.
cant argue w most of the names here. except emmy lou harris. fingernails on a chalkboard to me.

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96. Thank you mopinko.

[TexasDem69]

92. Hole

And Courtney Love had some great songs, including g Doll Parts.

https://m.

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95. Thank you TexasDemDem69

[coprolite]

93. Aretha Franklin

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94. Agree and welcome to the Lounge.

[Danascot]

98. Aida Garifullina

Every note is perfection.

The same piece with the vocals isolated:

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100. That is beautiful. Ty Danascot.

[calguy]

101. Laura Nyro

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102. TY Lovely voice. and songs.

[brush]

184. Yes. A favorite from back then.

[Not Heidi]

106. Shawn Colvin

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She came to my attention when I saw her on the Grammys performing Sunny Came Home (I'd never heard it before)- For that song, she won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Hearing her performance on the Grammys led me to listen to all of her albums, and, my god, what a talent. She writes amazing songs. She's a true wordsmith with wonderful musical talent.

A couple of my favorite songs are Summer Dress and Shotgun Down the Avalanche - and Venetian Blue, which she wrote after seeing Brokeback Mountain.

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116. Thank you, Not Heidi. I will do a search on her.

[BlueSky3]

139. Down the Avalanche

Is spellbinding.

[IowaGuy]

107. Margo Timmins

A voice like melted butter...

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108. Ty IowaGuy

[rubbersole]

185. 100% agree.

We saw the Cowboy Junkies in concert at UCF at least 40 years ago. Probably 50. The gym/auditorium didn't even have a stage. We were a little early and got front row seats. I've never seen anyone quite like her. Effortless sensuality. Very unique and memorable.

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195. Ty rubbersole.

[msongs]

111. for warmth, Bette Midler. FOr style, Diana Ross. for belting, Donna Summer, for air raid siren

Whitney Houston. for quirkiness, Cindi Lauper.

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113. Bravo msongs.

[yellowdogintexas]

156. air raid siren...LOL Not a Houston fan. If she would just sing

without all the trimmings, I would like her a lot. Her version of "I will Always Love You" pales when put against Dolly Parton's version

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

114. Mine is Annie Lennox

Always loved her.

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115. Ty. I really loved "Sweet Dreams"

[Easterncedar]

123. Catherine Russell

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126. Ty Easterncedar.

[Woodwizard]

124. Deborah Harry

Her voice range was amazing.

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125. Agree. TY Woodwizard.

[mopinko]

131. so many great voices out there.

i was told my voice is pretty rare. looking at this list, it’s hard for me to believe.

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137. Yes , so many and so different and unique in their style and genre.

[3catwoman3]

132. Carly Simon. Linda Ronstadt. Carole King.

Enya.

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136. Wonderful list 3catwoman3 Thank you.

[cos dem]

133. Lucinda Williams

Only because I haven't seen her mentioned so far. I kind of hate picking favorites...

Other favorites:
- Kate Bush
- Annie Lennox
- Sinead O'Connor
- Pat Benatar
- Debbie Harry
- Cyndi Lauper
- Stevie Nicks

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134. Ty cos dem. Your list is wonderful.

[BlueSky3]

138. Don't forget

Tracy Chapman. Wonderful voice, amazing song writer.

[AkFemDem]

140. Lady Gaga

Greatest singer of her generation imo

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180. Ty AkFemDem

[Different Drummer]

141. Pat Benatar.

[aka-chmeee]

142. Barbra Streisand and Rita Coolidge nt

[Keepthesoulalive]

143. Unsung Divas

Chaka Khan
Nancy Wilson jazz singer
Randy Crawford
Lorraine Ellison, the original Stay With Me Baby
Mavis Staples

[greatauntoftriplets]

148. Loreena McKennitt.

https://loreenamckennitt.com/

[LA Blue Bengal]

149. Floor Jansen of Nightwish

She can move between the operatic vocals of early Nightwish to straight up rock with ease, and also the growl used in a lot of modern metal. She has a four octave range:

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[BOSSHOG]

150. Linda Ronstadt

She speaks to my head and my heart regardless of song. Love her forever. Love her voice.

Prisoner in Disguise. Tears me up every time I hear it.

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196. TY BOSSHOG

[brewens]

151. Pretenders-Chrissy Hynde. She slays me! Great voice and all around talent. I saw they Learning to Crawl

tour show.

[SYFROYH]

153. Nina Simone uber alles

Anne Wilson for rock
Annie Lennox for new wave
Amy Lee for goth

Diamanda Galas for jazz (best label, but it doesnt really fit).

[woodsprite]

157. Probably Cher.

I always used to try to mimic either Julie Andrews, Shirley Jones, or Karen Carpenter when I was young.

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233. Thank you woodsprite.

[yellowdogintexas]

158. No Dolly Parton??? I can't believe it. I do have a list inside the post though

OK
I have a few and I am basing it on this: would I put on a whole album or two and curl up with my cat and a book for a couple of hours
Linda Ronstadt ( I have 6 of her CDs I think)
Dolly Parton
Melissa Manchester
Queen Latifa
Lady Gaga (especially with Tony Bennet)
Bette Midler

[Not Heidi]

164. Queen Latifah - yes!

I take it you've heard The Dana Owens Album? What a voice. I get chills when I listen to her sing - really sing.

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221. Yes to all of your choices. Ty yellowdogin texas.

[lpbk2713]

159. It's hard to believe ...

Gladys Knight hasn't been mentioned yet.

The Empress of Soul.

I could listen to her sing all day.

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222. TY lpbk2713 Loved listening to Gladys Knight as a teen.

[MaryMagdaline]

160. Aretha Franklin

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224. Agree, TY

[rubbersole]

162. Margo Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies.

In person, probably 40 years ago. Most sensual voice I'd ever heard. Certainly never forgot that show.

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177. TY rubbersole.

[Niagara]

165. I have an abundance of favorite female singers.

I can't carry a tune to save my life unless I'm singing in the shower, must be an Auto-Tune happening in the shower.


My favorite female singers in no particular order:


1. Laura Branigan (Rest in Paradise)

2. Cherie Currie- Was approached to join The Runaways in 1975

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3. Joan Jett - Was a founding member of The Runaways

4. Tina Turner (Rest in Paradise)

5. Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey (Shakespears Sister)

I'm also including the following without music videos:
Marie Fredriksson (Rest in Paradise), Beth Gibbons, Lady Gaga, Martika AKA Marta Marrero, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Courtney Love, and Alannah Myles.

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170. Ty Niagara

[Niagara]

197. Yw Debbie!

[maxrandb]

166. Grace Slick

Such a unique and tremendous voice, and it didn't hurt that I was entering male puberty when she was at the height of her fame.

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168. Ty yes Grace had a very unique voice.

[Brother Buzz]

200. Surrealistic Pillow was recorded in the cavernous RCA Hollywood Studio

The band set up on the floor with nothing but drop mics like it was an orchestra (Yes, tremendous RCA microphones) while Grace Slick was positioned in an isolation booth.

Grace Slick's isolated voice on White Rabbit. She totally had some pipes and was absolutely the perfect voice for Jefferson Airplane:

[Botany]

181. There is a God

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188. Thank you Botany.

[Botany]

190. God has some other fav tunes too.

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201. Thanks , Botany

[k55f5r]

182. The Queen - Linda Rondstat

She is the greatest of all time.

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193. TY k55f5r

[OldBaldy1701E]

186. Nina Simone, hands down.

SO powerful.

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191. Thank you Old Baldy1701E

[IbogaProject]

187. Queen Latifah

Who is more an actor now.

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189. TY IbogaProject Love her voice and songs

[a kennedy]

192. As others have already said Karen Carpenter.

Am still just sick over her death.

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199. I agree a kennedy. She was beautiful before trying to lose the weight.

[No Vested Interest]

203. Bernadette Peters, Barbra Streisand, Better Midler, Ella Fitzgerald...

So many great ones at different times, with different styles...

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217. TY No Vested Interest. Wonderful singers.

[HUAJIAO]

204. Renata Scotto !

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223. Thank you HUAJIAO

[HUAJIAO]

240. Do you know who she was?

[patphil]

206. Joni Mitchell - her voice is so clear and bright; like a bell ringing.

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225. Agree. TY patphil

[Layzeebeaver]

207. Jo Stafford

perfect pitch

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234. Ty layzeebeaver.

[underpants]

208. Natalie Merchant needs a mention

I loved listening to her. Mid 80’s so I hadn’t decided a useful major other than Literature. I didn’t have time or interest to actually read the books so my papers were back/side stories of the works. “Tequila with Emily Dickinson” was one of them.

One of my rich uncles rented some suites in Duck NC. Outerbanks. On the beach. Blazing hot summer day. My brother and I went down to the beach with a butt-ton of beer, a boombox (I guess), and tapes. We spent hours down there totally uncovered from the sun listening to REM 10,000 Maniacs The dBs probably some Steely Dan Traffic Sade etc. I wouldn’t say we were pounding beers - it was an effortless flow of beers. A lot of beer. I’m sure we were both baked. We worked the world out between us. That’s pretty much where we still are today. Based on that day.

It was one of the most beautiful days of my life.

When we got back up to the suite my aunt said “we could see you all. You guys drank a LOT of beer”. We did.


Pappaw - Johnnie - was there. He laughed and said something about how we had a day he never was able to have. He was injured in the Battle of the Bulge and spent two years at the Army hospital at the Greenbrier. Tough life. Read voluminously.

One of the best days of my life.

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229. Wow. wonderful post and Natalie Merchant's voice

[Elessar Zappa]

210. Reba McEntire.

I’m not a huge fan of 90s country music but I’ve always liked her. My parents were big country fans and Reba’s was the first concert I went to with them when I was eight years old.

[Chainfire]

211. Diana Ross

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226. Agree, with and with the Supremes. TY Chainfire.

[ailsagirl]

212. Linda Ronstadt comes to mind, but there are so many!!

[da svenster]

213. a little surprise i don't see tori amos here

'cause she's a favorite of mine.

worth mentioning:
* kasey chambers
* pat benetar (during her rock years)
* ani difranco
* sarah maclachlan
* alanis morrisette

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220. Ty you for your choices, da svenster. All talented singers.

[yesphan]

214. Besides Joni

Kathleen Battle, Anita O'day.

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219. TY yesphan, I agree.

[TlalocW]

215. Selena

I think I was her biggest gringo fan outside of Texas. One of my undergrad degrees was Spanish, and I went to Camelot Music in the mall (this is really dating me) to look at their woefully small Spanish music section and found, "Entre a Mi Mundo." I had never heard of her, but I figured, "Eh, well, she's very pretty so at least I'll have a nice cassette cover." Little did I know I had picked up a tape of someone who would become one of the biggest Tejano stars ever. I left a college event that I had traveled 200 miles to when I bought a paper and saw she had been murdered because it bummed me out so much.

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218. TY TialocW Selena was a very talented young woman. May she RIP

[Mike Nelson]

230. Aretha Franklin...

... but there are a lot of great ones mentioned! I'd like to give an honorable mention to Connie Francis. Like Aretha, she had a great range of styles... for some reason, she's not popular with the rock "Hall of Fame" crowd.

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239. Thank you. Mike Nelson. Aretha was the queen.

[Skgeer]

231. Retired teacher

While I love Roberta Slack I also love Nina Simone .

[marble falls]

235. Welcome fellow Nina Simone and Roberta Slack fan!

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238. I am also a retired teacher.and Ilove Roberta Flack

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241. Marian Anderson

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242. TY retread. Totally agree,

[Mad_Dem_X]

243. Another vote for Annie Lennox

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244. TY Mad_Dem_X

[Emile]

245. Patsy Cline

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246. Thank you Emile

[LeonidPlanck]

247. Early Ani DiFranco and

The late Kate Wolf.

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248. ty LeonidPlanck