Female Singers / Lead Vocalists / Musical artists

[PaulyT]

Yeah Melody Gardot and Tierney Sutton are WAY up there for me too.

 

[PaulyT]

And since I just saw her tonight and she was in FINE form, let me add: Rachael Price, of Lake Street Dive.

 

[mcad64]

Delores O ' Riordan of the Cranberries
Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star and The Jesus and Mary Chain
Shirley Manson of Garbage
Kathleen Edwards
Sarah Harmer
Sinead O'Connor (if you can get by her politics)
Chrissie Hynde (she kicks ass)

 

[Flint]

No Kay Hanley???? Lead singer for Letters to Chleo and amazong solo artists?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALHe12x_I0U[/youtube]

 

[Flint]

How's about the amazing... AMAZING! Tift Merritt:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvaMqIUsXEw[/youtube]

 

[Flint]

The innocent voice of Kathleen Edwards is one of my fav's:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LcwafD7xmg[/youtube]

 

[Flint]

The energetic and engaging Monique Powell from Save Ferris:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GDZp0bPRcU[/youtube]

 

[Flint]

And I can never make a list of my favorite female singers without including Kate Bush:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UFZxu8Oc6w[/youtube]

 

[Flint]

While I have read every single post, I am certain Enya belongs here if she isn't already mentioned:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrk4X9ACtw[/youtube]

 

[Flint]

Ahhh.... the brilliant Juliana Hatfield:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUAVbGoR81I[/youtube]

 

[mcad64]

The innocent voice of Kathleen Edwards is one of my fav's:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LcwafD7xmg[/youtube]

Look up three posts!!

 

[Flint]

The innocent voice of Kathleen Edwards is one of my fav's:

Look up three posts!!

Where's the video, man? She's far too good not to share with everyone.

 

[Flint]

And while I never liked her solo work, Chaka Khan is amazing. Here she is singing on a Rick Wakeman album, "1984"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3euUeTNf9Y[/youtube]

 

[Flint]

And not only a fantastic and apparently effortless voice, Aimee Mann is a brilliant songwriter, arranger, producer, and business genius:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArXL7uEQsEg[/youtube]

 

[Flint]

The punk new wave pixie Dale Bozzio was the bomb in her prime. It's easy to blow her off given her choice it fashion, but she was a genius and drove the band's music quite a bit.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IasCZL072fQ[/youtube]

 

[Flint]

Annabella Lwin completely made the band Bow Wow Wow what they were. Without her they would have never been known. She was just a child of 16 when she made this video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMICD3aMZpw[/youtube]

 

[Batman]

I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring for Imogen Heap, Natasha Bedingfield, Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays), Romy Hadley (The Xx), Beth Gibbons (Portishead), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley).

 

[heeman]

Lisa Loeb............. :bow-blue: :bow-blue:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LT0A21JoOo[/youtube]

 

[heeman]

Sara Bareilles................with Elton John.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoR4KQ0wUk4[/youtube]

 

[heeman]

Corinne Bailey Rae.........................


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz0PZuyDBPg[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmE_cSDtwM[/youtube]