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(39,107 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)SheltieLover
(81,189 posts)Love her voice and music!
debm55
(61,066 posts)hlthe2b
(114,161 posts)Stevie Nicks! (I adore her)
debm55
(61,066 posts)blm
(114,693 posts)and Grace Slick during her 60s/70s prime.
debm55
(61,066 posts)IA8IT
(6,434 posts)FuzzyRabbit
(2,217 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)chouchou
(3,192 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)JT45242
(4,060 posts)Write, sing, play guitar. Cannot separate them in my head.
Pure singer. ..give me Karen Carpenter or Mary Travers
debm55
(61,066 posts)2MuchNoise
(786 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)Dulcinea
(10,166 posts)She's amazing. Well, I think so, anyway.
debm55
(61,066 posts)Diamond_Dog
(40,759 posts)And Alanis Morisette has a heck of a voice as well.
debm55
(61,066 posts)YorkRd
(437 posts)[link:Sarah McLachlan was one of the biggest and most consequential singer-songwriters of the 90s, but her legacy has been a bit overshadowed by the famously sad ASPCA ads that she used to do, the ones with her song Angel. Those things are joke magnets, and McLachlan has been a good sport about the phenomenon. Just last month, she parodied those ads when she appeared on the Simpsons season finale, singing about Itchy and Scratchy. For a while now, McLachlan has been working to maintain that legacy; she did a 30th-anniversary tour for her album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy last year. But now, shes coming back with new music, announcing her first new album in a long time.|
debm55
(61,066 posts)surfered
(13,742 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)whathehell
(30,494 posts)Cass Elliot, Michelle Phillips, Nina Simone and the underappreciated Laura Nyro.
debm55
(61,066 posts)whathehell
(30,494 posts)There are others, too, of course, but those are the standouts, in my view.
debm55
(61,066 posts)whathehell
(30,494 posts)..certainly one of the nicest people on this board.
Coolgoober
(366 posts)I'm usually old school but the women that can really belt it out hands down are Chistina Aguilera and Adele.
debm55
(61,066 posts)LoisB
(13,127 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)catbyte
(39,201 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)lark
(26,086 posts)Some other fave women singers - Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Ann Wilson & Marcia Ball. They are all spectacular.
debm55
(61,066 posts)cloudbase
(6,286 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)sestina
(527 posts)Stevie Nicks
Carole King
debm55
(61,066 posts)RoadRunner
(4,719 posts)We both have issues and shes still alive!
debm55
(61,066 posts)ILikePie92
(223 posts)Don't forget Miss Joplin!
Oh and Patsy Cline, my 2 all time favorites!
debm55
(61,066 posts)2MuchNoise
(786 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)SARose
(1,831 posts)Each time I see you again
I fall to pieces
How can I be just your friend?
That voice!
Country ladies in no particular order
Dolly Parton
Beyoncé-love her Jolene version
The Chicks
Mary Chapin Carpenter
And the one, the only
Janis Joplin
debm55
(61,066 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,717 posts)Lisa Loeb, as well.
debm55
(61,066 posts)Ilikepurple
(733 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,717 posts)Chipper Chat
(10,890 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)Dorothy V
(510 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)OhioBack2Blue
(142 posts)Now does music with Jonathan Coulter.
Joan Jett. Amazing dynamo, always doing all sorts of groundbreaking projects, engaged in social justice work, and always mentoring.
I've seen them both in concert over 12 times each. I have met and talked with Joan, who is a very grounded person, who encourages others to follow their passions. I was close to meeting Aimee Mann, at a small concert venue, but she was not feeling well, which I certainly understand, but was still disappointing.
Both individuals fought the male dominated and heavily misogynistic recording industry and won.
Even Republicans cannot hold raw human potential down. I believe this is our greatest strength and we all have it.
debm55
(61,066 posts)OLDMDDEM
(3,216 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)NEOH
(325 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)Sneederbunk
(17,557 posts)Haggard Celine
(17,858 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)AloeVera
(4,320 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)malaise
(296,823 posts)and Aretha, the greatest 😀
debm55
(61,066 posts)Permanut
(8,449 posts)"What a Feeling"
debm55
(61,066 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,162 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)Ocelot II
(130,811 posts)I'm an opera fan.
debm55
(61,066 posts)3catwoman3
(29,566 posts)was the school nurse for many, many years. My mom followed her career with great interest.
debm55
(61,066 posts)Layzeebeaver
(2,287 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)Botany
(77,528 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)3catwoman3
(29,566 posts)I am stuck in the music of my youth.
debm55
(61,066 posts)TommieMommy
(2,964 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)ProfessorGAC
(76,959 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)madamesilverspurs
(16,516 posts)and the incomparable Julie Andrews.
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debm55
(61,066 posts)KT2000
(22,174 posts)Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Linda Ronstadt,
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(61,066 posts)Lochloosa
(16,755 posts)KT2000
(22,174 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)KT2000
(22,174 posts)and sent the wrong link. This one is Beth Hart - wow!
rainy
(6,322 posts)Im loving Brandi Carlile ♥️
debm55
(61,066 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,406 posts)if you get a chance. I've been to five of her concerts. And she is a great songwriter.
debm55
(61,066 posts)Lochloosa
(16,755 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts).
Lochloosa
(16,755 posts)But she's always playing with the best. They know.
FloridaDAR
(3,736 posts)Too many, but my favorites are Eydie Gormé, Karen Carpenter, Patsy Cline, Diana Krall, Kristin Chenoweth, Patty LuPone, and the queen, Ella Fitzgerald.
debm55
(61,066 posts)FloridaDAR
(3,736 posts)But good is good, regardless. I do love Norah Jones, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé, and several young female jazz artists are excellent. I grew up with parents who loved every kind of music, and I have a partner who is trained in classical music, but he also had a jazz band. At any moment, on any day, classical music would be playing, followed by Frank Sinatra or Waylon Jennings, which is why your question is both a difficult and excellent one. Love the choices people have made!
debm55
(61,066 posts)mopinko
(73,792 posts)doesnt get any better.
WheelWalker
(9,407 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)WestMichRad
(3,307 posts)Haslam of the band Renaissance that was at their best in the 70s and 80s. Schmidt is a Michigan folk singer. Love em!
I seem to gravitate towards the more obscure
debm55
(61,066 posts)Cirsium
(3,980 posts)I used to play some of the same venues as Claudia Schmidt in Detroit back in the day.
JoseBalow
(9,565 posts)She's in some of my favorite musicals
debm55
(61,066 posts)rurallib
(64,727 posts)what a voice!
Oh and Tracy Chapman
debm55
(61,066 posts)Ilikepurple
(733 posts)I really hate to stop there, but this list could get really long. Tina Turner, Nina Hagen. See it just got longer.
debm55
(61,066 posts)Ilikepurple
(733 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)Ilikepurple
(733 posts)Grace Jones or Slick, Carla Bozulich, Aimee Mann, Joan Jett, Annie Lennox, Elizabeth Fraser, Alison Moyet, Macy Gray, and Patti Smith. Bjork!
KPN
(17,423 posts)are: Jewel, Annie Lenox, Sinead OConner, Sade, Madonna and, oh, what about Barbara Streisand?! . Have to say too that I love that so many mentioned Ella.
debm55
(61,066 posts)Zackzzzz
(374 posts)'IF I HAD A RIBBON BOW'
debm55
(61,066 posts)LogDog75
(1,312 posts)Karen Carpenter
Anne Murray
Petula Clark
Helen Reddy
debm55
(61,066 posts)Bayard
(29,920 posts)She has the best pipes in the biz. Love a woman who can really belt out a song. Linda Ronstadt is another.
Then, Aretha of course, Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Dixie Chicks, Stevie Nicks, Anita Baker, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Chrissie Hynde, Pat Benatar, and Moya Brennan (Clannad.)
MorbidButterflyTat
(4,619 posts)Pat Benatar, yes!
debm55
(61,066 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)yellowdogintexas
(23,726 posts)I agree that you can't separate the "Heart" singers. They are a unit.
Anyway those are the ones I will listen to and sing along with over and over.
PS China Forbes is the lead singer for Pink Martini. This group sings in 15 languages and are amazing in live concert!!!! We saw them not knowing anything about them and immediately bought every one of their CDs. LOL we only went because it was a social outing with my Sunday School Class and we were WOWED.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Martini
debm55
(61,066 posts)Easterncedar
(6,378 posts)Joni, of course.
debm55
(61,066 posts)MorbidButterflyTat
(4,619 posts)Jewel, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Annie Lennox, Sheryl Crow...probably lots more I can't think of right now!
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subterranean
(3,774 posts)Popular Japanese singer-songwriter, mainly in the 1980s-90s
"My Sweet Home"...
I also like Joni and Carole King, and many others!
debm55
(61,066 posts)lpbk2713
(43,281 posts)Marilyn McCoo, Emmylou Harris ... I could go on and on.
debm55
(61,066 posts)no_hypocrisy
(55,072 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)Emile
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debm55
(61,066 posts)for posting these three great Patsy Classics.
Emile
(42,575 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)sheshe2
(97,844 posts)Thank you, debm
debm55
(61,066 posts)Combination.
MorbidButterflyTat
(4,619 posts)"Fast Car," breaks my heart.
sheshe2
(97,844 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)CTyankee
(68,291 posts)yourout
(8,844 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)jrthin
(5,227 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)MichMan
(17,230 posts)I heard she only joined Fleetwood Mac when they wanted to hire her boyfriend, Lindsay Buckingham. He told them that if they wanted him, they had to add her to the band too, so they acquiesced.
I like her solo stuff way more than what she did with them.
debm55
(61,066 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,772 posts)I read that when she was told she was then part of Fleetwood Mac, she gave 2 weeks notice at her job...as a waitress...AND FINISHED THOSE 2 WEEKS...and then just went off to her next job as a rock star.
OldBaldy1701E
(11,279 posts)And a hard one to answer.
I'd say Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Julie Andrews, Linda Ronstadt, Grace Slick, and Karen Carpenter, just to name a few!
debm55
(61,066 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(11,279 posts)some_of_us_are_sane
(3,341 posts)the INIMITABLE rendition of White Rabbit by Gracie Slick.....ECSTASY!
debm55
(61,066 posts)The Wizard
(13,792 posts)Dinah Washington
debm55
(61,066 posts)LuvLoogie
(8,851 posts)Björk, Chrissie Hynde, Emiliana Torrini, Shirley Manson, Avril Levigne, k.d. Lang
Teresa Suárez Cosío of Le Butcherettes...
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debm55
(61,066 posts)elleng
(141,926 posts)Elina Garanca ♪ Habanera
debm55
(61,066 posts)LuvLoogie
(8,851 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)Tarzanrock
(1,250 posts)Bessie Smith; Sarah Vaughn; Anita O'Day; Peggy Lee; Dinah Washington; Carmen McRae; Betty Carter; Julie London; Dinah Krall?
debm55
(61,066 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,772 posts)Patti Smith:
Merry Clayton:
Sandy Denny:
There are so many others but, just for fun and pure joy, Crista Ramos:
debm55
(61,066 posts)ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)And Heart, of course (their appearance at the Kennedy Center was spectacular!)
They sang, "Stairway to Heaven," as a tribute to Led Zeppelin (who were in the audience). Robert Plant had tears in his eyes.
A must-see!!
debm55
(61,066 posts)electric_blue68
(26,966 posts)Patti's an acquired taste for some but I love her rock fierceness, and sometimes incantory style. Her hits were Because The Night with Bruce, later People Have The Power.
Intro.
For fierceness & incantations: Up There Down There, Glitter In Their Eyes, 25th Floor/HighOn Rebellion.
She also has some lovely melodies & sweetness:
Dream Of Life, Mother Rose
Mavis (of the Staple Singers) is fabulous! Powerful! Saw her live 12+ yr ago
Siouxsee and The Banshees - a band I regret not seeing live. (I saw sooo many!)
Saw Tina(!) when she was w Ike.
And Big Props to among others:
Aretha, Nyro, Grace, Baez, KD, Collins
While not always the biggest fan of the songs - Laura Nyro's voice was wonderful!
Her song "Save The Country"; powerful, and still relevant today (unfortunately), and one I totally loved!
debm55
(61,066 posts)DBoon
(25,051 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)pnwest
(3,475 posts)Dolores O'Riordan
KD Lang
Natalie Merchant
Sade
Annie Lennox
debm55
(61,066 posts)DBoon
(25,051 posts)debm55
(61,066 posts)malthaussen
(18,589 posts)After that, the field gets a little crowded: Joni Mitchell, Annie Haslam, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan... and the list goes on.
As I've observed before, Karen Carpenter is to altos as Joni Mitchell is to sopranos, but like Karen said, the money's in the basement. They both have almost identical ranges, believe it or not.
You may not know of Annie. She has a 6-octave range and is (still) the lead singer of the band Renaissance. Here's a live beard of her basically just having fun and showing off her pipes:
(The whole set is good, but if you want to hear Annie at her finest, jump to "Ashes are Burning" at 35:19)
-- Mal
debm55
(61,066 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,958 posts)Yes, it's eclectic and I'm old.
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(61,066 posts)retread
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(61,066 posts)Morbius
(1,025 posts)First, they called Aretha the Queen, but for me, she was more of a goddess.
Second, I've been a big fan of Kate Bush for some 40 years. There was a time when I would have happily dumped my wife for a chance at her. She was that beautiful. And an unforgettable voice. My wife knew about this; her alternative was Tom Cruise.
Third, she was known in life as La Divina, the divine one. Maria Callas, the finest soprano to ever grace vinyl in my book.
I didn't see anyone mention Sia. If you think of her only as the singer of "Chandelier", check out "Soon We'll Be Found" or "I'm Still Here."
Among the singers not mentioned above, I adore Elizabeth Fraser (of Cocteau Twins) and Victoria Legrand (of Beach House).
I cannot link to youtube on a company computer, but if you seek out Cocteau Twins Carolyn's Fingers and Beach House Somewhere Tonight you are in for a couple of sonic treats.