Best female singer
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From: Underfoot...
Johnette Napolitano {of Concrete Blonde}
Patty Griffin
Diana Krall
Billie Holliday
Etta James
Patti {of Tuck & Patti}
Sarah Maclachlan
Tracey Thorn
Christina Aguilera {i just wish she wouldn't drown her voice in bass heavy songs}
Allison Krauss
Charlotte Church
Patty Griffin
Diana Krall
Billie Holliday
Etta James
Patti {of Tuck & Patti}
Sarah Maclachlan
Tracey Thorn
Christina Aguilera {i just wish she wouldn't drown her voice in bass heavy songs}
Allison Krauss
Charlotte Church
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From: Cary, NC
Ella Fitzgerald is the best female singer.
Julie Andrews is pretty good too.
Carmen McRae, June Christy, Sade, Anita O'Dell, Grace Slick (good call), Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey...all good. Oh, and Chaka Khan too - man, could she sing! Karen Carpenter, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross. Hmmmm, I like quite a few of them.
Julie Andrews is pretty good too.
Carmen McRae, June Christy, Sade, Anita O'Dell, Grace Slick (good call), Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey...all good. Oh, and Chaka Khan too - man, could she sing! Karen Carpenter, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross. Hmmmm, I like quite a few of them.
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Fiona Apple
Erykah Badu
Lauryn Hill
Toni Braxton
Tina Turner
Aretha Franklyn
Stevie Nicks
Christine McVie
Jill Scott
Janis Joplin
Natalie Merchant
Alica Keys
Upcoming singers
Avirl Lavigine
Vanessa Carlton
Erykah Badu
Lauryn Hill
Toni Braxton
Tina Turner
Aretha Franklyn
Stevie Nicks
Christine McVie
Jill Scott
Janis Joplin
Natalie Merchant
Alica Keys
Upcoming singers
Avirl Lavigine
Vanessa Carlton
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Originally posted by RaMMaR
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin
Living With Ghosts is great too, but my fav is Flaming Red, which seemed to get its ass kicked by critics. Oh well, what do they know?
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I agree with the nomination of Allison Krauss, but am surprised at the omission of the late, great Eva Cassidy, who's Songbird was Number 1 in the UK last year for a time, some 5 years after she died.
See:
http://evacassidy.org/eva/
for more info
See:
http://evacassidy.org/eva/
for more info
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Gotta go with Sarah McLachlan.
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From: In the eastern upper lower midwest.
I'm gonna have to go with:
Andrea Corr
Shakira
The Corrs are just good in general, and Shakira has a heck of a singing voice for someone who only learned English a year ago.
Andrea Corr
Shakira
The Corrs are just good in general, and Shakira has a heck of a singing voice for someone who only learned English a year ago.
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From: Formerly known as "Vryce"/Detroit, Michigan
Wow.. great topic.
I'd have to list the following:
Jonatha Brooke (www.jonathabrooke.com) Awesome live
Sarah McLachlan
Tori Amos
Bjork
Shirley Manson
Stevie Nicks
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Alanis Morissette
Fiona Apple
Liz Phair
Ani DiFranco
Sarah Brightman
I'd have to list the following:
Jonatha Brooke (www.jonathabrooke.com) Awesome live

Sarah McLachlan
Tori Amos
Bjork
Shirley Manson
Stevie Nicks
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Alanis Morissette
Fiona Apple
Liz Phair
Ani DiFranco
Sarah Brightman
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the one who is in the band that has a song that kind of goes like, '...complicated, and it grows and it turns it up...' or something like that. the video has what looks like a bunch of guys doing those x games tricks. anyone know who i am talking about.
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Originally posted by Scheherazade
Bjork and Melora Creager. Leigh Nash is pretty good as well.
~Scheherazade
Bjork and Melora Creager. Leigh Nash is pretty good as well.
~Scheherazade
I saw Martha Wainwright do backups for Rufus and she's got a great voice.
Other female artists I enjoy:
Ella Fitzgerald, Lauryn Hill, Fiona Apple, Kim Deal, Tori Amos, Lisa Loeb, Juliana Hatfield, Alicia Keys, Shirley Manson, Ani DiFranco
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Kate Pierson is also a fantastic singer. As is Cindy Wilson. Together, they are incredible the way their voices wrap around each other.
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
the one who is in the band that has a song that kind of goes like, '...complicated, and it grows and it turns it up...' or something like that. the video has what looks like a bunch of guys doing those x games tricks. anyone know who i am talking about.
the one who is in the band that has a song that kind of goes like, '...complicated, and it grows and it turns it up...' or something like that. the video has what looks like a bunch of guys doing those x games tricks. anyone know who i am talking about.
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Originally posted by Andalusia
Amen, I love Patty Griffin!
Amen, I love Patty Griffin!
Also love the following...
Hope Sandoval (of Mazzy Star)
Tonya Donnelly (of Belly)
Margo Timmins (of Cowboy Junkies)
Natalie Merchant (of 10,000 Maniacs but definitely not the dipped-in-grease-nasal-crowing of her solo career)
Heather Nova
Sinead O'Connor
#73
For a minute, I thought I was going to be the first to mention Johnette Napolitano from Concrete Blonde. Glad to see someone beat me to it.
For anyone who wants to know why she's my only choice for this poll: See her perform live. Then you'll get it.
For anyone who wants to know why she's my only choice for this poll: See her perform live. Then you'll get it.
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From: TX hill country
My friend and I are in amazement that neglected here are:
Ultimate goddess of Rock un Roll....Justine Frischmann of Elastica
Harriet Wheeler of the Sundays
Miranda Lee Richards
Cat Power aka. Chan Marshall
Lauren Laverne (Gofton) of Kenickie
Suzanne Vega
Exene Cervenka of X
Kirsty Maccoll
Kim Deal
and obviously David Bowie in the '70's
Ultimate goddess of Rock un Roll....Justine Frischmann of Elastica
Harriet Wheeler of the Sundays
Miranda Lee Richards
Cat Power aka. Chan Marshall
Lauren Laverne (Gofton) of Kenickie
Suzanne Vega
Exene Cervenka of X
Kirsty Maccoll
Kim Deal
and obviously David Bowie in the '70's



