WOMEN singers.
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WOMEN singers.
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There are not a whole lot of women singers that I can stand that sing today. Most of them sound like processed garbage and the others, well, I don't know what I find irritating.
Fans & Foes, tell me which women singers are your favorites and what it is about their RECORDED VOICES that you like.
Melinda
PS my favorites are Patsy Cline, a girl from a band named "White Knuckle Ride" and June Carter.
There are not a whole lot of women singers that I can stand that sing today. Most of them sound like processed garbage and the others, well, I don't know what I find irritating.
Fans & Foes, tell me which women singers are your favorites and what it is about their RECORDED VOICES that you like.
Melinda
PS my favorites are Patsy Cline, a girl from a band named "White Knuckle Ride" and June Carter.
Actually, its alway been just a few, for diferent reasons.
First, I think it would be Dinah Shore in the days she worked for Xavier Cougat. Just Purity of tone, inflection, and timing of phrasing.
Next it would be Dale Evans, when she worked with the Anson Weeks band. I'd say the conveyance of "glee" and humor in a perfectly controlled voice. (Could be easily "the best".)
Third would have to be Judy Garland. All of the above, probably more the use of lower registers as well.
Somewhere in there is Kitty Wells, and Loretta Lynne. Kitty was the "female version" of ET, ( Mommy for a Day/ Dear John, (.. for my love for you has died, like the grass out on the lawn,,)) and Loretta was just Lorretta.Lots of heart, and pure blasting vocals. Kind of a female "Buck Owens".
(My adoration of Emmy Lou Harris was partly physical, and based on a poster that I was later to learn was retouched to make her look taller. I could never understand the individual words she sang, and perhaps that added to the mystical atraction.)<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Eric West on 15 March 2003 at 01:11 PM.]</p></FONT>
First, I think it would be Dinah Shore in the days she worked for Xavier Cougat. Just Purity of tone, inflection, and timing of phrasing.
Next it would be Dale Evans, when she worked with the Anson Weeks band. I'd say the conveyance of "glee" and humor in a perfectly controlled voice. (Could be easily "the best".)
Third would have to be Judy Garland. All of the above, probably more the use of lower registers as well.
Somewhere in there is Kitty Wells, and Loretta Lynne. Kitty was the "female version" of ET, ( Mommy for a Day/ Dear John, (.. for my love for you has died, like the grass out on the lawn,,)) and Loretta was just Lorretta.Lots of heart, and pure blasting vocals. Kind of a female "Buck Owens".
(My adoration of Emmy Lou Harris was partly physical, and based on a poster that I was later to learn was retouched to make her look taller. I could never understand the individual words she sang, and perhaps that added to the mystical atraction.)<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Eric West on 15 March 2003 at 01:11 PM.]</p></FONT>
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Wanda Jackson, Neko Case, Lena Machado, Lisa Germano, Billie Holiday, Cassandra Wilson, Allison Krauss, Mavis Staples, and many more, all because they have unique sounding voices. This to me is an essential quality of a great singer, even more than chops. I tend not to like nasal, whiney voices and obligatory show-off runs.
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I'll mention some of the ones in the country field that haven't been mentioned already. Connie Smith, Wilma Burgess, Barbara Fairchild, Texas Ruby, and Jean Sheppard.
In the pop field, Brenda Lee, Jaye P. Morgan, Julie London, Judy Collins, and...oh yes, Timi Yuro, who did "Hurt" (one of the most soulful vocal performances ever recorded, IMHO).
In the pop field, Brenda Lee, Jaye P. Morgan, Julie London, Judy Collins, and...oh yes, Timi Yuro, who did "Hurt" (one of the most soulful vocal performances ever recorded, IMHO).
Anne Murray, Karen Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, and Dionne Warwick have always been among my many favorites. To be honest, I don't know if I could say why they're among my favorites. That is, I don't know if it's mainly because I like the material they did/do, or if it's mainly because of the sound of their voices. In my opinion though, they each have great voices and are great singers.
Melinda, I have always thought you needed to be totally different to be a good singer. There are 2 ladies I could recognize instantly when they started singing, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. I might add both ladies used a lot of steel on their records. As far as Dollp Parton, I never thought she looked like a chipmunk even though I never considered her to be one of the greats...Paul
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Karen Carpenter, yes! Not the best voice of many of those mentioned above, but how soulful, how touching was her presentation of a lyric...and how tragic was the end of her life. The demons of insecurity in her life were obvious in her singing. www.genejones.com <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Gene Jones on 15 March 2003 at 03:57 PM.]</p></FONT>
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If we narrow the field just a bit to some of the newer female voices, I just have to choose Kenny Chesney.
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Linda Lay
Mainly because they sing with a real Woman voice and from the heart and in perfect tune....and I can't think of any others that do that other than Loretta...that are alive.
So support these Women of Country Music and you can give one of them a Listen right here>Linda Lay singing "We Could"
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Connie Smith
Heather Myles
Linda Lay
Mainly because they sing with a real Woman voice and from the heart and in perfect tune....and I can't think of any others that do that other than Loretta...that are alive.
So support these Women of Country Music and you can give one of them a Listen right here>Linda Lay singing "We Could"
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K.D. Lang, she doesn't sing anything halfway. I love her amazing vocal range and sense of humor. Try the Shadowland album with Buddy Emmons and Hal Rugg on steel.
For something offbeat, rent Mullholland Drive and watch for Rebekah Del Rio, singing Roy Orbison's "Crying" in Spanish. Pure emotion.
Suzy Bogguss, she has such a clear voice.
Mary Chapin Carpenter, the Come On, Come On album, listen to "Rhythm of the Rain" and the duet with Joe Diffie, "Not Too Much to Ask", one of the few good, recent duets.
For something offbeat, rent Mullholland Drive and watch for Rebekah Del Rio, singing Roy Orbison's "Crying" in Spanish. Pure emotion.
Suzy Bogguss, she has such a clear voice.
Mary Chapin Carpenter, the Come On, Come On album, listen to "Rhythm of the Rain" and the duet with Joe Diffie, "Not Too Much to Ask", one of the few good, recent duets.
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Connie Smith-The Rolls Royce of Female C&W Singers
Kitty Wells-The Undisputed Queen
Jean Sheppard-Pure COuntry
Goldie Hill- The Golden Hillbilly-smouldering passion
Rose Maddox-Pure West Coast
Wanda Jackson-Pure Fireball
June Carter-Hillbilly Gal Next Door
Kay Adams-Truck Driver's Wet Dream
Miss Audrey Williams HADACOL!!!
oh, did you mean recording CURRENTLY??
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Kitty Wells-The Undisputed Queen
Jean Sheppard-Pure COuntry
Goldie Hill- The Golden Hillbilly-smouldering passion
Rose Maddox-Pure West Coast
Wanda Jackson-Pure Fireball
June Carter-Hillbilly Gal Next Door
Kay Adams-Truck Driver's Wet Dream
Miss Audrey Williams HADACOL!!!
oh, did you mean recording CURRENTLY??
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 15 March 2003 at 08:11 PM.]</p></FONT>
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