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mvd

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15. I like so many!

Sat Feb 4, 2017, 02:27 PM

Feb 2017

Hard to pick. Some of my favorites are:

Andrea Corr
Susanna Hoffs
Aretha Franklin
Patsy Cline
Sarah McLachlan
Alison Sudol (acting more right now but I LOVE her singing)
Stevie Nicks
Grace Slick
Cyndi Lauper
Dolly Parton
Both of the Indigo Girla
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Joan Jett
Annie Lennox
Karen Carpenter
Diana Ross
Gladys Knight
Darlene Love
Janis Joplin
Debbie Harry

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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