Best Female Vocalists ("Alive" now removed)

[ogibowt]

 

[shack]

I love Margo Timmins' (Cndn) voice.

 

[downbound123]

Linda Ronstadt (suffering from Parkinsons disease).

Actually she has progressive supranuclear palsy. It is similar to Parkinson's disease and is quite often misdiagnosed because of that. The only reason I know about it is because my father-in-law died from it and it took the doctors awhile to identify it.

 

[Insidious Von]

Like Lauryn Hill, Beyonce sings naturally. Some here may disagree Ms Hill is a better singer than Adele.

She's 94 now, in her prime there was no better singer.

 

[tastingyou]

EVA CASSIDY- died of melanoma in 1996 at the tender age of 33

Relatively unknown during her lifetime but sold millions of albums after her death. Many of you probably have still not heard of her - prepare yourself to be stunned and moved and emotional after hearing her voice.

Someone please post the links [ teck retard here] for " over the rainbow" and " fields of gold " . Her songs can bring a tear to your eye even for hardened souls like myself, lol.

 

[Darts]

I heard that the Star Spangled Banner is one of the hardest songs to sing.
Watch Demi Lovato perform the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIV | FOX NFL - Bing video

 

[ogibowt]

my list takes a different road and being a teen from the 60,s my list is from that era...in no particular order
Ronnie Spector
Darlene Love
Etta James
Candi Staton
Aretha Franklin
Carla Thomas,
Betty Lavette
Patsy Cline
Timi Yuro
Dusty Springfield
Jackie DeShannon

 

[Darts]

EVA CASSIDY- died of melanoma in 1996 at the tender age of 33

Relatively unknown during her lifetime but sold millions of albums after her death.

Someone please post the links [ teck retard here] for " over the rainbow" and " fields of gold " . Her songs can bring a tear to your eye even for hardened souls like myself, lol.

Your request is my command.
Eva Cassidy - Over The Rainbow - Bing video

 

[Insidious Von]

EVA CASSIDY- died of melanoma in 1996 at the tender age of 33 Relatively unknown during her lifetime but sold millions of albums after her death.

tastingyou never heard of her before, thanks for the recommendation.

 

[ogibowt]

my list takes a different road and being a teen from the 60,s my list is from that era...in no particular order
Ronnie Spector
Darlene Love
Etta James
Candi Staton
Aretha Franklin
Carla Thomas,
Betty Lavette
Patsy Cline
Timi Yuro
Dusty Springfield
Jackie DeShannon

Timi Yuro?....

 

[Darts]

patsy cline sweet dreams - Bing video

 

[ogibowt]

Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold - YouTube

 

[Darts]

Great song song for slow dancing.
Patsy Cline - Tennessee Waltz - Bing video

 

[Darts]

So sad that her voice is now silenced.
Linda Ronstadt "I Fall to Pieces" - Bing video

 

[mikeeman]

Joni Mitchell....the Woodstock lady....even though she was never there...folky, rocker, and jazzer...words, msic and a damn good painter.

 

[Insidious Von]

Dua Lipa has the advantage of being a contralto, in opera they are highly paid. In Pop/Rock contraltos do very well, Annie Lennox and Carly Simon are two examples.

She's also great eye candy.

 

[mikeeman]

 

[xmontrealer]

my list takes a different road and being a teen from the 60,s my list is from that era...in no particular order
Ronnie Spector
Darlene Love
Etta James
Candi Staton
Aretha Franklin
Carla Thomas,
Betty Lavette
Patsy Cline
Timi Yuro
Dusty Springfield
Jackie DeShannon

Full agreement with Ronnie, Darlene, Etta, Candi, Aretha, and Carla.

I'm "Crazy" for Patsy Cline.

I would add Janis Joplin, Dionne Warwick, plus Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles.

 

[Jagintee]

Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star

P J Harvey

Karen Peris of Innocence Mission

Natalie Merchant

 

[unassuming]

I guess thread is now best female vocalist of all time, now that "alive "is removed

The best was Karen Carpenter, perfect pitch, perfect tone, emoted the emotion of the song better than anyone, annunciated every word of lyrics perfectly (no need to look up the song's lyrics)