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Who is your favorite woman singer? You can have more then one. Mine is Joni Mitchell. [View all] debm55 Sep 13 OP

Aretha Franklin, Emma Lou Harris, Joan Baez MaryMagdaline Sep 13 #1

Thank You MaryMagdaline, Three great choices debm55 Sep 13 #5

Chrissy Hynde. Before her it was Ann Wilson. n/t brewens Sep 13 #2

Thank you brewens, Chrissy has a great voice debm55 Sep 13 #7

Linda Ronstadt FelineOverlord Sep 13 #3

FelineOverlord--thank you. You are right that last song note was great. debm55 Sep 13 #13

She's my fave, too. Joni M is my favorite female singer-songwriter, spooky3 Sep 14 #177

Thank you spooky3. Me too about the Childless Cat Lady. debm55 Sep 14 #180

Here is one of my favorites (performed live): spooky3 Sep 14 #206

Joni is great, so is Linda Ronstadt RoadRunner Sep 13 #4

Thank you RoadRunner. I like your choice. debm55 Sep 13 #57

Joan Baez WheelWalker Sep 13 #6

Thank you WheelWalker. Great Choice. debm55 Sep 13 #58

On edit, I just received a phone call from my sister who reminded me SHE is my favorite vocalist. WheelWalker Sep 13 #63

Thank you WheelWalker. That is funny. debm55 Sep 14 #115

RSO rso Sep 13 #8

Thank you rso ---Whitney had the voice of a angel. debm55 Sep 13 #60

I've got a lot of them, but try Nerina Pallot DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 13 #9

... and also have a listen to Jocelyne Beroard. DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 13 #11

And you know, Stefani Germanotta is pretty good, too. DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 13 #17

Thank you , Lady Gaga looks so yound. I still love her voice I's not really a Swiftie, but I once was one of Gaga's debm55 Sep 13 #64

Ty. I have never heard of the artist before but I love the beat and the song. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Sep 13 #62

Thank you, What an absolutely sweet voice, debm55 Sep 13 #61

So hard to choose, I'll say Bonnie Raitt, but i love me some dem4decades Sep 13 #10

TY . I love them both debm55 Sep 13 #65

Carole King Orrex Sep 13 #12

OMG I was just going to put her with Joni and Roberta Flack too. I can listen to those three every day. TY Orrex. debm55 Sep 13 #67

For pure singing chops Jane Monheit johnp3907 Sep 13 #14

Thank you johnp3907 for sharing the beautiful voices. debm55 Sep 14 #116

Grace Slick DBoon Sep 13 #15

Gotta Agree Wolf Frankula Sep 13 #92

Thank you DBoon. I believe that i read long ago that whe wanted to be an opera singer. Very strong and beautiful voice. debm55 Sep 14 #117

and no autotune! DBoon Sep 14 #126

Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Sarah McLachlan... hlthe2b Sep 13 #16

Love your list. hthe2b. They are all great. thank you debm55 Sep 13 #19

Tough choices but in no particular order AltairIV Sep 13 #18

AltairIV thank you for all of your choices. Wonderful debm55 Sep 14 #118

Sandy Denny Cartoonist Sep 13 #20

For sure! discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 13 #24

Thank you Cartoonist. debm55 Sep 14 #119

Joan Baez, Anne Murray, Judy Collins, Carole King rurallib Sep 13 #21

Thank you rurallib. All wonderful singers. debm55 Sep 14 #120

Bette Midler. One of my most favorites. There are others, but can't recall them at the moment. SWBTATTReg Sep 13 #22

Thank you SwbtattReg I love Bette and had Bette's first album. ---Do you wanna dance. debm55 Sep 14 #121

That's a good song. One of mine is 'The Rose'. But it's hard for me to pick any one of her songs, I love them all! SWBTATTReg Sep 14 #168

Dusty Springfield, Donna SUmmer, Diana Ross 9from the days yu had to have a voice lol) nt msongs Sep 13 #23

Agree. Thank you very much. msongs. debm55 Sep 14 #122

Aretha, Nancy Wilson and Randy Crawford Keepthesoulalive Sep 13 #25

Thank you Keepthesoulalive. Love your choices. debm55 Sep 14 #123

Are you really thinking there could be only one? discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 13 #26

Thank you, great list. debm55 Sep 14 #124

KDLang. applegrove Sep 13 #27

The first voice that came to mind was Bonnie Raitt. ariadne0614 Sep 13 #35

Yes. Lovely voice. applegrove Sep 13 #36

Thank you ariadne0614 Great voice. debm55 Sep 14 #129

Thank you applegrove. I haven't heard much from her lately. Tremendous voice. debm55 Sep 14 #125

KD Lang is so under appreciated and she has a wonderful voice and vibe. CTyankee Sep 14 #219

She's done the olympics shows in Canada twice. applegrove Sep 14 #220

And Carole King. And I love it when Aretha and Tina belt it out, too. CTyankee Sep 14 #221

My sister had that album. My dad had one Rock snd roll applegrove Sep 14 #223

I have Carole King three times in concert. She can still belt them out. TY CTYankee. debm55 Sep 15 #243

I have a LONG list Jilly_in_VA Sep 13 #28

Thank you Jilly-in_VA. What a list of a variety of voices and styles. Beautiful list. debm55 Sep 14 #131

Strictly going by voice alone, Karen Carpenter. Lunabell Sep 13 #29

Thank you Lunabell . Both are great. I especially liked Karen's voice. debm55 Sep 14 #132

Stevie Nicks, but that is just the beginning. I have others. texasfiddler Sep 13 #30

Thank you texasfiddler. Love Stevie Nicks. You can post others. I didn't limit as I knew people would have more then debm55 Sep 14 #133

Eliza Carthy's voice always touches me. Floor Jansen of Nightwish is amazing. I love Beth Hart. Midnight Writer Sep 13 #31

Thank you Midnight Writer. That is so true . Your choices are great. debm55 Sep 14 #134

Renee Fleming, Kiri Te Kanawa and Joyce DiDonato. Ocelot II Sep 13 #32

Kiri Te, Sumi Jo, Janis Bobstandard Sep 13 #69

Thank you, Bobstandard. Each have unique and special voices. debm55 Sep 14 #136

Thank you Ocelot II, Beautiful voices. debm55 Sep 14 #135

Bette Midler, Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Stevie Nicks, Nancy Sinatra lkinwi Sep 13 #33

Thank you Ikinwi----great and unique voices. debm55 Sep 14 #137

I love Dinah Washington. Tom Dyer Sep 13 #34

Thank you Tom Dyer. Very talented women with the beautiful strong voice. debm55 Sep 14 #138

Good choice. Now you're getting into my area. brush Sep 14 #189

Sarah Vaughan Tom Dyer Sep 17 #299

Thank you Tom Dyer and very mellow. debm55 Sep 17 #300

Dinah Washington - This Bitter Earth keithbvadu2 Sep 15 #280

We must include "What a Difference a Day Makes" of Dinah's hits' brush Sep 17 #304

My favorite is Edith Piaf. Haggard Celine Sep 13 #37

Thank you Haggard Celine. Songs sung from the soul. debm55 Sep 14 #139

Laura Nyro, Esther Satterfield enid602 Sep 13 #38

Thank you enid602 Wonderful singers with life and spirit. debm55 Sep 14 #140

Laura Nyro is one of my all-time favorites! Pinback Sep 15 #283

Chavela Vargas Cirsium Sep 13 #39

Thank you Cirsium for introducing her to me. PS Love the album cover too. debm55 Sep 14 #142

Too difficult, like what's your favorite movie. It depends on genre, etc... surfered Sep 13 #40

Terrific list, Thank you very much , surfered. debm55 Sep 14 #144

Barbara Streisand, Donna Summers, Diana Ross, Karen Carpenter.... a kennedy Sep 13 #41

Great list, and thank you a kennedy. Wonderful singers. debm55 Sep 14 #146

I have a few. OldBaldy1701E Sep 13 #42

Wonderful list of women singers from different genres and times. Thank you OldBaldy1701E debm55 Sep 14 #147

Annie Haslam WestMichRad Sep 13 #43

Sally Rogers! LisaM Sep 14 #128

Thank you LisaM. Very lovely voice. debm55 Sep 14 #150

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Beautiful song. Thank you WestMichRad Beautiful voice. debm55 Sep 14 #149

Thank you WestMichRad. Lovely. debm55 Sep 15 #258

Eva Cassidy -- who died much, much too soon Hekate Sep 13 #44

Thank you Hekate. Beautiful song and voice. debm55 Sep 14 #151

Yes, gone much too soon. FM123 Sep 14 #196

I told my sis how hard it was for me to learn to sing it because of Eva's phrasing... Hekate Sep 14 #197

Having to go so long through the posts... MyOwnPeace Sep 14 #203

Stevie Nicks MichMan Sep 13 #45

Agree. I loved her solo career songs. Thank you MichMan. Don't forget the Sara and the songs with Petty. debm55 Sep 14 #152

Nina Simone was the most unique singer ever... Gaytano70 Sep 13 #46

thank you Gaytano70 , for your list. Wonderful singers, all. debm55 Sep 14 #161

Short list... Old School Stevie Nicks. 🎶 Newer school Gaga. 🎶 LakeArenal Sep 13 #47

Thank you LakeArenal. Two of my favorites too. debm55 Sep 14 #164

All the singers listed in this thread, plus Kate Bush. LiberalLoner Sep 13 #48

Agree Thank you LiberalLoner. Loved KateBush. debm55 Sep 14 #165

😍 LiberalLoner Sep 15 #240

Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey LoisB Sep 13 #49

Thank you LoisB singers that sing from the heart and soul. debm55 Sep 14 #166

No one has posted one of my favorites: Judith Durham LakeVermilion Sep 13 #50

Excellent choice keithbvadu2 Sep 13 #87

Thank you LakeVermilion. Wonderful singer. debm55 Sep 14 #167

My favorite also. FuzzyRabbit Sep 15 #238

Linda Ronstadt. Bonnie Raitt. Patti Loveless BOSSHOG Sep 13 #51

Thank you very much, BOSSHOG, Three great singers debm55 Sep 14 #170

Johnette Napolitano, lead singer of Concrete Blonde. Aristus Sep 13 #52

I'm with you there Aristus! DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 13 #71

Two of my favorites. Aristus Sep 13 #74

The first time I heard Concrete Blonde DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 13 #93

My very first experience of Concrete Blonde was when I was in the Army, around 1992. Aristus Sep 14 #169

Thank you Aristus, debm55 Sep 14 #171

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eva Cassidy, Linda Ronstadt, Tricia Yearwood. rsdsharp Sep 13 #53

Thank you rsdsharp, the voices of angels. debm55 Sep 14 #178

Joni Mitchell and Taylor Swift. Elessar Zappa Sep 13 #54

Thank you Elessar Zappa. Both are great. debm55 Sep 14 #174

Phoebe Bridgers YorkRd Sep 13 #55

Thank you York Rd. Most women singers sing from the heart and soul of their experiences. JMO debm55 Sep 14 #182

Love .....The Circle Game... yourout Sep 13 #56

Thank you, yourout. That is my favorite of Joni. debm55 Sep 14 #183

I have several. 3catwoman3 Sep 13 #59

Thank you 3catwoman3. Excellent choices. debm55 Sep 14 #184

A couple i doubt youve heard. Lochloosa Sep 13 #66

Thank you Lochloosa and thank you for turning us onto the great voices. debm55 Sep 14 #185

Annie Lennox, Stevie Nicks, Natalie Merchant Delarage Sep 13 #68

Thank You , Delarage. Love all three. debm55 Sep 14 #187

Mine are Cher and Bette Midler. They do great singing together dai13sy Sep 13 #70

Thank you , dai13sy. Love the songs of both. debm55 Sep 14 #188

OK, two more: Francoise Hardy and Jackie DeShannon DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 13 #72

Thank you. Wonderful singers. and Put a little love in your heart. debm55 Sep 14 #195

OK, last one from me (promise): Patti Smith DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 13 #73

Thank you. Patty Smith has a very unique voice. I enjoy her songs. debm55 Sep 14 #224

Marilyn Horne and Ann Wilson choie Sep 13 #75

Thank you choie. Two great ones. debm55 Sep 14 #208

Corin Lisa Tucker DBoon Sep 13 #76

Thank you DBoon. First time I heard it and I really liked it. Thank you for posting the video. debm55 Sep 14 #209

Hayley Williams. Without a doubt. disappearingboy Sep 13 #77

Thank you very much, disappearingboy. debm55 Sep 14 #215

Dionne Warwick, Joni Mitchel, and Melanie Safka. patphil Sep 13 #78

Thank you patphil. Yes , but the three filled us with the power of the voices. debm55 Sep 14 #216

She never got her just due, but Laura Nyro resides at the top of my list calguy Sep 13 #79

Agree as both a singer and songwriter. Laura Nyro. was at the top debm55 Sep 14 #217

Linda Ronstadt Jeebo Sep 13 #80

Thank you Jeebo. I didn't know that about her voice. Yes, at one time Linda could do it all. I also believe she sang debm55 Sep 14 #218

k.d. lang, Lisa Gerrard, Chinchilla Runningdawg Sep 13 #81

Thank you Runningdawg. Three great choices. debm55 Sep 14 #229

Minnie riperton, always get chills from midnight at the oasis Figarosmom Sep 13 #82

Minnie Ripperton is great sunnybrook Sep 14 #105

You are correct its Lovin you by minnie that gets me Figarosmom Sep 14 #110

Thank you Figarosmom. Wonderful list. Of talented women. debm55 Sep 14 #225

Thank you Figarosmom like your choices. debm55 Sep 14 #231

A couple more... Alephy Sep 13 #83

Thank you Alephy. Excellent. debm55 Sep 15 #241

Holly Cole if..fish..had..wings Sep 13 #84

Thank you if..fish..had..wings. Very nice voice. debm55 Sep 15 #242

My mom, Gladys Knight, chowder66 Sep 13 #85

Thank you chowder66 All have great soulful voices. debm55 Sep 15 #244

Chrissie Hynde Charlie Chapulin Sep 13 #86

Thank you Charlie Chapulin. Chrissie has a very unique voice. debm55 Sep 15 #245

Grace Slick, Patsy Cline, Judy Garland, moniss Sep 13 #88

Sandy Denny, yes. RIP yonder Sep 14 #236

Thank you very much, What a great list debm55 Sep 15 #247

Depends on the mood and the song.... Elaine Paige - Memory keithbvadu2 Sep 13 #89

Thank you keithbvadu2. Beautiful but sad song. Saw the play down in Pittsburgh. debm55 Sep 15 #248

Karen Carpenter Wiz Imp Sep 13 #90

Yes, I miss here. Such a wonderful voice. debm55 Sep 14 #113

Anna Russell and Kristin Lems and Barbra are three of my favourites. niyad Sep 13 #91

Thank you niyad. Three wonderful singers. debm55 Sep 15 #249

I have always loved Anna's "Ring" synopsis. Best explanation of that 17 hour niyad Sep 15 #257

Linda Ronstadt CanonRay Sep 14 #94

Thank you CanonRay. Beautiful voice debm55 Sep 15 #250

Barbra Streisand. rocketdem1964 Sep 14 #95

Agreed KC19 Sep 14 #163

Thank you rocketdem1964 Tahnk you very much for your choices. debm55 Sep 15 #252

Judy Garland. Cleo Laine chowmama Sep 14 #96

Thank you chowmama. Beautiful voices sung from the heart. debm55 Sep 15 #251

Janis Joplin, murielm99 Sep 14 #97

Thank you murielm99 I agree with all three. debm55 Sep 15 #253

My favorites are: Eva Cassidy, Tina Turner, and Caro Emerald. HeartsCanHope Sep 14 #98

Thank you very much HeartsCanHope. All are wonderful debm55 Sep 15 #256

Linda Ronstadt, Patsy Cline, Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin and Carly Simon TommieMommy Sep 14 #99

Thank you very much. TommieMommy. debm55 Sep 15 #260

Karen Carpenter, Sarah Brightman, Chrissie Hynde C0RI0LANUS Sep 14 #100

Thank you CORIOLANUS. Beautiful. debm55 Sep 15 #261

You're welcome, debm55. C0RI0LANUS Sep 15 #298

Norah Jones samplegirl Sep 14 #101

Thank you samplegirl for your great choices. debm55 Sep 15 #262

Rhiannon Giddens mnhtnbb Sep 14 #102

Thank you very much mnhtnbb. debm55 Sep 15 #263

Patsy Cline Emile Sep 14 #103

Thank you Emile. Great singer. debm55 Sep 15 #264

Bonnie Raitt WmChris Sep 14 #104

Agreed! MN2theMax Sep 14 #237

Thankl you WmChris. debm55 Sep 15 #265

Alison Krauss, Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Taylor Swift iamateacher Sep 14 #106

Thank you iamateacher. They are all great. debm55 Sep 14 #112

So many excellent voices CMYK Sep 14 #107

Thank you CMYK. debm55 Sep 14 #111

Leontyne Price mwf Sep 14 #108

thank you mwf, Beautiful , soulful voices debm55 Sep 14 #109

Shocked that nobody has mentioned Darlene Love Wiz Imp Sep 14 #114

Thank you. One of my favorites since "He's a RebeL" in 1962. FuzzyRabbit Sep 15 #239

Karen Carpenter OLDMDDEM Sep 14 #127

Thank you very much OLDMDDEM . I very much agree. debm55 Sep 14 #143

Too many to name, but no one has mentioned Dolly or Emmylou yet. LisaM Sep 14 #130

Thank you LisaM All sing from the heart. debm55 Sep 14 #141

Etta James. AloeVera Sep 14 #145

Thank you AloeVera. Your first video is missing but I think I know the song Etta James was a classic Her voice touched debm55 Sep 14 #191

Thanks! Here is another video of At Last. AloeVera Sep 14 #194

Ella Fitzgerald Golden Raisin Sep 14 #153

Thank you Golden Raisin. A singer who sang with her heart and soul. debm55 Sep 14 #157

BONNIE RAITT, IRIS DEMENT, JUDY COLLINS Thunderbeast Sep 14 #154

Very good, Thank you Thunderbeast. debm55 Sep 14 #155

Janis LiberalArkie Sep 14 #156

Thank you LiberalArkie. debm55 Sep 15 #266

She's been gone a long time but Karen Carpenter was one of my favorites kimbutgar Sep 14 #158

kimbutgar, thank you , Karen had a soft and gentle voice. I would sing along too. debm55 Sep 14 #159

Amy Winehouse Diraven Sep 14 #160

Thank you Diraven. RIP Amy debm55 Sep 15 #267

Melanie. RIP my Dear. Ziggysmom Sep 14 #162

Ziggysmom. Thank you. RIP Melanie debm55 Sep 15 #269

Nancy Wilson of Heart, hands down Bayard Sep 14 #172

Thank you Bayard for your choices. debm55 Sep 15 #270

Maria Brink of In This Moment, Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Amy Lee of Evanescence. n/t Different Drummer Sep 14 #173

Thank you Different Drummer. debm55 Sep 14 #175

Olivia Newton John BlueKota Sep 14 #176

Thank you very much, Such mellow, sweet voices. debm55 Sep 15 #271

Annie Lennox and Olivia Newton-John. Mad_Dem_X Sep 14 #179

Thank you Mad_Dem_X. Great voices. debm55 Sep 15 #272

Bonnie Raitt or Nina Simone, depending on my mood. catbyte Sep 14 #181

Thank you catbyte. Both are great. debm55 Sep 15 #274

There are so many I love Picaro Sep 14 #186

Thank you very much, Picaro. They are all great singers. debm55 Sep 15 #281

Ann Wilson...making Robert Plant cry Sedona Sep 14 #190

WOW. AloeVera Sep 14 #193

Thank you so much. Sedona. Beautiful version. debm55 Sep 15 #275

Celine Dion and Whitney Houston Srkdqltr Sep 14 #192

i'm stuck in the past... da svenster Sep 14 #198

Thank you very much. da svenster. Very good choices. debm55 Sep 15 #284

"The first time, ever I saw your face" Prairie_Seagull Sep 14 #199

Thank you Prairie_Seagull. We played that song at our first dance song. Love it. debm55 Sep 15 #295

Renata Tebaldi... Harker Sep 14 #200

Thank you Harker. Both have the voice of an angel. debm55 Sep 15 #293

Patsy Cline, Joni Mitchell, Martha Reeves Zambero Sep 14 #201

Thank you Zambero . Three great singers. debm55 Sep 14 #214

Karen Carpenter Imalittleteapot Sep 14 #202

Thank you Iamalittleteapot. Loved her soft mellow voice. debm55 Sep 14 #213

Ann Wison, Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde ProfessorGAC Sep 14 #204

Thank you ProfessorGAC. Three great singers. debm55 Sep 14 #212

Chaka Kahn Clouds Passing Sep 14 #205

Thank you CloudsPassing. I love her energy. debm55 Sep 14 #211

Kate Bush waldnorm Sep 14 #207

Thank you waldnorm. Very good choice. debm55 Sep 14 #210

So many Great Choices! Moi: Patti Smith, Tina Turner, Mavis Staples + 1 Duo:Kate & Cindy/B-52's electric_blue68 Sep 14 #222

electric_blue 68 What a terrific list. debm55 Sep 15 #255

Ty 🙂 🎶🎵 electric_blue68 Sep 15 #288

Nancy Wilson. jrthin Sep 14 #226

Thank You jrthin Nancy sang with a soulful voice. debm55 Sep 15 #254

Jennie RandySF Sep 14 #227

Thank you RandSF Great voice. debm55 Sep 14 #234

Betty Carter, Ella Fitzgerald, Sheila Jordan, Abbey Lincoln, Pinback Sep 14 #228

Pinback--Thank you. A wonderful list of singers. debm55 Sep 14 #233

You're welcome! A few others I neglected to mention: Pinback Sep 15 #278

Thank you very much,Pinback debm55 Sep 15 #291

Can't argue with any of these, but I would add Julie Andrews. madamesilverspurs Sep 14 #230

Thank you madamesilverspurs. I love Julie Andrews songs. debm55 Sep 14 #232

Great topic. I have so many mvd Sep 14 #235

WOW Thank you very much, mvd. Great selection debm55 Sep 15 #246

Selena TlalocW Sep 15 #259

Thank you TialocW She a wonderful singer. RiP Selena. debm55 Sep 15 #268

Mayra Marti... she gave me a big kiss right after this song... GreenWave Sep 15 #273

Thank you GreenWave. Very nice voice. debm55 Sep 15 #287

Lacy J. Dalton no_hypocrisy Sep 15 #276

Thank you no_hypocrisy. Love your choices. debm55 Sep 15 #286

Was Laura Nyro Now Taylor Swift arlyellowdog Sep 15 #277

Thank you arlyellowdog. They both are great. debm55 Sep 15 #279

TAYLOR SWIFT MyMission Sep 15 #282

Thank you for your list. Wonderful!!!! debm55 Sep 15 #285

Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Carly Simon. Arkansas Granny Sep 15 #289

Thank you very much, Arkansas Granny. They all are wonderful singers debm55 Sep 15 #290

Joan Baez, Dusty Springfield, Bessie Smith, Patsy Cline ificandream Sep 15 #292

Thank you , ificandream. Wonder list. Loved Patsy. but she lives on through her songs. debm55 Sep 15 #294

Diana Ross, Emmylou Harris, Gladys Knight. lpbk2713 Sep 15 #296

Thank you , three great choices debm55 Sep 15 #297

4 favorites The Wizard Sep 17 #301

Karen Carpenter and Anne Murray LogDog75 Sep 17 #302

Thank you LogDog75 and welcome to DU debm55 Sep 17 #303

This is a toss-up. beemerphill Sep 17 #305