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11. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan...

Mon May 23, 2016, 09:16 AM

May 2016

... if you want female vocalists with transcendent voices, female jazz vocalists are the place to go.

Or Joni Mitchell, of course.

-- Mal

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Wow. Cool site. (allmusic.com) Iggo May 2016 #4

How about Anne Murray? femmocrat May 2016 #2

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Thank you mainstreetonce May 2016 #6

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Yes... "Songbird" nt Ilsa May 2016 #17

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My Dad (who was a musician) always said Anne Murray had a good voice: Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #10

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Here is a song that samples Karen's voice ... IcyPeas May 2016 #22