Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps

tracey thorn from everything but the girl

Shirley Horn - Here's to Life

Ozzy, I will have to remember Allison Moorer "Show" and pick it up. Nice system by the way. How does the other Shelby Lynne albums compare to this one?

Tzh21y, The Shelby Lynn album I like the most is "Love Shelby"

I rarely get goosebumps from recorded music, but my answer is:
Billie Holiday
Nina Simone
Edith Piaf
Lisa Gerrard

Kelly Clarkson in "My Life Would Suck Without You".

Check it out awesome song (and video)! Kelly at her best!

Patsy Cline

I'm pretty sure no one has heard of Lillian Leech the lead singer of a group from the 50' called the Mello's.The song is Smoke From Your Cigarette.When I think about the vocals I still get goose bumps.

The greatest and most beautiful ever. Kathryn grayson . god rest her soul.

Many great suggestions, and if I'm not repeating (it's a long thread)please let me add:

Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)

Reri Grist (Mahler No.4, Bernstein NY Philharmonic)

Listen to China Forbes of Pink Martini. It doesn't matter which of their 4 albums you listen to. China is it!

One that wasn't mentioned here that caught me by surprise was the song from the movie Crash, In The Deep....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbQPxJ10KWs

Beautiful ghostly, evocative... Bird York? Never heard of her, but what a nice surprise.

Another not mentioned is Ricky Lee Jones early work and first solo album...

"Texaco" is an all time classic...

Being jazz centric Ella for sure.Like the old joke goes you have her "sing the telephone book" and it would be great.Other jazz would beyond big names like Holiday,Vaughn,Dinah Washington,I would add Anita O'Day,Carmen McRae,Chris Connor,and of course Betty Cater.Also love Ernestine Anderson and the tragiuc Beverlley Kenney. Now I think Dee Dee Bridgewater is best.Newer singer Stacey Kent.

But Goosebumps?Ella say on LP "Like Someone In Love".Next to That Nina Simone singing "I Loves You Porgy".

What is deal with Norah Jones?I don't get her,Monheit or Mrs.Costello (or is that Mr.Krall?).Some like Pat Barber but again I just don't get it.

Beyond jazz Maria Callas.Janis.In folk Kraus.And of course Althea Franklin.They all produce goosebumps.But Ella,though she had faults (on blues where folks said she sounded "too damn cheery") could swing it and give a ballad which would make you arm look liked a plucked Turkey. Check out "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" on that "Like Some In Love".But great question because it's broad based and gives a lead on some I have not heard yet.
Chazz

Kirk930 - Yes,I forgot about Kathryn Grayson.I first saw her on the Big Sceen in the "Kissing Bandit" and this very young boy fell in love.Her voice was a thing of beauty.

Eva Cassidy by far. Her untimely death prevented national recognition, but here in the D.C. area she is a legend. Her CDs are still available; do yourselves a favor and listen to her blues and jazz creations, if you can buy one.

One of my favorite gifts for someone who appreciates music is a selection of Eva Cassidy CDs.

yould say nina simon melody gardot and have too say madelayne peyrou cause shes the 1 that make me want to have an hi-fi system when i enter a show room and she was singning (dance me to the end of love) on a 50 thousand systeme i tod myself wow all those emotion from a push of 1 button 5 years later and lot of money i finnaly reach my goal tanks to conrad jonhson and living voice!

Granny Clampett !

I've been really liking Candice Night of Blackmore's Night (Ritchie's wife). Much easier on the eye than Ian Gillan also!

Nancy Wilson, live is far and away the most professional, intelligent, and gifted vocalist as I've ever heard. BAR NONE. She's a Queen holding court during a live performance...most have never seen her but I've had the rare pleasure of seeing her on 3 separate occasions. No female vocalist can work an audience like NW.

Alison Krauss, Sade, Toni Braxton, Annie Lenox, Lead singer for Evanescence (don't know her name?),

Kelly Clarkson in "My Life Would Suck Without You".

Saw her perform that during the pre-game show prior to last night's Viking's vs Saints game.

Oh yeah check out Deborah Brown.Great American singer who is little known.Find her "Jazz For Jazz: recording with American ex-pats Horace Parlan,Ed Thigpen,and Red Mitchell (take a listen at AMG or Amazon).Had another great LP "Eurboppin'" but impossible to find (almost) on Alfa Jazz.Great singeing,great bands.Shame she needed to make career in Europe and is not known here.
Chazz

Nina Simone, among a very few others.

Dinah Washington--what a difference a day makes

Wouldn't be surprised if this thread never ended. Good
one Arwp. For me, it would be Mary Fahl.

Has anyone mentioned Neko Case? Goose bumps aplenty. I think she is our modern day Patsy Cline. Great songs, beautiful and powerful voice, check her out!

Nina Simone is really special

Dianne Reeves - come in. Great album too.

celine dion, like fingernails on a chalkboard goosebumps...

Emma Shapplin- "Spente Le Stelle" Album: Carmine Meo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Q8SE530w8&feature=related

Rich

Lizz Wright, the deft of lyrical content sung with such heartfelt emotional expression makes it hard not to be moved when she sings. Her latest album "Fellowship" will stir, move and uplift you. All her albums are very good to great. My Favorite is "The Orchard". It is an instant classic that really lets you feel what Ms. Wright is saying.

I'm very late to this thread, but Montserrat Caballe singing Casta Diva was and is simply amazing.

Lidia Borda, the Argentine Tango singer will do it for goosebumps as well

Alison Krauss
Norah Jones
Natalie Merchant
Margo Timmins

Lou Rhodes from Lamb, though her solo acoustic stuff is better

Sarah Brightman, mentioned here once between the lines. Some sound effects added by the mixing engineers though to create that "big" vocals. Great voice nonetheless.

Karen Carpenter.....

"Rainy days and Mondays always get me down"

I thought Adele singing 'Someone Like You' on the Brit Awards last week was pretty special indeed. Just getting into the new album now. I hope it lives up to expectations.

Linda Ronstadt--Trouble Again. Listen for "The Note" as she sings "I was blind" holding "blind" for about nine seconds.
Amazing!

kd lang's voice breaking on Halleluia

Anna McGarrigle's ethereal voice joining sister Kate on Heart like a Wheel

Although I can think of many favorites by Carmen McRae, I'll pick three: "And I Love Him"; "Yesterdays", and "The Shadow of Your Smile".

Jennifer warren, Diana Krall

Grace Potter, Alison Krauss, Maria Muldaur, Amy Lee,(lead singer Evanescence)and Bonnie Raitt, as well as most others mentioned.

Jane Relf - the lead singer for the original incarnation of the group Renaissance, and later the group Illusion (and sister of Kieth Relf). I've mentioned her her before though and get the impression I'm the only one who is so impressed by her.

Of those previously named - here are some I really, really like:
Eva Cassidy, Julie London,Amy Lee, Lisa Gerrard, Margo Timmins

If there is one song and performance that comes to mind that gives me goosebumps almost every time I hear it, it would have to be Kate Smith singing "God Bless America"

Tubegroover,thanks so much for that heartfelt sentiment(and for a very big bellylaugh).

TransNova: Linda Rondstadt is a George Massenburg recording-he is one of the best there is. He builds his own gear (I sell it to studios) and it defines "transparent" in pro audio world. Look up his other recordings-all of them fantastic. Like Dawn Langstroth (Anne Murray's daughter), he recorded a lot of live. Look her up on you tube to see George sitting in the middle of the track space mixing.

Philjolet and Audiograils.

What is your favorite CD from Nina?

Jim

Jennifer Warren Famous Blue is also George Massenburg too....