She has such vocal control

also this is a fun one from her..

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She can be ethereal, earthy or fun. Such a gift.

I don't care much for popular music, rarely listen to it. Might make an exception for Roberta Flack and Peggy Lee.

Ann Wilson

Power and range.

I always thought she'd do a great duet with Steve Perry (Journey.)

Much fuss was made about her visual image, but that's not what I'm speaking of. Her voice has always appealed to me greatly.

part or is she lip singing a male"s voice? I can't see how her voice can change that much. TY

end of discussion

Want to fight?

no argument here

All great.

Thanks. I always say it's good to have a Bastille day go-to.

For 300 years they make war
To the sound of fifes and drums
Leaving us to drop dead of poverty
It couldn't last forever
...

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

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Aside: I had a betta fish named Ella Fitzgerald. So he wouldn't be confused (fish don't know from gender identity), I called him Jerry. But he couldn't sing.

Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries)
Aretha
Emmylou
Allison Krauss
Linda Ronstadt (very overlooked in her own heyday)
Edie Brickell ................

(I fell head over heels for all of them .... and still hurting just a little bit!)

her voice puts my teeth on edge. high for the sake of high, but w no power behind it. reedy. yuck.

Who gave you permission to jump right into my heart and name a bunch of my favorite musicians?! Harrumph.

I have two. Can't pick just one!

Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt

Scored more hits across more genres than anyone.

I have two. Can't pick just one!

Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt

Think you asked this once before.

As to sopranos: Joni Mitchell, who has almost exactly the same vocal register as Karen, but she tends to use the high end, whereas Karen emphasizes the basement.

Annie Haslam, of Renaissance, has a 6-octave register, and you gotta hear her to believe her. This would be a good start:

in an informal recording session for Richard, in session bassist Joe Osborn's garage studio, the tag-along Karen sat in and played a little drums and sang a bit. Joe Osborn liked what he heard and passed the tape on to Herb Alpert. Alpert's buddy, producer, Lou Adler heard the demo and it was off to the races.

Fast forward a bit, in a recording studio, session drummer extraordinaire Hal Blaine liked what he heard but suggested Karen sing an octave lower. This was met with consternation from her controlling mother, but later in the session she did drop it an octave lower.... and the rest is history

Karen later went on to say, "The money is in the basement".

I guess it goes without saying, Joe Osborn played bass on all her recordings

A magnificent crossover star taken to soon

She's why I checked in here.

I’ve adored Roberta Flack since I heard her sing “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in “Play Misty For Me” many moons ago. I also love Linda Ronstadt, k d lang, Karla Bonoff and Carole King and Bonnie Raitt. I don’t think I can choose just one!! LOL!

Nice to see you mention Karla Bonoff whose music I was introduced to via Linda Ronstadt.

Flashdance, What a Feelin'.

I'm still a disco fan!

hands down.

Great post - Thank you!

I can't pick just one:

Linda Ronstadt
Patsy Cline
Karen Carpenter
Ann Wilson
Amy Winehouse
Whitney Houston
Rihanna
K.D. Lange
Adele

I have more but those are just off the top of my head.

Her alto was as smooth as silk.

and someone who sadly died before she could really hit it big: Eva Cassidy.

used to skate an exhibition to Fields of Gold. That's how I became aware of both the song and the singer.

but I prefer the Eva Cassidy version.

So sad she died young of ovarian cancer.

Who knows where the time goes?

This an extremely tough one, and I find it difficult to narrow it down to just one. So if you don't mind I'll name these three:
Kate Bush
Melanie (Safka)
IU (Lee Ji-eun)

The Klck Inside is an amazing album for someone that young.

Time-tested prodigy and renaissance woman.

As my wife once said, I don't know why anyone else would even try to sing after hearing her.

Mostly for her version of "The Power of Love." I have posted it here an unseemly number of times.

but, I do have to right this omission.

Linda Ronstadt and Alison Krauss

Although Natalie Merchant is a close 2nd. And probably Stevie Nicks is up there. This was a hard one!

Nina Simone. Can't choose

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Her live performance of "Ashes Are Burning" sends chills down your spine! Absolutely jaw-dropping!

What's interesting is that she only joined Fleetwood Mac because they wanted her boyfriend in the band and he said it was a package deal. That ended up working out pretty good