Who are your favourite female singers?

[Rocky Raccoon]

Annie Clark, Regina Spektor, Carole King, Mavis Staples, Jenny Lewis, Victoria Legrand, Aimee Mann, Norah Jones, Joan Osborne, Emily Haines, Stevie Nicks, Ann Wilson, Neko Case, Judy Collins

[Tord]

Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, Marilyn Monroe, Peggy Lee, Julie London,
Nina Simone, Astrud Gilberto, Bobbie Gentry, Claudine Longet

[G.C]

KATE BUSH

[Heysaboda]

Repeating my suggestion from 2 years ago:

To anyone: go check out the song "I Never Will Know" sung by Tanita Tikaram, on Mark Isham's self titled LP.  Wonderful!

Also --

Anyone here a Lena Lovich fan?

[Mike's Beard]

Also --

Anyone here a Lena Lovich fan?

Hell yes!

[Gabo]

is Astrud Gilberto a female? Brian Wilson? I like them both

[Alex]

Poly Styrene

[RangeRoverA1]

Also --

Anyone here a Lena Lovich fan?

Hell yes!

Never even heard of this singer, let alone listened, but I liked the Wiki article about her. She looks like a horror queen there, which is enough for me to get interested - surely going to check her music. Shall post my 1st impressions.

[musicismylife101]

Stevie Nicks
Karen Carpenter
Agnetha Faltskog
Jessica Andrews

[Orange Crate Art]

Billie Holiday

[Mike's Beard]

Also --

Anyone here a Lena Lovich fan?

Hell yes!

Never even heard of this singer, let alone listened, but I liked the Wiki article about her. She looks like a horror queen there, which is enough for me to get interested - surely going to check her music. Shall post my 1st impressions.

You can't go wrong with her Stateless album. It's a great debut. She has been semi-retired for 30 years so there aren't that many albums of hers.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

Repeating my suggestion from 2 years ago:

To anyone: go check out the song "I Never Will Know" sung by Tanita Tikaram, on Mark Isham's self titled LP.  Wonderful!

Also --

Anyone here a Lena Lovich fan?

LOVE Lena! She's like a scary version of Kate Bush (whom I also love) and a fantastic singer!!!

[JK]

Two names as yet unmentioned that are worthy of serious investigation:

- Imogen Heap
- Julia Holter

[Menace Wilson]

Gladys Knight.

[RangeRoverA1]

You can't go wrong with her Stateless album. It's a great debut.

Gave it a bunch of plays recently - some is good, some not. The highlights for me are 2 hits ("Lucky Number", "Say When"), "Telepathy" (the "lalalalala"s & "te-lepathy-y-y-y" responses are sweet, the song in general is very laidback & spring-like), "One in a Million" (done in a cool military style, Lene's "soldier" vocal is the best of all her many facets) & the absolute killer "Home". The bonus tracks are good to OK, my fave is the Devo cover (the drum & basslines are terrific!). I'd replace it with the awful saxophone-driven "Tonight". Hands-down the worst song on the official tracklist. To summarize, 3 stars.

It's amazing how despite her viking image, she appears quieter than a cow during the interviews. The link below is no exception, however, that rooster fancy dress is so out of taste & looks very stupid on her. Add to that also bad choreography, the guitar player's rockstar poseur antics, clumsy questions & you've got total mess.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=439f4D4GWWs
Btw, for those into Christmas songs, Lene did lovely cover of "I Saw Mommy". It's somewhere on YT.

[JK]

I have always loved this album from 1978...



...but have never had the desire to investigate Ms Hagen any further. 

[RangeRoverA1]

Funny that you mentioned her, she & Lene are bosom friends, they both collaborated on the song "Don't Kill The Animals". As a result, Lene is a converted vegetarian & animal rights' supporter.

[RangeRoverA1]

Post-addition -
  Tracyanne Campbell ("Camera Obscura")
& Sarah Cracknell ("Saint Etienne")

[SBonilla]

Peggy Lee
Sarah Assbring (El Perro del Mar)
Jackie DeShannon
Sarah Blackwood (Dubstar)
Mildred Bailey
Rose Maddox
Skeeter Davis
Elis Regina
Neko Case (New Pornographers)
Phyllis Hyman
and others

[RangeRoverA1]

Forgot The Roches - sister trio.

[JK]

Forgot The Roches - sister trio.

Yes indeed. Love their debut album. I heard this gem of theirs for the first time today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MtQscjlciI

[KDS]

Ann Wilson

[RangeRoverA1]

Yes indeed. Love their debut album. I heard this gem of theirs for the first time today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MtQscjlciI

Very nice. They're also, in my humble opinion, the best in Christmas genre. Did you hear this album? 24 tracks, no less! You can find it on iTunes, Youtube has a clip called "Christmas caroling with the Roches". Check it out.

[JK]

Yes indeed. Love their debut album. I heard this gem of theirs for the first time today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MtQscjlciI

Very nice. They're also, in my humble opinion, the best in Christmas genre. Did you hear this album? 24 tracks, no less! You can find it on iTunes, Youtube has a clip called "Christmas caroling with the Roches". Check it out.

Wow. I'm not into Christmas albums as a rule but this is really something:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LItq0D2SrlA

Thanks for the heads up , RR. Now I'm just going to have to wait a bit.