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117. She has my vote. n/t

Reply to cloudbase (Reply #69)

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 05:14 PM

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Best Female Voices of All Time? [View all] LaydeeBug Jun 2016 OP

Anneke van Giersbergen is the best!! arcane1 Jun 2016 #1

Whitney Houston. cwydro Jun 2016 #2

Joan Baez, Carol King, Stevie Nicks, Whitney Houston, Nora Jones In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #3

Grace Slick & Linda Ronstadt (back in the day) n/t ailsagirl Jun 2016 #4

+1. Hoyt Jun 2016 #32

"White Rabbit" comes to mind... ailsagirl Jun 2016 #33

That whole period was very good. Somebody to Love was also great. If there is ever a time machine . Hoyt Jun 2016 #35

And the crowning touch, "Coming Back to Me" ailsagirl Jun 2016 #36

Lilith PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #75

Kiri te Kanawa. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #5

I think I have to go with... quickesst Jun 2016 #6

She had a beautiful voice!! ailsagirl Jun 2016 #7

I think she had what I call... quickesst Jun 2016 #43

Maddy Prior and Sandy Denny hobbit709 Jun 2016 #8

Sandy Denny and Patti Smith discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #9

Judy Collins no_hypocrisy Jun 2016 #10

Yes! I think so, too Glorfindel Jul 2016 #139

Karen Carpenter-- the best. Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #11

My vote too genxlib Jun 2016 #45

I've always liked the sound of her voice. Thor_MN Jun 2016 #47

Have you heard Rumer? TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #54

Amazing likeness. Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #56

Elīna Garanča elleng Jun 2016 #12

VERY NICE! Finally, someone posts classical. How about this for a higher register? GaYellowDawg Jun 2016 #18

GOOD one! elleng Jun 2016 #20

Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell MH1 Jun 2016 #13

Joni is the best lyricist on the list. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2016 #28

Bette Midler MH1 Jun 2016 #14

Chloë Agnew rug Jun 2016 #15

Idina Menzel, Patti Lupone, Audra McDonald NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #16

Barbra Streisand mnhtnbb Jun 2016 #17

The thread is looking up UTUSN Jun 2016 #41

Thank you! hamsterjill Jun 2016 #88

Linda Rondstad with Blue Bayou lunatica Jun 2016 #19

Linda yes, Bayou-NO. What about Linda/NEVILLE "I Don't Know Much"? UTUSN Jun 2016 #42

+1 Va Lefty Jun 2016 #70

Alison Moyet shenmue Jun 2016 #21

Beat me to it! TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #53

oh yeah! JudyM Jun 2016 #111

Mini Riperton marked50 Jun 2016 #22

Her daughter ain't too shabby either OriginalGeek Jun 2016 #67

Loreena McKennitt Trailrider1951 Jun 2016 #23

Add Natalie Cole to the singers in the OP and other posts especially PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #24

The first song you posted was mine and Dad's song...yday (when I posted the OP) LaydeeBug Jun 2016 #71

You are welcome. Must be why I posted to your OP. PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #74

Anne Murray rurallib Jun 2016 #25

Aretha Franklin PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #26

Literally just *voice*? KD Laing is way up there. nt Smarmie Doofus Jun 2016 #27

Yes indeed! CanSocDem Jun 2016 #98

Annie Lennox could win just for this alone: Aristus Jun 2016 #29

I'm not qualified to judge, but I'd think this girl must be among the most precocious: sl8 Jun 2016 #30

The one and only, Patsy Cline. blue neen Jun 2016 #31

Definitely on my short list Brother Buzz Jun 2016 #60

Ella Fitzgerald, Cecila Bartoli, Barbara athena Jun 2016 #34

Nicki Minaj, obviously. Orrex Jun 2016 #37

She's no longer with us... GReedDiamond Jun 2016 #38

Eva Cassidy Crabby Appleton Jun 2016 #39

Thank you for this. She is one of my faves. nt LaydeeBug Jun 2016 #40

I was going to post Eva, too. Her somewhere over the rainbow was excellent. JudyM Jun 2016 #112

Stephanie Spruill will blow your mind! sofa king Jun 2016 #44

Annie Haslam, Renaissance!! lastlib Jun 2016 #46

I'll second Annie Haslam; Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays); Dianne Reeves Number9Dream Jun 2016 #57

Phoebe Snow - what a vocal range she has. Marie Marie Jun 2016 #48

Boswell Sisters Jetboy Jun 2016 #49

Forgot to add Wanda Jackson Jetboy Jun 2016 #51

I love the song Black Velvet Corgigal Jun 2016 #50

Cyndi Lauper is highly underrated. Beaverhausen Jun 2016 #52

So right! nt Still Blue in PDX Jun 2016 #63

Just saw her in concert, it was phenomenal! Fla Dem Jun 2016 #86

My Dad was a musician and he always said Marilyn McCoo had a great voice. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #55

Did anyone mention Sarah Brightman? femmocrat Jun 2016 #58

One of my favorites Nac Mac Feegle Jun 2016 #90

Joan Baez SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #59

Judy, Judy, Judy. n/t StarlightGold Jun 2016 #61

I love Lara Fabian Still Blue in PDX Jun 2016 #62

Barbara Streisand / Judy Garland Fla Dem Jun 2016 #64

Patti Smith geardaddy Jun 2016 #65

Lancastrian bias... Myrddin Jun 2016 #66

Julie Andrews madamesilverspurs Jun 2016 #68

Patsy Cline. cloudbase Jun 2016 #69

She has my vote. n/t GentryDixon Jun 2016 #117

Enya DemFromPittsburgh Jun 2016 #72

Utada Hikaru sakabatou Jun 2016 #73

Aretha Franklin, Jill Scott, Tina Turner, Anita Baker, Sade, Amy Winehouse, Adele KeepItReal Jun 2016 #76

Emmylou Harris peacefreak Jun 2016 #77

for sure! Still In Wisconsin Jun 2016 #134

With the exception of Loreena McKennitt, kentauros Jun 2016 #78

I have heard of most of them. nt LaydeeBug Jun 2016 #83

That's great! kentauros Jun 2016 #84

what, no Dusty? Skittles Jun 2016 #79

I second your choice. Boomerproud Jun 2016 #80

heh, those are my three too Skittles Jun 2016 #81

Laura Branigan Enrique Jun 2016 #82

Gladys Knight, Rhiannon Giddens, Aretha, Ella Fitzgerald kwassa Jun 2016 #85

Alison Krauss Va Lefty Jun 2016 #87

I love her- and her band. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2016 #135

Carolyn Wonderland ghostsinthemachine Jun 2016 #89

Love me some Carolyn TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #130

Tracy Chapman? Reter Jun 2016 #91

It's not either/or...it's *AND* because you *know* Ms. Houston was amazing LaydeeBug Jun 2016 #102

Whitney had range but Tracy's got soul! n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #131

Etta James, Kiri te Kanewa, Bonnie Raitt and my mom loved Anne Murray Flaxbee Jun 2016 #92

Ella and Billie The Second Stone Jun 2016 #93

Tress MacNeille! NobodyHere Jun 2016 #94

I have always been partial to Ann Wilson Generic Brad Jun 2016 #95

Ann Wilson has one of the best voices of all time. LaydeeBug Jun 2016 #96

I have a recording of that Generic Brad Jun 2016 #101

Holy fuck that was awesome. n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #119

Heart started as a Led Zeppelin cover band *and* they have **Ann** **Wilson** LaydeeBug Jun 2016 #122

This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Jun 2016 #120

Kate Smith One_Life_To_Give Jun 2016 #97

Check out Lisa Wahlandt. Xyzse Jun 2016 #99

I gotta put Gaga in this mix. hamsterjill Jun 2016 #100

Melanie BeyondGeography Jun 2016 #103

Just to add to an already ... NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #104

adding to the list! DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #105

Ruthie Foster Texasgal Jun 2016 #106

Achinoam Nini bikebloke Jun 2016 #107

Nina Simone! annabanana Jun 2016 #108

YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!! nt LaydeeBug Jun 2016 #123

Luisa Tetrazzini, Bidu Sayão ... xocet Jun 2016 #109

Cheno pressbox69 Jun 2016 #110

Enya 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #113

Yma Sumac.... mithnanthy Jun 2016 #114

I WOULD like to nominate TOMIKO VAN yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #115

I'll add Pasty Cline N/T Upthevibe Jun 2016 #116

+1 to Annie Lennox and Ann Wilson is amazing Aerows Jun 2016 #118

Adele, people. I can't believe she isn't on this list. Aerows Jun 2016 #121

Neko Case. Bryan Jun 2016 #124

The Shaggs progressoid Jun 2016 #125

Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance. HughBeaumont Jun 2016 #126

I was going to post The Host of Seraphim SwissTony Jun 2016 #127

Roseanne Barr Major Nikon Jun 2016 #128

Joss Stone Mendocino Jun 2016 #129

Jackie Evancho? chknltl Jun 2016 #132

Chrissy Hynde, Lucinda Williams, Kim Richey... Still In Wisconsin Jun 2016 #133

Chrissy.. denbot Jul 2016 #137

My current favorite - Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive caraher Jul 2016 #136

Sweet. Very Powerful. Always looking for new stuff. amerikat Jul 2016 #138

Leontyne Price and Ella Fitzgerald AntiBank Jul 2016 #140

Edith Piaf tandot Jul 2016 #141

so many wonderful voices already mentioned... so how about Jo Hamilton AllenVanAllen Jul 2016 #142