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Maria McKee - just totally awesome
Neko Case is doing it for me at the moment (musically speaking). I love female singers, at the risk of being sexist, I think the best singers are female. M T-B, PJ Harvey, Kate Bush, Laura Nero...hell, I even like Girls Aloud in a non ironic way.
Justine Frischman formerly of Elastica does it for me (if only).
Beth Orton - particularly Central Reservation
Ann Wilson (from Heart)
Sharon del Adel
Kate Bush
Nina Simone
Joan Armatrading
Tracy Chapman
Janis Ian
Regina Spektor
Joan as Police Woman
Joni Mitchell
Stina Nordenstam
Ah, forgotten Maria McKee. Yes, she was very good, sometimes let down by material though when she went solo.
Julianne Regan (All About Eve)
Liz Frazer (Cocteau Twins)
Tracy Chapman gets my vote.
Chrissie Hind
Emiliana Torrini
Nina Persson
Sky Larkin
The Joy Formidable
Rumer - Slow ..... great voice.
what, no diamanda galas? pussies!
mary j blige
Natalie Merchant
Lots of good suggestions already, so how about..
Amy Lee of Evanescence
Sade
Carole King
Alica Keys
Laura Cantrell
Gillian Welch
Lucinda Williams
Laura Veirs
Cat Power
Natalie Merchant, Ane Brun, Hafdis Huld, and the surprisingly talented singing person Scarlett Johansson.... nom nom nom.. 😯
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Can't believe no one's nominated this lovely lass...
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Kirsty MacColl - especially Tropical Brainstorm
2nd Beth Orton
Bjork
Beth Gibbons
Bebel Gilberto
Skin from Skunk Anansie
Joanna Newsome, I saw her last weekend and I'm in love.
Bjork
Nora Jones
Amy Winehouse
Nina Simone
Billie Holliday
Alice Russell
Thandiswa Mazwai
Jill Scott
Imogen Heap
Simphiwe Dana
Georgia Anne Muldrow
I don't know her name but she was the lead singer in The Sundays if anyone remembers them.
Well, Aimee Mann, obviously.
Oh Yes.
Beth Orton - particularly Central Reservation
Oh Yes Again.
Amanda Marshall
Tarja Turunen
Anette Olzon
Marcie Free 🙂
Patsy Cline
Tammy Wynette
Dolly Parton
Reba Mcentire
Shirley bassey
Joni Mitchell
Sandy Denny (Why's no-one already mentioned her?)
Linda Thompson
Judy Collins
Beth Orton
Thea Gilmore
Anne Briggs
PJ Harvey
Bessie Smith
Most of those age me a bit, I'm afraid.
Mmm Natalie
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As a teenager Rochdale's finest Lisa Stansfield yes please....
john_drummer - Member
Liz Frazer (Cocteau Twins)
And also on 4AD records
Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance)
Both mostly don't sing real words but my god they give me goose bumps with their singing
Liz Frazer?
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Great voice but it really does stop there.
Lots of good suggestions (Aretha, Erykah Badhu and Jill Scott work for me, also like Macy Gray and Tasmin Archer) but cannot believe no-one has mentioned Grace Jones, her voice is the bizniss!
Katie Jane Garside - Damaged, but ace.
alison moyet from yazoo!
dionne warwick
that is all.
Tarja Turunen
Sharon Den Adel
Otep Shamaya
Jennifer Parkin (Ayria)
Maire Brennan
Sarah Brightman
Brittany Bindrim (I Scintilla)
Belinda Carlisle
Some good stuff here, and for me some new names to sort through. A couple more from me.
Skye Edwards- Morcheeba
Twas the tune for La Vuelta 2009.
Can I have this?
😆
Astrud Gilberto!
Here's some slightly more alternative ones
Kim Deal (breeders / Pixies)
Courtney Love (Hole) (love her or hate her -she's put out some qualla tunes)
Katie jane Gartside (queen adreena / DC) - ridic
Kirsten hersh (solo stuff)
PJ Harvey (first two albums !!!)
Craziest woman I saw live (apart from KJG) was the singer of Silverfish...made david yow seem sane
Most of mine seem to have already made this list:
Diamanda, of course,
Katie Jane Garside
Chan Marshall
Tori Amos
... but in the right place/time some of Lisa Gerrard's stuff is like nothing else on earth - music to be buried to.
New to the list (I think) but also up for a mention.
Sandy Denny
Emmylou Harris (choose carefully, as some stuff just doesn't make it).
Stevie Wishart
Emma Kirkby
I also *really* like this (but it won't be for everyone - possibly a bit too much beard/sandal/singlespeed content).
Chan Marshall of Cat Power.
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One day, I'm gonna ride the [i]perfect[/i] singletrack in some woods, somewhere, and I'll finish up sitting by a fire, with a beer, whilst she sings to me. Then I can die happy.
Others:
Kate Bush
Gillian Welch
Hope Sandoval
Beth Gibbons
Liz Fraser
Sia Furler is pure class, of that there is no doubt. A truly wonderful voice.
However for me, my favourite has shamefully not been mentioned yet. Gotta be [b]Shirley Manson[/b] of Garbage fame. Aural sex.
Maria McKee
Florence
Debbie Harry
I was despairing of this thread to start with, but it's picked up no end. Plenty that I love on here;
Maria McKee, (and what the hell is she doing nowadays? Even her website has gone dead. Last time I saw her was Bristol several years ago),
Aimee Mann,
Emmylou Harris,
Tori Amos,
Kate Bush,
Tanya Donelly,
Alison Goldfrapp,
Sandy Denny,
Joni Mitchell,
then there's Joan As Police Woman,
Martha Wainwright,
Emma Pollock,
Thea Gilmore,
Dusty Springfield,
Keren Ann,
Cerys Matthews,
the fantastic Patty Griffin,
Gemma Hayes,
Laura Marling,
Shawn Colvin,
Beth Neilsen Chapman,
Mary Chapin Carpenter,
Nanci Griffith,
Eddi Reader,
Ricky Lee Jones,
Heidi Talbot,
The Indigo Girls,
The Wailin' Jennies,
Karine Polwart,
Julie Fowlis,
Shelby Lynn,
The Dear Janes,
Judie Tzuke,
Sam Phillips,
Natalie Merchant,
Emily Hayes (Metric),
Kate Rusby,
Kris Delmhorst.
There's probably more hidden away in my cd collection and on my iPod that I've borrowed, but that'll do for now.
CountZero, I salute your taste and memory!
Best female vocalist ever in my opinion.. particularly near the end of this clip..
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