Best female manly voice?

Bea Arthur! Moms Mabley!!!!!!! Wayne Newton!

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Great answers!

Koko Taylor...

Wayne Newton

Who said Moms Mabley? You so funny....

Everyone knows Bea Arthur was a man baby!

Bea Arthur.....

Hardly manly, but Sarah Vaughn did have a true four octave range; baritone to soprano.

Phyllis Diller???? She looked good, but could she sing?

Shout out to Phyllis Diller!

Nathan Lane

Etta James? Sounds manly? On what recording can that be heard? :-)

Mt10425, I can show my age most clearly by looking in the mirror! ;-) Moms was a classic. Would never fly today, though.

How about Lucille Ball and Suzanne Pleshette! Heheh.

I remember about twenty years ago while listening to KROQ here in Los Angeles, Poorman asked, "who's that dude singing?" It was Alison Moyet.

Every time a friend of mine puts Nina Simone on the CD player at work, to get a rise I always ask, "who's that dude?"

Papertrail,

I've always noticed that talented educators, people who care about their students and their work always seem to have students that want to spend time with them. You must be a pretty cool teach.

tanita tikaram

etta james

...Not as low as Nina Hagen that also hits the very high notes as well...

Proud to say that Nina Simone was born in Tryon NC,about 4 miles from where I live. Yes, she could really hit the low notes.

Moms Mabley? 4yanx your age is showing. However, just remembering her means your memory is as young as ever :--0)

Perhaps Edit Piaf, but hard to find descent or restored recording.

How about Ru Paul ? : )

Marianne Faithfull. Heroin is great for gritty pipes.

Moms Mabley

Nina Simone perhaps. Power, bite, grit but musical. She died recently. Or Judy Henske; listen to her 'Baltimore Oriole' cut. New one would be Thea Gilmore, she has great lyrics.