Best Female Singing Voice

[GreyBeard]

SADE does it for me.

 

[Mickey666]

Purely subjective, so there is no answer. I see many names on here I wouldn't listen to on a bet, most of whom are very popular.
Also, fully %90 of people getting paid to sing for a living, should NOT be getting paid to sing for a living.

 

[T Bassman]

Joanna Newsome or Kate Bush for a tie.

 

[BassDaddy77]

Man, that's tough. To cover a few styles I'd go with:
Aretha Franklin
Adele
Carrie Underwood
Janis Joplin
Ella Fitzgerald

 

[Dabndug]

Chaka Khan, kd Lang, or maybe Madeleine Peyroux, depending on context All amazing live.

 

[Dave TB Killer]

Henryk Górecki Symphony no. 3 - Dawn Upshaw (soprano); David Zinman & London Sinfonietta - Bing video

 

[Artman]

Of all time, or living and still recording?

 

[evil dewars]

Annie Lennox

 

[Mannyinnewyork]

No best. But this always moves me.

 

[tangentmusic]

Not the best female vocalist in the world, but how can you not love Stevie?

 

[soulstew]

So many great ones, so hard to rank them...
1. Aretha
2. Bonnie Raitt
3. Emmylou Harris
Then, in no particular order: Mavis Staples, Eva Cassidy, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Chaka Khan, Dolly Parton, Roberta Flack, Susan Tedeschi, Allison Krauss.
I'm sure I'm forgetting plenty.

 

[2112]

In on thread where TB builds a list of every known female vocalist.

My vote is split between Christina Aguilera and Alanis Morissette.

Honorable mentions:

Joni Mitchell
Annie Lennox
Grace Slick
Shirley Manson
Whitney Houston

 

[TeaTime]

No "best" but I'm currently hooked on...

Liv Kristine
Amy Lee
Floor Jansen
Tracy Chapman
Joan Jett. I don't care, it's my list.

 

[elgranluis]

Yoko Ono,.

I don’t know what you meant to type , but it was auto corrected to Yoko Ono.

 

[wysiwyg248]

Chrissie Hinde

 

[tpaul]

Aretha Franklin
Mavis Staples
Janis Joplin

Also, for sheer spookyness, here is Geeshie Wiley, Norma Tanega and Jessie Mae Hemphill

 

[Speakz]

Jennifer Hudson has an incredible voice... Susan Tedeschi, Cat Power, Fiona Apple

Margo Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies:

 

[juggahnaught]

I think I'd probably vote for Jo Stafford.

Also, can't categorize her as "best", but I guess I also have a soft spot for Beth Gibbons.

 

[bass.slinger]

Pat Benatar for me.

 

[FRoss6788]

I don’t know what you meant to type , but it was auto corrected to Yoko Ono.