Why is she not on the list?
Folks aren't as familiar with gospel artists as they are with popular ones. She should be. As should be gospel/soul/R&B great Mavis Staples.
Why isn't Ella Fitzgerald on the list? She was peerless for some 40 years.
Best Female Vocalist of All-Time
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Folks aren't as familiar with gospel artists as they are with popular ones. She should be. As should be gospel/soul/R&B great Mavis Staples.
Why isn't Ella Fitzgerald on the list? She was peerless for some 40 years.
No Jennifer Holliday???
Please, this aint no list without her. Jennifer Hudson is bad, but the original is the only singer who has ever made me cry ever.
Please, this aint no list without her. Jennifer Hudson is bad, but the original is the only singer who has ever made me cry ever.
All of those plus Dinah Washington, Gladys Knight and Sarah Vaughn. My homegirl Pattie would do well to just sing and not yell so much.
Too limited a career.
Patti LaBelle owned Mariah without trying when they were on stage together. Her speaking voice denotes singing ability.
Shanice "I love your smile" - check her stats if you want to talk octaves
De'atra Hicks - she play Doris in "Mama I want to sing." I saw her again in TD Jakes' "A Good Man is hard to find".
Sleep on them plays and jazz concerts if you want to...
Olivia (G-Unit) isn't in the running but mad slept on. She just didn't have the right songs.
Shanice "I love your smile" - check her stats if you want to talk octaves
De'atra Hicks - she play Doris in "Mama I want to sing." I saw her again in TD Jakes' "A Good Man is hard to find".
Sleep on them plays and jazz concerts if you want to...
Olivia (G-Unit) isn't in the running but mad slept on. She just didn't have the right songs.
at the above replies.
Its all about that Ashanti:
Best voice I ever did hear in life...
Nuff said.
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Just wanted to mention....
She has nice vocal styling
Killed "You put a move on my heart" before Tamia
She has skills
Killed "You put a move on my heart" before Tamia
She has skills
Prime example of style, tone, emotion and vocal-quality overcoming a lack of technical expertise or classic ability. The greatest vocalists, are not always the greatest pure "singers." Folks always seem confused about that fact.
the people who posted mahalia are right.
it's not really an argument.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=l49N8U3d0Bw
it's not really an argument.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=l49N8U3d0Bw
Shanice
I'll back down from the Best Female Vocalist thing but she is a very much slept on talent...
Shanice is a singer credited with a five octave vocal range. Soultrack.com in their biography states, 'she recorded her debut album for A&M Records, Discovery, at age 13. Despite her young age, Shanice showed an amazing vocal range (five octaves)'[4]. RushPRnews also confirms Shanice wide vocal range by noting: "It's always been about the voice for Shanice. She can boast of a five-octave range, which she handles with beauty and ease" [5]. Thus, Shanice has the ability to sing falsetto, as mentioned in Musicmatch's review of her 1991 international successful Inner Child album: "Shanice sure has an impressive voice, including the ability to sing in headvoice (top upper range) like Mariah Carey and Minnie Riperton" [6]. Shanice can be heard using this ability in songs such as her cover of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You", "Fly Away", "Ain't Got No Remedy", "Never Changing Love" and in her duet with Jon Secada for the Pocahontas soundtrack "If I Never Knew You" among other songs.
Mention (Past 10 years)
Never even heard her live but i've been a huge fan since Full Moon.
Never even heard her live but i've been a huge fan since Full Moon.
At last a voice of reason but I've got to add a couple more names to the list.
R&B/Soul - Aretha Franklin / Patti Labelle
Gospel - Martha Walsh
Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald / Rachelle Ferrell / Dee Dee Bridgewater
Pop - Mariah Carey / Minnie Riperton / Whitney Houston
Disco / Dance - Chaka Khan / Evelyn King
Adult Contemporary - Anita Baker / Phylis Hymen / Stephanie Mills
Rock - Tina Turner
Billie
Aretha
Ofra Haza singing the language of the true and living GOD!!!!!
CO-MUTHAFUCKIN-SIGN!!!!
I was losing hope, Deez muthafuckas are crazy not to mention Stephanie Mills!
She is gets my vote for the G.O.A.T!
The topic is not a specific genre such as Gospel, soul or R&B. The best vocalist ever, Aretha Franklin is untouchable.
Definately Slept on..........
We should just settle on a top ten list in no particular order, because some of you will never agree that it's Aretha hands down. Anyway, there was mention of the octave range of Chante Moore. I don't claim to know, but here is what Wikipedia had on Chante Moore: In 2004, a 20th Century Masters greatest hits collection was released with some of her most memorable songs, along with a detailed booklet in which author A. Scott Galloway praises her for her 'powerful, yet flexible and gorgeous 5-octave vocal range..."
Regardless, Georgia Brown is the record holder in the octave range category.
Listen to her play with some high notes.
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/P6wSyIdwCFM&rel=1[/FLASH]
This dude wrote some info on the various ranges of female singers out there.
Someone mentioned Karen Carpenter. I agree that she had good control for her less powerful voice.
Regardless, Georgia Brown is the record holder in the octave range category.
Listen to her play with some high notes.
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/P6wSyIdwCFM&rel=1[/FLASH]
This dude wrote some info on the various ranges of female singers out there.
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http://www.last.fm/user/shan2001/journal/2006/08/16/207530/Someone mentioned Karen Carpenter. I agree that she had good control for her less powerful voice.
I acknowledge a couple of the ladies mentioned, but Rachelle Ferrell, for me, can't be beat
I Can Explain (Studio) rachelle ferrell - i can explain.mp3 - 7.37MB
I Can Explain (Live) 06 i can explain.mp3 - 11.04MB
I Can Explain (Studio) rachelle ferrell - i can explain.mp3 - 7.37MB
I Can Explain (Live) 06 i can explain.mp3 - 11.04MB
Maybe not the greatest by can be mention as for their Era!
Names Missing so far..
1-Natalie Cole
2-Sarah Vaughn
3-Mahilia Jackson
4-Diana Ross
Names Missing so far..
1-Natalie Cole
2-Sarah Vaughn
3-Mahilia Jackson
4-Diana Ross
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