Ben_campbell, I appreciate your response, it helps to explain my comment that despite her popularity she seems to be somewhat obscure. I'm gratified that I got at least a few positive comments above, as my inquiries were pretty much ignored on audioasylum.com. On one thread I got one respone that "She's an acquired taste; people either love her voice + style, or hate it." Another thread likewise pretty much elicted a lone response. OTOH, there are tons of positive responses on her YouTube videos. Put me in the "I Love Her" camp.
Never seen as an important artist? Hmmm...
1972 - Best Female Singer - TV Times, UK
1973 - Best Female Singer - TV Times, UK
1974 - Best Female Entertainer - American Guild of Variety Artists
1976 - Best Female Singer - Music Week, UK
1976 - 22-day British tour to mark twenty years as a recording artist
1976 - EMI Award for twenty years as a recording artist - UK
1977 - Best British Female Singer in the Last 50 years of Recorded Sound - (BRIT Awards winner)
1977 - BBC TV show nomination for the Golden Rose of Montreux
1985 - Star of Sopot Festival (International Song Festival), Poland
1991 - Walk of Fame, Star Boulevard - plaque unveiled in Rotterdam
1993 - CBE - Commander of the British Empire
1995 - Showbusiness Personality of the Year - Variety Club of Great Britain
1996 - Europe's Lifetime Achievement Award - Ceremony held in Germany
1997 - Grammy nomination - The Birthday Concert (recorded live at Althorp Park)
1998 - Longest run by a solo artist (ten shows) - Royal Festival Hall, London
1999 - Légion d'Honneur - France
1999 - DBE - Dame of the British Empire
1999 - Madam Tussaud's waxwork unveiled in London (second model in Las Vegas)
1999 - 100 most famous people of the 20th century - Hello magazine
2000 - Most Successful British Female Singer - Guinness Book of Records
2003 - Outstanding Contribution to Music - National Music Awards, UK
2003 - Woman of the Year - Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Awards
2004 - Greatest Black Briton, Shirley voted into the top ten - BBC
2004 - Artist for Peace Award - UNESCO
2005 - Avenue of Stars - plaque unveiled in London
2007 - Breaks Elvis Presley's record for pop longevity when "The Living Tree" charts
2008 - "Goldfinger" - United Artists single (1964) inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
Never seen as an important artist? Hmmm...
1972 - Best Female Singer - TV Times, UK
1973 - Best Female Singer - TV Times, UK
1974 - Best Female Entertainer - American Guild of Variety Artists
1976 - Best Female Singer - Music Week, UK
1976 - 22-day British tour to mark twenty years as a recording artist
1976 - EMI Award for twenty years as a recording artist - UK
1977 - Best British Female Singer in the Last 50 years of Recorded Sound - (BRIT Awards winner)
1977 - BBC TV show nomination for the Golden Rose of Montreux
1985 - Star of Sopot Festival (International Song Festival), Poland
1991 - Walk of Fame, Star Boulevard - plaque unveiled in Rotterdam
1993 - CBE - Commander of the British Empire
1995 - Showbusiness Personality of the Year - Variety Club of Great Britain
1996 - Europe's Lifetime Achievement Award - Ceremony held in Germany
1997 - Grammy nomination - The Birthday Concert (recorded live at Althorp Park)
1998 - Longest run by a solo artist (ten shows) - Royal Festival Hall, London
1999 - Légion d'Honneur - France
1999 - DBE - Dame of the British Empire
1999 - Madam Tussaud's waxwork unveiled in London (second model in Las Vegas)
1999 - 100 most famous people of the 20th century - Hello magazine
2000 - Most Successful British Female Singer - Guinness Book of Records
2003 - Outstanding Contribution to Music - National Music Awards, UK
2003 - Woman of the Year - Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Awards
2004 - Greatest Black Briton, Shirley voted into the top ten - BBC
2004 - Artist for Peace Award - UNESCO
2005 - Avenue of Stars - plaque unveiled in London
2007 - Breaks Elvis Presley's record for pop longevity when "The Living Tree" charts
2008 - "Goldfinger" - United Artists single (1964) inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame