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Just passing a lazy Saturday afternoon while Tropical Storm Harvey does what it will do outside. Have been surfing YouTube listening to music most of the afternoon. Listening to different artists I boiled down a couple of my favorites. Tough to choose as there are so many great vocalists out there

Cowboy Junkies / Margot Timmins (A Horse in the Country, To Live Is to Fly, Angel Mine, others)
Connie Francis (Tennesse Waltz)
Patsy Cline (Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Back in Baby's Arms, Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray, others)
Sissel (Shenandoah)
Rene Fleming (Classical/Opera)
Maria Callas (Classical/Opera)

Hoping some other folks share their top picks also as a way to learn about new artists and expand musical horizons.

I don't know "new" artists, so I'll go with my oldie goldies.
(Keep in mind, I might not like their music but damn can some sign! )
Janis Joplin
Mariah Carey
Tina Turner
Etta James
Annie Lennox

+1 for Annie Lennox. She did the vocal track that plays during the end credits of Apollo 11. Beautiful.

Also Nina Simone and Nana Mouskouri. About as different style-wise as you can get, but both are truly gifted. As far as more contemporary artists go, Pink and kd lang have genuine singing chops. You can trust their voices 100%.

Carrie Underwood has some great pipes on her. She's pretty easy on the eyes, too.

Grace Potter is a great rock singer.


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A couple of mine
Sara Evans
Lizzie Hale from Halestorm
Colbie Caillat
Jennifer Nettles, formerly of sugarland

In no particular order:
Tori Amos
Sarah McLaughlan (early stuff)
'Fay Fife' from the Rezillos, especially 'Top of the Pops'
Belinda Carlisle from Germs, Go Go's, and solo
Casey Chambers, real country twang from Australia!
Emmy Lou Harris, 'Heaven Only Knows'
Adele can nail it in an annoying sort of way
Karen Carpenter
Christina Gagularia
Freda from Abba
Pink
Ann Wilson
Shania Twain, 'From this moment'
Chrissie Hyne from The Pretenders, Talk of the Town and the Christmas song.

Ann Wilson
Carrie Underwood
Stevie Nicks
Pat Bennetar
Chrissie Hyne



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My list would be too long... each name that popped into my head led me to several others.
Grace Slick, Olivia Newton John, Tammy Wynette, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn, Emmy Lou Harris, Allison Krauss, Tanya Tucker, Linda Ronstadt (en Espanol! ) Juice Newton...
Kim Deal, Shirley Manson... , Dolores O'Riordan, Natalie Merchant... good golly, there is no end to the awesomeness.
Some are poppy, some are rocky, some are edgy, some are sappy... I love parts of all those.

Ann Wilson, Whitney Houston, Adele, Carrie Underwood, pink, and Gwen steffani no doubt era.

Ann Wilson play a led zep song for them and she killed it. I also secretly really like no doubt, I'll crank it if the song comes on.

Stevie Nicks
Pat Benatar
Garbage lead singer
Lady Gaga from her "The Fame" disc
Sarah McLaughlin from the 1990s era
But the best is probably Gwen from No Doubt.

I can't believe that I forgot the celestial voice of Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star and other bands.

leadcounsel wrote:Garbage lead singer

Shirley Manson... She is a 100 watt bulb in a field of 60 watt contemporaries.

Florence and the machine
Dido
Tori Amos
Adele
Sade

Its weird no ones mentioned Justine Beiber.

WaJim wrote:Its weird no ones mentioned Justine Beiber.