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Post by Highstrung56 on Jul 13, 2020 20:32:37 GMT -5
I think I may need a top 50...
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Post by jazzguy on Jul 13, 2020 20:52:04 GMT -5
I think I may need a top 50... Never heard of her (shame on me) but very nice, a very hard tune to sing, her intonation was excellent. btw, ever notice when English singers sing American tunes, they lose their accent ;<)
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Post by jazzguy on Jul 13, 2020 20:55:34 GMT -5
p.s. most know the Dionne Warwick version but check out Carmen Mcrae's....
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Post by larryguitar54 on Jul 13, 2020 21:07:24 GMT -5
Another vote for Bjork. She is maybe 4'9" if platform shoes. And then she delivers something alien at the 2:15 mark.
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Post by Highstrung56 on Jul 13, 2020 21:20:00 GMT -5
I also nominate Jennifer Warnes. Outstanding performance in my opinion.
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Post by LM on Jul 13, 2020 21:46:42 GMT -5
Valerie Carter is one of my top 5. Wow! Very pure voice!
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Post by Highstrung56 on Jul 14, 2020 7:04:56 GMT -5
Indeed, Valerie was a very much in demand background vocalist as well. Here she is with Christopher Cross.
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Post by Taildragger on Jul 14, 2020 9:36:18 GMT -5
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Post by dolemite on Jul 14, 2020 9:44:06 GMT -5
Aretha Dionne Warwick Mavis Staples Patsy Cline Dusty Springfield
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Post by MoJoe on Jul 15, 2020 5:58:00 GMT -5
Pam Hall
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jul 15, 2020 8:31:47 GMT -5
Its a curious thing. There are plenty of female vocalists I've enjoyed over the years. From early Motown to current, but I have owned very few albums/CDs from female artists. The record I played, wore out, replaced and wore out again was Rickie Lee Jones' debut album. Simply brilliant. Added to the list of owned recordings I've owned is Linda Ronstadt, Kate Bush and perhaps my favorite singer, Eva Cassidy. In recent years I've grown really weary of female vocalists with that stylized articulation, you know, the cookie cutter Grey's Anatomy soundtrack approach. It makes it hard to revisit some of the singer's who I've enjoyed, including Rickie Lee Jones. I much prefer a female vocalist (or any vocalist for that matter) that doesn't goo up their performance with schtick. Eva Cassidy had a pure sincere voice. So did/does Bonnie Raitt. Those are the kinds of performances that I enjoy the most.
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Post by Bbendfender on Jul 15, 2020 9:04:18 GMT -5
Emmylou Harris Linda Ronstadt Patsy Cline Jeannie Seeley Tammy Wynette
There are so many more, it is hard to limit to 5 but I'm a country guy primarily.
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Post by BluzLvr on Jul 15, 2020 9:29:19 GMT -5
Etta James Eva Cassidy Susan Tedeschi Linda Ronstadt Danielle Nicole Schnebelen
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Post by Taildragger on Jul 15, 2020 10:41:57 GMT -5
We haven't said much about ladies of the gospel genre. Here's one of my favs, though she may be "lesser-known" and has passed:
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Post by LM on Jul 15, 2020 10:52:07 GMT -5
I have owned very few albums/CDs from female artists Ditto! For whatever reason, I seem to get ear fatigue quicker from female singers, especially with thicker vibratos like Ann Wilson and Linda Linda Ronstadt. I love their songs individually but can't listen to many successively.
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Post by Taildragger on Jul 15, 2020 11:36:49 GMT -5
I have a fair number of albums by the ladies.
Lessee...
•Loretta Lynn
•Tanya Tucker
•Emmy Lou Harris
•Exene Cervenka
•Bonnie Raitt
•Aretha
•Koko Taylor
•Candi Staton
•Etta James
•Bessie Smith
•Carlene Carter
•The Judds
•Forester Sisters
•Tina Turner
•Patty Loveless
•Mary Chapin Carpenter
•Lind Ronstadt
•Karla Bonoff
•Tracy Nelson
•Fanny ("all girl band")
•Kelly Willis
Plus mp3s of individual songs by others and bands fronted by female vocalists as well a female vocal groups of the 50s and 60s.
But male vocalists do far outnumber them in my collection.
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Post by argo on Jul 15, 2020 17:05:28 GMT -5
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Post by Highstrung56 on Jul 15, 2020 18:42:25 GMT -5
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Post by jellybones on Jul 15, 2020 18:56:56 GMT -5
Mama Cass Karen Carpenter Barbra Streisand Ella Fitzgerald
And this woman, quite a bit younger but with a strong, clear voice:
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Post by Taildragger on Jul 15, 2020 19:19:56 GMT -5
+1 on Trixie Whitley
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Post by Highstrung56 on Jul 15, 2020 19:45:16 GMT -5
Honorable mentions performing cover songs.
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Post by Highstrung56 on Jul 15, 2020 20:08:30 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for country ballads, pedals steels and telecasters.
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Post by LM on Jul 15, 2020 20:11:38 GMT -5
We haven't said much about ladies of the gospel genre. I could list a bunch of them but most here wouldn't recognize them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2020 21:23:25 GMT -5
Melanie Brown Melanie Chisholm Emma Bunton Geri Halliwell Victoria Beckham Dude...
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jul 15, 2020 21:33:24 GMT -5
😁
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2020 21:36:08 GMT -5
Okay, I’ll play along.
Lots of great mentions here. Hope Sandoval and Björk are two of my favourites. Here’s my five:
Toni Halliday (Curve) Elizabeth Fraser (Chickenteau Twins) Amalie Bruun (Myrkur) Agnes Obel Chelsea Wolfe
Edit: That is one hell of a potentially naughty word filter we’ve got here.
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Post by MoJoe on Jul 16, 2020 13:15:59 GMT -5
Shirley Manson
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Post by woody on Jul 21, 2020 16:11:52 GMT -5
Frankie Valli Geddy Lee Robert Plant Michael Jackson Jon Anderson
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Post by LM on Jul 21, 2020 16:26:54 GMT -5
Woody, go to your room. lol!
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Post by woody on Jul 21, 2020 16:48:24 GMT -5
Yes dad. Sorry.
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