Versatile Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I saw Sister Tharpe at a blues fest in 1969, I don't know why she is isn't more well known, she sure put on a show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y04wFV-k6is&feature=related Excellent clips !! Great dancing too.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kiwi Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 There are so many to choose from, but Alison Krauss is definitely up there. The latest album sounds absolutely fantastic to boot . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57classic Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Lots of great singers listed here but nobody mentioned Aretha Franklin. She's not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZuWa Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Sass Jordan! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo_uiJoWiYY Sandi Saraya! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BZ7BEWDCvM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZuWa Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Janet Gardner w/Vixen! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2FaObB4or0 Rachel Flotard of the recently broken-up Visqueen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDPG4_H-r2g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymeedc Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Laura Nyro..... anyone remember/know of her?.....unique talent. ..... rare television performance from mid sixties. Unfortunately, she passed away about a decade ago. Known more as a writer of other's hits..... Stoned Soul Picnic, Eli's Coming, And When I Die, Sweet Eyed Blindness, Wedding Bell Blues.... But, in my opinion, though, no one came close to her performances of her own songs (almost invariably solo, as a band hampered her subtle tempo changes/nuances)..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjdowef1oKE&list=FLyrqNIhNDXWZ3ybnN7HL_zQ&index=556&feature=plpp_video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Hmmmmm.... Can't forget these greats... This one is almost forgotten, but Bea Wain was a great torch singer. The Larry Clinton version of the song was #1 in 1939. Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw was a better arrangement that's also on Youtube... These girls set the stage for all we hear nowadays in different styles... M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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charlie brown Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcWZV-FHB2U&feature=related CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6KhuI_42W4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go7mSyRohII&feature=related Ummmm, Dusty!! Blue Eyed Soul, for sure! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Always loved Bobby Gentry's voice! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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charlie brown Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Looking & Sounding great, at 60 (now)! (She was 56, in that clip) CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Here is a very underrated band with an amazing guitar player and a singer that makes me cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 CB... I find it interesting how some of these ladies were still singing well past their 60s while others... grew old far too quickly. OTOH, I think the blues and swing styles were not so entirely angled at the young, nor country, hence the longevity of women in those fields. OTOH, a lotta the early girl blues singers had ... problems. Some of the "rock" girls managed to reinvent themselves as serious and very versatile singers rather than birds on a wire, too, like Linda R. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 CB... I find it interesting how some of these ladies were still singing well past their 60s while others... grew old far too quickly. OTOH, I think the blues and swing styles were not so entirely angled at the young, nor country, hence the longevity of women in those fields. OTOH, a lotta the early girl blues singers had ... problems. Some of the "rock" girls managed to reinvent themselves as serious and very versatile singers rather than birds on a wire, too, like Linda R. m Two things...Real Talent, and a determination not to become irrelevant! I.E. being willing (and able) to reinvent themselves. The ones that "fade away," don't have that determination, or, they've had unfortunate circumstances, intervene. We've lost too many, to self-destructive behavior, too! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 One thing I've noticed about girl singers is that I think they have a rougher time on the road than guys do. For example, one girl who had a cupla Warner albums in the early 80s was a guitar student of mine in the '70s. I asked her in the early 90s why she quit while she was still charting songs and she said simply that the road was very, very difficult. She did a bit more study and the last I heard was a CPA. It seems to me that for any group on the road a "family style" life is what it takes for a long-term career, even if there's no blood or marriage relationship. Kitty Wells was still doing small county fairs into the late 1970s, for example, but she was married to her band leader. I've a hunch that so many bands break up because artistically and/or personally even while they're making good money because they just don't get along like family any more. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 At the pink floyd concert in earls court ,london , dark side of the moon, the 3 girls , backup singers , have to be my favorite , don't know there names. Toni Tennille sang on The Wall album, and has performed with PF in many concerts over the years. She is one dam good singer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canon_mutant Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 At the pink floyd concert in earls court ,london , dark side of the moon, the 3 girls , backup singers , have to be my favorite , don't know there names. +1 Sadly they change all the time but the ones on Delicate Sound of Thunder were the best I've heard/seen even though Delicate Sound of Thunder isn't my favorite Floyd live DVD/CD/Big round thing with a small hole in the middle . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Norah Jones, playing a little "Country," on a little (Vintage) Fender Mustang...through a little (mic'd) Vox "Pathfinder" (SS) Amp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWqMfzniQaY&feature=related Bass player is using an old Harmony bass, as well...sounds great! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 There have been several women whose singing has given me goosebumps they are:in no particular order: 1.Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles- also the most beautiful woman in rock IMHO 2. Linda Ronstadt 3.Emmy Lou Harris 4.Suzie Boggus 5.Connie Frances 6.Enya 7.Melanie (Saftka-who wrote "Brand New Key","Lay Down(Candles In The Rain)" but by far her best songs were her cover of Ruby Tuesday and one of her own called"Some Say I Got The Devil" 8. Kate Bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexri Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Ooh I forgot Lisa Fischer! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCrbziy20aU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lespaulj45 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Emmylou Harris and Patsy Kline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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