OT: Best Female Singers
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Karen Carpenter
Gladys Knight
Whitney Houston
Celine Dion
Cher
Dionne Warwick
Their are many great ones. Hard to pick the best of the best.
Gladys Knight
Whitney Houston
Celine Dion
Cher
Dionne Warwick
Their are many great ones. Hard to pick the best of the best.
Whitney Houston …
then you can argue the rest
then you can argue the rest
Minnie Riperton not be everyone's cup of tea, but an amazing voice nonetheless.
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Astrid Gilberto
Ksenia Buzina
Annie Haslam
Dusty Springfield
Annie Lenox
Ksenia Buzina
Annie Haslam
Dusty Springfield
Annie Lenox
Wow, no Mariah? I would say her and Whitney have most powerful ranges. They were great vehicles for pop-songs but lacked artistry. Karen Carpenter had pristine voice but Carpenters were pretty bland. I like Emmylou Harris, Aretha more. Joni Mitchell had most unique vocal style and brilliant songwriter. In end, I always go back to Eva Cassidy. Pure voice, across all genres and artistic interpretation was off charts. Never got famous enough to produce own songs before passing away tragically at 33.
Judith Durham (Seekers) another special voice
Dionne Warwick
Marilyn McCoo
Joplin
Marilyn McCoo
Joplin
I’ve always been a big fan of Annie Lennox.
I’m partial to Stevie Nickshttps://www.thisisdig.com/feature/best-female-singers-of-all-time/
There is an old documentary on the bayou in Georgetown. The clip from Eva’s benefit tribute is heartbreaking.
For all of you who forgot to list Ella, which is all of you, you’re wrong.
timbre, timing, improv, range.
www.npr.org
Her Berlin How High the Moon performance is truly extraordinary.
timbre, timing, improv, range.
How Ella Fitzgerald Turned Forgotten Lyrics Into One Of Her Best Performances Ever
Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife is master class in why Fitzgerald is such a legend. Jazz Night In America breaks down the grace under pressure and improvisational skills on display in this performance.
www.npr.org
Her Berlin How High the Moon performance is truly extraordinary.
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My top 5 in no particular order.
Aretha Franklin
Celine Dion
Whitney Houston
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Aretha Franklin
Celine Dion
Whitney Houston
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Hahaha, that's funny. Now go play a Supreme's song that her voice doesn't make the hair on your body stand up.
Yep. That is my opinion on women singers. My opinion is that Whitney Houston is number 1 and everyone else both current and in history are far inferior to her. My Mount Rushmore for women singers would have a huge likeness of Whitney Houston and nobody else.
Ignorance is bliss, I suppose.
Whitney had extraordinary range, but I generally view her as the onset of the horrific modern female vocal trend of completely sacrificing any sense of timing for displays of technical prowess (perhaps best illustrated by Carey).
BTW, if you really want to have a serious discussion beyond popular music, in terms of current artists, J'nai Bridges.
Not really - i actually find it the most difficult of the high cultures to approach. But having seen her sing La Habanera in Carmen...
I enjoy Whitney Houston's music so you say I'm ignorant because Whitney is horrific. I should be listening to someone called J'nai Bridges. I never heard of Bridges.
This message board really puzzles me. This thread asked people to identify the music they enjoy. Can't people have disparate opinions without being attacked? This kind of nonsense happens on this board all the time. If I like strawberry ice cream and you like butter pecan then I'm an ignorant jerk for not liking the ice cream that you like. Bizarre. Our modern culture doesn't allow for individuality. Different opinions aren't respected. There is no attempt at politeness or civility. If someone has an opinion that differs from your opinion then they must be denigrated and harassed until they change their opinion to yours. Respectful debate isn't tolerated. This is one way that our society has regressed over the past few decades in my opinion.
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