Karen Carpenter
Linda Rondstadt Jennifer Warnes
Honorable mention - Norah Jones, Ella Fitz, Rebecca Pidgeon |
Thanks to all. Your responses are giving reasons to buy some more music!
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Well then let’s continue the list because three is slightly more silly than one
iF you love Jennifer then you must also adore Anjani, the Webb sisters and of course Sharon Robinson - just like Leonard did in turn... |
I have heard Sarah M unamplified, Angelic , dig deep into her work with, ahem... other women |
That’s tough. Current favorite three based on who have listened to the most recently? Joni Mitchell, Ann Wilson and Susanna Hoffs. |
Oh, and nobody has mentioned Dolly Parton yet, shame! |
Janis Joplin (saw her in 1970, blew me away)
Eva Cassidy
Stevie Nicks
love Aretha Franklin as well |
Annie Haslam (from Renaissance) Judy Collins Jennifer Warnes
Runner ups and recent discoveries:
Karen Carpenter Ann Wilson Eva Cassidy Morgan James Janet Devlin
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Freya Riddings Mary Black Eva Cassidy Shelby Lyne |
Impossible... here’s 3 that I’ve listened to recently Miss Tess Rosie Flores Susan Tedeschi |
Good thread Jim:
Limiting it to 3 (which most got) not only added to the variety/perhaps - but also added insight into the responder.
My pics, obviously, were of a sexual nature, and others were for other qualities such as (to pick one) purity of voice/Joni Mitchell.
DeKay
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1. Natalie Merchant 2. Carole King 3. Stevie Nicks |
Nina Simone Lianne La Havas Alanis Morissette |
Eva Cassidy Annie Haslam Mary Black |
1. Whitney Houston 2. Ella Fitzgerald 3. Aretha Franklin |
Françoise Hardy Sonja Kristina Kate Bush |
1. Françoise Hardy 2. Sonja Kristina 3. Kate Bush
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Surprising Omissions:
Nancy Wilson Dinah Washington Dianne Reeves Annie Lennox |
This thing is so slow to post, I thought I had to do it over. Oh well.
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Gundula Janowitz Stevie Nicks Taylor Dayne Barbara Streisand Roberta Flack Sarah Brightman Loreena McKennitt
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Margo Timmons Lucinda Williams Kasey Chambers
Bonus selection - Best Newcomer / New to Me
Bonnie Bishop |
Ella Fitzgerald Sarah Vaughan Eva Cassidy Mary Black |
In this precise moment in time
Sarah McLachlan Alison Krause Eva Cassidy |
Eva Cassidy. After her, I'd have a hard time choosing the other two. Norah Jones, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Ricki Lee Jones, Linda Ronstadt, Chrissie Hynde, Amy Winehouse, Joan Osborne,...
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Diana Krall Carmen McRae Jenna Mammina Ella Fitzgerald |
Joan Baez Ann Wilson Shawn Colvin Janis Ian and more.... |
Sade Janis Siegel China Forbes |
Hello, I can’t believe that nobody had mentioned Edith Piaf and Lizz Wright before. My favorites are:
Old ones:
1. Edith Piaf 2. Sarah Vaughan 3. Ella Fitzgerald 4. Billie Holliday 5.Aretha Franklin
Not so old ones:
1. Lizz Wright 2. Melody Gardot 3. Sade 4. Whitney Houston 5. Morgan James
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Tracy Chapman
Loreena Mckennitt
Hannah Reid
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Jennifer Warnes (must mention the amazing quality of all of her recordings), Linda Ronstadt (can sing the phone book), and of course Eva Cassidy
Then Julie London, K D Lang |
My favorite three:
Alison Krause Linda Ronstadt Bonnie Raitt
Love the voice of Italian songstress, Laura Pausini, too.
So many other great singers/songwriters listed here. |
Meiji Kaji Hope Sandoval Amy WinehouseMichelle Gurevich Caro Emerald April Stevens Yma Sumac
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(1)-Sabine Devieilhe (2)-Marianne Crebassa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A&feature=emb_rel_endif you are having a bad day, this will make it better. and watching more than once will make it even a little bit more better. i seem to watch this once or twice a week when i need a pick-me-up. otherworldly amazing. |
Jill Scott Diana Krall Phyllis Hyman
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Sade Susan Tedeschi Nora Jones |
Agnetha Faltskog (Abba) Sandie Shaw Sarah Brightman. |
@mikelavigne Thanks for posting that. It was Flower Song by those two that got me into opera. Once I dialed in my system, it all made sense. I simply melt every time I play it.
I forgot to mention Jacintha, Shirley Horn, Melody Gardot
All the best, Nonoise |
Sarah Vaughn Dinah Washington Aretha Franklin
Chaka Chan Wanda Hutchinson (of The Emotions) Tammy Terrell (with Marvin Gaye) Phyllis Hyman Joni Mitchell Patti Labelle
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Alison Kraus Jo Hamilton Laura Marlin |
Shawn Colvin Alison Krauss Joni Mitchell |
Kate Bush Beth Gibbons Joni Mitchel |
Adele Joni Mitchell Tracy Chapman |
Lots of fantastic ones, many mentioned here, but the first three that popped into my head are: Joni Mitchell Billie Holiday Janis Joplin The longer I think about it the harder it is to decide on just top 3. |
Joni Mitchell Emmylou Harris |
Good post!
Diana Krall Moya Brennan Stevie Nicks
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Dido, Dido and Eva Cassidy
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In no particular order:- Dame Janet Baker Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Eva Cassidy/Alison Krauss
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+1 Judy Garland. Not one vote for Whitney Houston?🙁 |