Favourite Female Vocalist?

[gamelan]

ok, along the same lines as Britalian's favourite male vocalist thread, who are your favourite female vocalists?

i'll start...

Patsy Cline
Kayre Morrison
PJ Harvey

-Jeff

 

[aportnoy]

+1 on Patsy Cline

Sade
EmmyLou Harris
Annie Lenox

 

[Quirk]

+1 Cline & Lennox

Barbara Streisand for sheer magnificence of sound (setting aside the shrew she's become)
Sarah Vaughan
Karen Carpenter
Jane Monheit
Alison Moyet
Toni Childs

 

[skalogre]

The ones I can think of: Shelly Harland kaRin (Collide) Beth Gibbons And for the ones involved in metal: Natalie Rassoulis Liv Kristine Espenaes

 

[benecios]

Nina Simone
Christina Aguilera
Kate Bush.

 

[Kai]

Bonnie Rait
Sade
Sheryl Crow

 

[gamelan]

wow, some good ones. +1 on Sade, Beth Gibbons, and Nina Simone.

-Jeff

 

[Britalian]

Betty Carter
Nina Simone +1
Sarah Vaughan
Billie Holiday
Sui Vesan (eastern European, amazing voice/'lyrics'. debut : 'Sui')
Annie Lennox +1
Diamanda Galas

 

[mrpologuy]

Bjork and Fiona Apple

 

[rdawson808]

Stacey Kent
Billie
Ella
China Forbes (of Pink Martini)
Nellie McKay
Jessica Molaskey
Kristin Chenowith


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[whodini]

Esthero
Harriet Wheeler of the Sundays
Astrud Gilberto
Feist
Jennifer Charles of Lovage
+1 for Stacey Kent

 

[romafan]

Cesaria Evora
Iris Dement
Emmylou!

Rachel Nagy (Detroit Cobras)
Sandy Denny
Janis Joplin
Ella Fizgerald
Allison Moorer

 

[Saucemaster]

Originally Posted by Britalian

Diamanda Galas

I love that you said this. Awesome.

 

[skalogre]

Originally Posted by Saucemaster

I love that you said this. Awesome.
Good point there; now that is a woman with lungs. Either one of you heard her Sono l'Antichristo? It was on that Nervous Systems compilation (amazing CD btw). P.s. DAMN IT! How could I forget Lady Day?

 

[Saucemaster]

Originally Posted by skalogre

Either one of you heard her Sono l'Antichristo? It was on that Nervous Systems compilation (amazing CD btw).

I haven't, actually. Saw her live once; it was otherworldly. I literally felt euphoric afterward. Partially it was that I was just incredibly impressed with her range and power, but much as I love her, it was also partly one of those "because it feels so good when it stops" moments. She's amazing.