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Location: south east Michigan | You know how you can hear a song a ga-zillion times but never really listen to it? Until you pay some real attention it's just background noise.
While on vacation the "old" Norah Jones song, "I Don't Know Why I Didn't Come" played on the radio. I must have heard it a hundred times before but when I took the effort to listen I came to really appreciate it. Her recorded voice is so natural and un-processed. I guess in the old days they would call her a "torch singer".
Sara Bareilles is another good example.
And just to open up the discussion….
Bonnie Raitt… “Let’s Give’em Something To Talk About” is a longtime favorite.
Sheryl Crow…. Not that she really has the pipes but I like the timbre and character if her voice.
Cyndi Lauper…. Maybe an acquired taste but this chick has the pipes !
Natalie Manes…. Of the Dixie Chicks.
Jewel…. Even back in her day she was an acquired taste. Liked her more then than now.
Alanis Morissette…. More emotion and qwerkiness than singing talent. |
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| Originally posted by Slipkid:
Cyndi Lauper…. Maybe an acquired taste but this chick has the pipes !
When Madonna emerged I thought of her as a K-Mart knock off of Cyndi. Still do.
And I know the lady is reputed to have some "issues", but my current favorite female vocalist is Susan Boyle. She does, however, head a long list of favorites in that category. |
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Location: Veedersburg, Indiana | Brad, if I may add a few. Emmylou Harris; Dolly; and one of my personal favs - Alison Krauss! I enjoy each of them and they are (IMHO) dstinctive voices. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I've been listening to Sarah Watkins lately.
City on a Hill and Caedman's Call - Leigh Nash.
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| Eva Cassidy (gone way too young).
Antigone Rising |
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Location: Vernon CT | Let's not forget Anne Wilson or Ammie Mann |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I'll buy a new Kathy Mattes CD without even listening to it. She's that good. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMNrVEi54yA&feature=related |
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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | I´ve been listening to her.
And I can also recommend Ana Carolina. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Hei Miguel BTW have you listen to this one ?
....this is the first song published years ago of a young GL Grignani. |
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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | Very young indeed. Yes, I knew this song, but never had seen the video before.
Our radios play some Italian singers once in a while. |
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Location: Michigan | Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, are 2 of my favs. Bonnie Raitt's voice just begs to be listened to. She sings with so much soul. Alison Krauss sings like I would imagine an angel would. Ginny Owens is another that has that haunting voice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtNzOpKvPfw
Funny I was just listening to Bonnie Raitt the other day also and thinking the same thing.
A couple of others I really enjoy:
Kathy Mattea
Ricky Lee Jones
Nanci Griffith |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Originally posted by Miguel - BR:
Very young indeed. Yes, I knew this song, but never had seen the video before.
In particular this song is the same sang by Ana Carolina .... :cool: |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Nanci Griffith and Patty Griffin are a few more. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Oh greeaaaat. Thanks a LOT, Al. |
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Location: Right now? | My new favorites are Brandi Carlile and K.T. Tunstall;
G8tr, I LOVED Eva Cassidy. "Song Bird" made me cry for three years after my divorce!!
I have so many favorites; I LOVE Dolly Parton, sparkles and all, and have since my Mama played her records from when I was a wee thing.
And of course there is Kathy Mattea (yeah, what Patch wrote), Linda Ronstadt, Emmy Lou, SOME (but not much) of Melanie Kafka, Martina McBride, Jewell, Eliza Gilkyson, Natalie Merchant, Susan Tedeschi, and also Patti Griffin is incredible. Listen to her sing "Oh, Heavenly Day". Madonna can sing as good as her producer can bend her voice to a song, IMHO. I like "You'll See" and "Take a Bow" by her, not much more.
I remember seeing Roy Orbison on some talk show and he performed "Crying" with K.D. Lang. After the performance, when he was being interviewed, he kept referring to K.D., who was sitting right beside him. Having never heard of her, when Roy kept referring to 'she'; for the life of me, I could not figure out where the "she" he was speaking of was, lol, all the time wondering who that weird looking guy was sitting next to Roy. She has some voice though, and I love to listen to her sing!
I still LOVE to listen to Mahalia Jackson sing "Troubles of the World", and why hasn't anyone said anything about ARETHA?!! GEEZ! Too many to mention, really ... gonna go pull up my iTunes now ... |
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| Patti Cathcart (sp?) of Tuck and Patti fame
Patsy Cline
Clare Torry ("The Great Gig in the Sky") |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Weaser, I have been thinking so haven't posted on this one yet, but Minnie Ripperton came immediately to mind. She had a stunning voice and several octave range. Yeah, her one hit song may have sounded a little silly, but if you heard the rest of the album you would have been impressed. She died of breast cancer when she was in her early thirties. If she had lived longer I believe she would have become legendary. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
Weaser, I have been thinking so haven't posted on this one yet, but Minnie Ripperton came immediately to mind. She had a stunning voice and several octave range. Yeah, her one hit song may have sounded a little silly, but if you heard the rest of the album you would have been impressed. She died of breast cancer when she was in her early thirties. If she had lived longer I believe she would have become legendary. Yes, I have heard the album and was quite impressed. Actually made me wonder why that choose that one to release and THEN how it became such a monumental hit. Must be someone knows something I don't, eh...?
(And you can feel free to let that one slide, mister - and you all know who I'm talking to...) |
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Location: Cicero, NY | With that said, I'll weigh in with some of my favorites. I love a solid, strong voice with emotion (one notable exception being Allison Krause) and that sends me to Patsy, Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie, Melissa E., Martina, Linda Ronstadt, K.D., Cyndi Lauper (who had GREAT pipes) and even Kelly Clarkson but give me Aretha or Ann Wilson any day of the week and I'm a happy guy. Soft and emotional or bold and brash - those ladies could bring it home AND cook the bacon. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Ella Fitzgerald, Alison Krauss, Joni Mitchell (even more now than when she was younger), Barbra Streisand, Christiane Roth. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | There are some good ones .... let me add another oldie ... Martha Reeves.
And for a more modern voice I'm listening to Terry Hendrix. And believe it or not I dig Amy Winehouse. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | And how could I forget Ricki Lee Jones ...
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | They got a juke box that goes doyt-doyt
Julia Fordham
Grace Slick
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Location: Wichita, KS | ++ for Anne Wilson
Anybody here remember Yvonne Elliman?
Also:
Enya
Loreena McKennitt
Dolores O'Reiordan of The Cranberries
Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays
And my nomination for best vocal performance EVER for a female singer goes to Clare Torry for her work on Dark Side of the Moon. She gives me chills every time I hear "The Great Gig in the Sky". |
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Location: Newington, CT | Kathleen Battle, Stacey Grimaldi (local talent), Leontyne Price (just WOW!) and Ella Fitzgerald. |
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Location: enid, ok | I like Jennifer Batten. Could easily smoke any of us on guitar, doesn't sing a note. She's badass, I'm not kidding. Uses a whammy bar very well. Also a huge influence on Kaki. Yeah, that's my choice. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Tori Amos,Gianna Nannini,Carmen Consoli,Giusy Ferreri,The Corrs..... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by Dale Lutes:
++ for Anne Wilson
Anybody here remember Yvonne Elliman? From the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack? Sure. She played a great Mary in the Jesus Christ Superstar movie too. Great voice. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Jennifer Warnes anyone? |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Patty Loveless
+1 on Natalie Manes too..... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Two Words:
Carrie Underwood...
This Lady can SING! Talk about Pipes; Talk about range; talk about emotion...forget American Idol...she would have found a way without it...she is incredible!
Also, if you can get her away from the mundaine, Joss Stone...whoa...she can make Janis Joplin pale in comparison...but again, only if she has the material to really cut loose...she needs better management and material...imho |
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Location: big island | those two italian ladies singing over the loudspeakers in the "shawshank redemption" prison yard scene. |
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Location: big island | shawshank clip |
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Location: Western PA | Neko Case, great voice, interesting songs
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Cheri Knight, one album Northeast Kingdom
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Location: Western PA | Lucinda Williams, twang and angst at their best
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Location: Parrish, FL | A little before my time, but a phenomenal voice, the one, the only, Mama Cass!
As mentioned a few post ago, Janis Joplin. That brought to mind the incomparable Bette Midler.
Blues |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | They're all good in their own right but, let's face it.
They're no Annette Funicello! :p |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Frederica von Stade
Deborah Voigt
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Adrienne Young
Kate Campbell, a great song writer too
To Brad's point, Nora is really good and I like all the slide and other resophonic guitars on her recordings. My wife really likes her and has worn the grooves off her cds. If I never hear NFJ again it will be too soon. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I like 'em all. |
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Location: closely held secret | Courtesy of Temp:
How many female blues singers does it take to sing "Summertime"? |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Susan Tedeschi. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by Weaser P:
Originally posted by Dale Lutes:
++ for Anne Wilson
Anybody here remember Yvonne Elliman? From the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack? Sure. She played a great Mary in the Jesus Christ Superstar movie too. Great voice.
I'm with Dale on the DSOTM singer. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Diana Krall |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | ...and Annita Baker |
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Location: south east Michigan | bauerhillboy
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posted August 04, 2009 02:23 PM
...and Annita Baker Detroit's own... Annita Baker.
Her kids used to frequent the Skate Park my kids went to.
Different tastes, different styles.
What started me thinking on this was how often I might hear a song and how few times I really listen to it. That and just how un-processed the first two examples sounded. |
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Location: Jet City | My fav local chick...
Brandi Carlile |
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Location: big island | grace potter: modern day girl backed up by mostly late 1960's men.
she's good! |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Grace Potter and Warren Haynes
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