Posted on 06/10/2017 7:03:58 PM PDT by MNDude
A few weeks ago we had a thread with a subject of who the greatest male vocalist ever were. There were many great comments on that thread. So for tonight, I am asking who do you think are the three greatest female vocalists ever?
...and Dinah Washington
Karen Carpenter
Linda Ronstandt
Patsy Cline
Honorable Mention: Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Sara Vaughn
Karen Carpenter
Anita O’Day
Astrud Gilberto
Billie Holiday
Sarah Vaughan
Ella Fitzgerald
Ronstadt
Kiri Te Kanawa
Yep. Karen Carpenter.
Stevie Nicks
Linda Ronstadt
Carly Simon
I do think Grace Slick never got her due.....great power voice
Margaret Whiting
Kay Starr
Jennifer Warnes
Johnny Mathis!
Sorry but I had to do it.
Alison Krause...
I can watch
COLD MOUNTAIN
all Day!
I think most folks are really answering “Who are your favorite female vocalists”. It’s a matter of personal taste, rather than anything objective. My answer is to my own question...
Aretha Franklin
Grace Slick
Chrissie Hynde
But I’m probably forgetting someone.
As I mentioned before, Billie Holliday
Two more
Pattie La belle
Tina Turner
Kate Smith is at the top; too bad the American people don’t have knowledge of her.
Maria McKee
Hayley Westenra from New Zealand. Remarkable talent and amazing story, too.
Enya, Sheoda, Margaret Brennan, Bebel Gilberto (the silkiest, sexiest, sultriest, gentlest voice ever), Tish Hinojosa, Suzy Bogguss, Judy Collins, Loreena McKennit, Norah Jones, Allison Kraus, Madeleine Peyroux, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, Sarah Brightman.
Just a few of my favorites.
Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Linda Ronstadt. For bel canto singing, Beverly Sills, Maria Callas, Renee Fleming. Up and comer, Melissa Shippen Burrows.
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