OK then. Favourite female vocalists…

Janis Joplin
Diamanda Galas
The Quiet Choir
Ricky Lee Jones
Nina Simone

and Pixie Lott (haven't a clue what she sounds like, mind…) 🙂

kate rusby (again)

Natalie Merchant

Grace Slick – Jefferson Airplane
Woman vocalist on Pink Floyd – The Great Gig in the Sky – Don't know who it is though?

Emily Haines, and Feist.

Sophie Zelmani
Beth Orton

Alison Krauss
Kate Rusby + 1
Ella Fitzgerald
Stacey Kent

Shirley Manson
Sia Furler

Nina from the Cardigans and Acamp, The voice alone is enough, but circa the "my favourite game" video and she's perfect 😀

Have heard rumours of her being religious and a lesbian, I've chosen to delete these rumours from my (selective) memory 😉

Sharon Den Adel
Tarja Turunen
Amy Lee
Belinda Carlisle
Bjork

Catherine Feeney
Lou Rhodes
Emiliana Torrini
Beth Gibbons

Diamanda Galas

😯 – she scares the shit out of me !

err,

hope sandoval (??) – the mazzy star burd, anyway

yeh, nina simone & janis joplin I suppose

bjork, sometimes – when she's not being really irritating

polly harvey

Donna Summer.
Tracey Chapman.

Skye Edwards
Joan Armatrading
Tracey Thorn
Grace Jones

Sharon Den Adel
Tarja Turunen
Amy Lee
Nina Simone

Beyonce
Kelly Rowland
Shakira

Pretty shallow by some standards and I may prefer the music of some perhaps many of the other artists above but it terms of sheer vocal quality I would put Beyonce and Kelly up with the very best – may be pushing it a little with Shakira

Karen Carpenter
Julie Andrews ….oooh – bit of a gay call
EDIT- oh yeh Annie Lennox 🙂

Christine Perfect / McVie
Stevie Nicks
Maria Muldaur
Maria McKee
Wendy James (for a bit of filthy voice!)
Shaun Murphy
Sam Brown
Lesley Garrett
Belinda Carlisle
Annie Lennox
Bonnie Raitt
EDIT – oh yes, Karen Carpenter

Thea Gilmore
Sharleen Spiteri

Anastasia.
Karen Carpenter.
Maggie Bell

To add to the Amy Lee/Tarja (etc) selections:
Angela Gossow
Floor Jansen

Harry in the "So Real" video 😀

Debbie Harry

Irma thomas ,youtube i wish someone would care,one of the best soul songs ever
Etta james
Billie holliday
aretha franklin
and i really like dawn landes not the greatest singer but still great
and the grass is blue by dolly parton is a fantastic album,(no really)she has a fantastic voice

Judie Tzuke
Annie Lennox
Stevie Nicks
Aretha Franklin
Christine McVie
George Michael 🙄

susan tedeschi

bonnie raitt

sheryll crowe

Anastasia

Lorna fothergill

Stevie nicks

rickie lee jones

shaun murphy

susan tedeschi wonderful voice and guitar!!

Alice Russell
Spanky Wilson
Angie Stone
Alison Goldfrapp
Lucinda Williams

Gillian Welch
Frazey Ford
Ella Fitzgerald +1
Aretha Franklin +1
Billie Hollday +1
Grace Slick +1

Mostly the obvious ones, but there you go…

How could I have forgotten Linda Ronstadt?

Tarja Turunen
Either of the indigo girls
Amanda Marshall
Patty Smyth – no not that one – the one married to McEnroe
The singer out of long dead girl guitar bandette – The Alice Band
Steve Perry 🙂
Mark Free 😀

Stevie Nicks
Sheryl Crow

Karen Carpenter
Eva Cassidy

Imelda May
Amy Winehouse

Mimi Parker from Low. Cuts right through me every time. And Bjork, obviously.

Gillian Welch +1
Cat Power
Stena Nordenstam
Sisters Sledge
Roberta Flack (for Reverend Lee alone)
Patti Smith (the real one)

Sandy Denny

Judie Tzuke +1

Lisa Hannigan

Kate Bush

Going to Nerina Pallot on Sunday ..hoping to be impressed

STS

Julianne Regan
Elizabeth Fraser

LOL @ Roper
Shes not that good. Its only cuz she's hot

Eve Libertine – Crass

(Just to balance all your middle of the road choices)

😉

susan tedeschi, met her she's lovely!