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3. Also a big fan of Joan Jett. Have seen her in person recently a couple of times and she is

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Who are your favorite female singers? Do you have more than one? [View all] FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 OP

the 2 greatest of all time in order are beachbum bob Feb 2017 #1

Great choices... FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #8

Annie Haslam, Renaissance!! lastlib Feb 2017 #34

Wow-beautiful! FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #54

She is an amazing talent! lastlib Feb 2017 #60

Wow, I've been a big Renaissance fan for 40 years! Finally lucky enough to see them perform 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #102

Karen Carpenter. She had the most perfect pitch. skylucy Feb 2017 #2

My band/chorus teacher in Jr./Sr. High loved her: Her voice, her manner, her beauty. FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #6

Also a big fan of Joan Jett. Have seen her in person recently a couple of times and she is skylucy Feb 2017 #3

I still remember the first time I heard "I Love Rock And Roll"! FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #7

Natalie Cole, may she rest in peace. nt Kahuna7 Feb 2017 #4

I had forgotten she had died...not that long ago. FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #10

Karen Carpenter Freddie Feb 2017 #5

She sure was. FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #14

Yes TuxedoKat Feb 2017 #125

Even more amazing Freddie Feb 2017 #126

Ella Fitzgerald! demosincebirth Feb 2017 #9

My mom used to play her songs a lot in the 60's, 70's. Good memories! FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #11

Best elocution of any singer past or present. demosincebirth Feb 2017 #12

Lots of them... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #13

Do you have any favorite opera singers? FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #16

That would be 2naSalit Feb 2017 #19

Sorry...I missed that in your first post...I saw the name and thought she sang opera... FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #20

Kathleen Battles cilla4progress Feb 2017 #52

I like so many! mvd Feb 2017 #15

I like all of those! FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #17

Cool! Thanks for the video and good thread mvd Feb 2017 #18

You're welcome mvd! FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #21

I was born in 1980, so most of my favorites are from the 90s. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2017 #22

All awesome artists... FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #24

Truth. How could I forget her?? nt Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2017 #49

Bonnie Raitt yankeepants Feb 2017 #71

Not a fan. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2017 #74

also Rasha (oops in wrong place but anyway) starshine00 Feb 2017 #109

Where to start?! demmiblue Feb 2017 #23

Wow! More awesome music... FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #25

Joan Baez WheelWalker Feb 2017 #26

This song been on my mind marzipanni Feb 2017 #29

Yes, "There But For Fortune". It is one of my favorite performance videos from her youth... WheelWalker Feb 2017 #38

Nicolette Larson and Linda Ronstadt belong on any short list randr Feb 2017 #27

Aretha JenniferJuniper Feb 2017 #28

Grace Slick had 2 performances that were definitely tops for RocknRoll. Ann Wilson blm Feb 2017 #30

Ann Wilson a good choice. HassleCat Feb 2017 #37

Slick's performances on Don't You Want Somebody to Love and White Rabbit were stellar. Ann Wilson is blm Feb 2017 #43

Grace was good live at Woodstock, too. HassleCat Feb 2017 #45

Eva Cassidy marzipanni Feb 2017 #31

What a loss of an incredible talent. kwassa Feb 2017 #66

Yes. marzipanni Feb 2017 #123

New Zealand's Gin Wigmore is pretty amazing also... FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #32

Cool. Never had heard of her. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #41

How about some that aren't dead, or 300 years old? ghostsinthemachine Feb 2017 #33

An amazing trio, the T Sisters ghostsinthemachine Feb 2017 #36

She's awesome, and has good taste in men as well (Married to A. Whitney Brown) FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #42

Susan Tedeschi (plays in the best band on the planet, too) ghostsinthemachine Feb 2017 #48

She is great! They must be amazing to see live. LuckyLib Feb 2017 #128

I was lucky TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #63

I like the cut of your jib cemaphonic Feb 2017 #73

The Roches Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #35

So many great singers and songs. Here is one of my favorites FuzzyRabbit Feb 2017 #39

Marilyn McCoo, 5th Dimension cornball 24 Feb 2017 #40

How about some blues women? Dulcinea Feb 2017 #44

How about some early blues women? Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #53

Patsy Cline, cloudbase Feb 2017 #46

Forgetting Mama Cass? NeoConsSuck Feb 2017 #47

Holy Sh!tYou're right. She'd be on my top 5 list, too. blm Feb 2017 #50

Celine Dion and Trisha Yearwood mainstreetonce Feb 2017 #51

Ann and Nancy Wilson oberliner Feb 2017 #55

Karen Carpenter, Linda Ronstadt, Iris Dement red dog 1 Feb 2017 #56

I forgot to list Sandy Denny, probably the best female singer I ever heard red dog 1 Feb 2017 #75

Cocteau Twins IcyPeas Feb 2017 #57

Elizabeth Fraser is sublime... FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #58

Seconded. Elizabeth Fraser is perfection. nt Codeine Feb 2017 #100

Kate Bush IcyPeas Feb 2017 #59

You bet. No debate at all dembotoz Feb 2017 #87

Yes, this. ms liberty Feb 2017 #105

This is the correct answer. Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #115

I'm rather fond of Debbie Harry temporary311 Feb 2017 #61

I am surprised Anne Murray hasn't had a mention rurallib Feb 2017 #62

Gladys Knight kwassa Feb 2017 #64

Um...hello? Iggo Feb 2017 #65

I'm glad you brought her up... FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #70

Tshala Muana kwassa Feb 2017 #67

Elis Regina kwassa Feb 2017 #68

Dusty Springfield, Suzi Quatro, Joan Jett, Deborah Harry, Nina Hagen.... Tikki Feb 2017 #69

Bonnie Raitt yankeepants Feb 2017 #72

Chaka, Joni, Betty Carter... bettyellen Feb 2017 #76

Dusty Springfield. Also, Zambero Feb 2017 #77

Lucinda Williams Chrissy Hynde, Kim Richey Still In Wisconsin Feb 2017 #78

Chrissie Hynde--yeah! eom Dulcinea Feb 2017 #97

I got a crush on Chrissy Hynde when I was thirteen, just from her voice. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2017 #98

Best pipes of all time: Ann Wilson of Heart Bayard Feb 2017 #79

yes i am so glad to finally see her get the recognition she deserves starshine00 Feb 2017 #106

K.D. Lang is up there. Dolly Parton. Carly Simon. Amy Winehouse. LisaM Feb 2017 #80

Kiri te Kanawa The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #81

Lot of good ones already mentioned-- northoftheborder Feb 2017 #82

Three of my favorites Danascot Feb 2017 #83

Grace Slick had a fantastic voice ailsagirl Feb 2017 #84

The only ones I played over and over: Janis; MISS Diana Ross/Supremes; Carole King. And Gaga! WinkyDink Feb 2017 #85

Here are a few I haven't seen mentioned mythology Feb 2017 #86

Anyone mention Sandy Denny yet? cemaphonic Feb 2017 #88

Amy Winehouse, Karen Carpenter, Whitney Houston, Patsy Cline and many of the others listed. n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #89

Alison Krauss BluesRunTheGame Feb 2017 #90

Nina Simone BluesRunTheGame Feb 2017 #91

Klara and Johanna Soderburg BluesRunTheGame Feb 2017 #92

Alynda Lee Segarra BluesRunTheGame Feb 2017 #93

Emmylou Harris BluesRunTheGame Feb 2017 #94

So many! smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #95

I have so very many that MOST OF DU DOESN't KNOW ABOUT yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #96

Call me a visitor from another planet, but here is mine: DFW Feb 2017 #99

Amanda Palmer. Siouxsie Sioux. Suzanne Vega. Codeine Feb 2017 #101

I second Siouxsie too... IcyPeas Feb 2017 #111

I have so many! I loved Laura Nyro when I was in high school. Many of my other faves 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #103

Harriet Wheeler, the Sundays shenmue Feb 2017 #104

Bob Dylan's favorite chanteuse, Karen Dalton starshine00 Feb 2017 #107

also check out Judee Sill starshine00 Feb 2017 #108

Sheryl's First Cut sagesnow Feb 2017 #110

Number One, the summit of Olympus: Billie Holiday... First Speaker Feb 2017 #112

More: Lene Lovich, Chrissy Hynde, Poly Styrene, Alice Bag, Grace Jones, Siouxie Sioux.... Tikki Feb 2017 #113

Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl IcyPeas Feb 2017 #114

Two other favorites of mine: DFW Feb 2017 #116

there is one voice I could hear all day, despite the fact that I don't care for country music MissMillie Feb 2017 #117

Penelope Houston (Avengers), Deborah Harry, Mylne Farmer, Brody Dalle (of the Distillers) FSogol Feb 2017 #118

the late Kirsty MacColl FSogol Feb 2017 #119

Alison Statton (of the Young Marble Giants) FSogol Feb 2017 #120

At the top of my list: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #121

Lori Bravo! OriginalGeek Feb 2017 #122

Joan Armatrading. Laurie Anderson. Lianne La Havas. progressoid Feb 2017 #124

Amy Lee and Aimee Mann FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #127

Oh! Many! Adrahil Feb 2017 #129

Imogen Heap - First Train Home IcyPeas Feb 2017 #130

Kacey Musgraves pressbox69 Feb 2017 #131

Cheno and Idina pressbox69 Feb 2017 #132

Madeleine Peyroux pressbox69 Feb 2017 #133

Tracy Chapman! TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #134