Best female voice

[yoss]

Yes - Karen Carpenter. Her voice in «Calling occupants ...» is (was) unearthly good.

I seem to remember a certain «Adeva», too. She was different, but not bad at all.

Esther Philips - «What a Difference a Day Makes»?

Randy Crawford - «Streetlife»?

Cheers

[Hawkeye]

Minnie Riperton was the one who sang Lovin' You

I believe Maya Rudolph, one of the current SNL players, is Minnie Riperton's daughter. Although I think the show is fairly unwatchable in its present form, its quite obvious she has a special voice.

[Mudcat]

Marilyn Monroe. At least when she sang "Happy Birthday" to President Kennedy. I do not care how bad it really was, she sang it like she was ready to get on her knees and unz. Oops, wrong "forum".

[jaguars_fan]

I believe Maya Rudolph, one of the current SNL players, is Minnie Riperton's daughter. Although I think the show is fairly unwatchable in its present form, its quite obvious she has a special voice.

You are correct...she is the daughter of songwriter/producer Richard Rudolph & Minnie Ripperton. Richard and Minnie co-wrote "Lovin' You".

[race4aliving]

Sarah Brightman
K.D. Lang
Valarie Carter
Annie Lenox
and I can't believe no one remembers the greatest female singer ever.

Patsy Cline

[sjdgpt]

Like I said before, if we are going to start comparing the female speakers based upon a criteria other than their voices (such as physical appearance, or.... their eagerness to, um, what was that phrase

get on her knees and unz

, we are going to open a whole big can of worms.


In which case I have several that I would like to nominate.

[Mudcat]

and I can't believe no one remembers the greatest female singer ever.

Patsy Cline

Because most of us are not tabacco chewing, dinner plate sized belt buckle wearing, bow legged cowboys.

[mfabien]

Wonder why no one has selected:

Celine Dion

Shania Twain

Who has sold more recordings in their respective class?

Who can deliver a song like Celine?

Who has composed and can sing a country song to top Shania among women singers?

Who gets better paid and who gets contracted for a longer period than Celine (her Vagas contract just been extended for an extra year).

[Leprkon]

Wonder why no one has selected:

Shania Twain

Who has sold more recordings in their respective class?

Who has composed and can sing a country song to top Shania among women singers?

Simple. Shanie Twain is an entertainer, not a singer. Even when she wins the CMA Entertainer of the Year, she is never even nominated as Best Female Vocalist. The BFV category is reserved for people with more talent than packaging, and normally includes true singers like Tricia Yearwood, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Sara Evans, LeeAnn Womack, and (during the years she's not failing miserably as a pop diva) LeeAnn Rimes.

With that level of singing ability to compete against, Shania is nothing more than, well, an entertainer. She will never be referred to as a songbird.

[race4aliving]

Because most of us are not tabacco chewing, dinner plate sized belt buckle wearing, bow legged cowboys.

Mudcat, sorry to inform you but,I too am from northern Virginia. I don't chew tobbacco or have a big belt buckle. heck the only time i've been on a horse was in Iraq. if my legs are bowed it's from jumping out of airplanes. you didn't need to flame me because I happen to like a "country" singer who is also from northern Virginia...like you and I. but I guess you could tell I was a redneck from my other choices for my picks for best female voice.