[ford2]

 
 
Hum,appears to be a correlation between a female singers looks and her popularity.
 
I wonder what Mama Cass would have said about that.

 

[SoupRKnowva]

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who dat?

 

[jjinh]

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You dont know Diana Krall!?!?
 
She's got a lovely, sultry singing voice.

 

[Anaxilus]

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Wow, you don't know Carrie Underwood?  JK!  

 
Did I forget Feist and Sade in my original post?  Criminal omissions by me.

 

[Trysaeder]

Just checked out Diana Krall....that is everything a lot of the things I hate put into one person. Achievement unlocked!
 
The biggest thing is the contralto voice...Katy Perry has one too but she doesn't use it all the time.

 

[Landis]

Geddy Lee.
 
But seriously, Sunny Kim (jazz), Tarja Turunen (metal) and then a random slew of single songs and soundtracks from various artists. I'm actually surprised I don't listen to more female vocalists...

 

[MuppetFace]

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Just checked out Diana Krall....that is everything a lot of the things I hate put into one person. Achievement unlocked!
 
The biggest thing is the contralto voice...Katy Perry has one too but she doesn't use it all the time.

 
Mmm... contralto. I loves it I does. I need to check Diana Krall out now based on your "recommendation". 

 

[Trysaeder]

Jazz is the second biggest 

 

[n3rdling]

Since I haven't seen it yet:
 
Patsy Cline

 

[dj_mocok]

Baker, Anita

 

[SiriuslyCold]

Kate Bush, Stevie Nicks, Ann Wilson (Heart), Feist
 
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I need to check Diana Krall out now based on your "recommendation". 

A long time ago I walked into a record store and the song playing in it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end - I wasn't even a jazz fan, but Diana Krall's All For You album put me under a spell. 
 
The next time that happened was Shelby Lynne's Just A Little Lovin' - and the album sounds so good. 
 
The more I listen to Sarah Mclachlan's Laws of Illusion, the more I like it. It's an awesome album.
 
The ladies who sing on Zero 7's albums are great too - Sophie Barker, Tina Dico, Sia Furler (check out Simple Things). Tina Dico has a solo album out called In The Red, and Sophie Barker guested on the amazing Bliss album Quiet Letters. On the same  - downtempo - note, early Hooverphonic is also very very nice. Check out Blue Wonder Power Milk or the classic A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
 
I also like My Brightest Diamond's A Thousand Shark's Teeth quite a bit.

 

[Skylab]

I think Diana Krall is really quite talented.  I saw her live 10+ years ago, and she is an outstanding pianist in addition to being a very good singer.
 
Which reminds me of another favorite I forgot to mention, who is a very good pianist as well as a wonderful singer - Fiona Apple.

 

[pigmode]

Also, Alanis Morissette.
 

 
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All the top names have been named so I'll just put out:
 
Siouxsie Sioux
 

YES.

 

[MuppetFace]

 
Marissa Nadler:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z6jaLlwhtI&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfhbTQfdZk
 
Hope Sandoval:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxJe7QEgvcE&feature=artist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zre9ufUCXh8&feature=artist
 
Tara Jane O'Neil:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB4UST9CfAM&feature=related

 

[hdufour]

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The ladies who sing on Zero 7's albums are great too - Sophie Barker, Tina Dico, Sia Furler (check out Simple Things). Tina Dico has a solo album out called In The Red, and Sophie Barker guested on the amazing Bliss album Quiet Letters. On the same  - downtempo - note, early Hooverphonic is also very very nice. Check out Blue Wonder Power Milk or the classic A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular

 
That whole Lo-Fi/downtempo jazz movement has some amazing singers....though it was through Zero 7 that I got hooked on that genre....highly recommend the new Yeah Ghost album....
 
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