Best Wimin Musicians Of All Time

[Wonder Pigeon]

Not the best singers now, at least not neccessarily. But with the best male musicians ever being a constant source of discussion, who do you think are the best women? And on another note, are there many women in your music collections?

 

[cinc]

Not the best singers now, at least not neccessarily. But with the best male musicians ever being a constant source of discussion, who do you think are the best women? And on another note, are there many women in your music collections?

Right now I love Esperanza Spalding:

 

[Wonder Pigeon]

Not in the best of all time category, but I'm liking a bit of Peggy Sue at the moment.

 

[izzydiggler]

Jennifer Batten.

 

[JayWalker]

Nina Simone.

 

[nemanja nemagic]

Kirsty Macoll
That bird from the Pretenders
Florence
That bird from Fleetwood Mac
Morrissey
Amy Winehouse
St. Vincent
Laura Marling
PJ Harvey

 

[Grinner]

Carole King
Dusty Springfield
Aretha

 

[CLK_FPC]

Lauryn Hill

 

[Boss]

Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack, Etta James, Aaliah, Sade, Minnie Rippleton, Celine Dion, Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houson pre smoking her knee caps off, Jill Scott, Billie Holiday, Shirley Bassey, Amy Winehouse, Prince.

 

[Zen]

Quite clearly Kate Bush.

 

[peterstorey]

Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack, Etta James, Aaliah, Sade, Minnie Rippleton, Celine Dion, Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houson smoking her knee caps off, Jill Scott, Billie Holiday, Shirley Bassey, Amy Winehouse, Prince.

Riperton/you cannot be serious/Houston? we have a problem/show biz honey and where are Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Clay, Mary Wilson, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and Nina Simone?

 

[PhilipB]

Joni Mitchell
Joan Baez
Eva Cassidy

 

[cinc]

I've thought this thread is not about singers.

 

[BAMSOLA]

A few people didn't read the OP. If this is simply based on singing voice then its a very short thread.

 

[PhilipB]

"...at least, not necessarily"

That's all the loophole I need.

 

[Boss]

Riperton/you cannot be serious/Houston? we have a problem/show biz honey and where are Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Clay, Mary Wilson, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and Nina Simone?

Make your own darn list!

 

[Spoony]

Beyonce and Aaliyah.

Chuckle.

 

[Nearco]

Wata from Boris.

 

[jdmufc]

i like a bit of Gin

 

[R.N7]

Am I the only one who finds Beyonce's voice to be excruciatingly annoying?

 

[PhilipB]

No

 

[Spoony]

Am I the only one who finds Beyonce's voice to be excruciatingly annoying?

No. I find it pretty bland and all.

 

[Adzzz]

Emmy the Great is quite good.

 

[pillory]

If this year's purchases are representative, my collection is 41% female. Some of my favourite females are Nico, Marcia Bassett, Anne Laplantine, Vashti Bunyan, Thalia Zedek, Nico, Nina Simone, Heather Leigh, Christina Carter, Sandy Denny and Nico.

Spoiler

 

[Wonder Pigeon]

Okay I may have left in a loophole but I didn't really mean singers. I'm not sure Beyonce knows what a piano or a guitar are, she pays people to know these things for her.