Best Female Vocalist

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Sarah Vaughn
Nina Simone
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Re: Best Female Vocalist

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Going retro, I nominate

Ella Fitzgerald
Patsy Cline
Rosemary Clooney


I think my favorite topical vocalist is

Norah Jones
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I'll get slammed for this, but in her prime Whitney Huston's voice is hard to match.

No one has mentioned Aretha Franklin yet. She still belts out effortlessly.
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For Pop music, I enjoy Babra Sreisand and Agnetha Faltskog's voices. I really enjoy Agnetha's "Jesus Christ Superstar" in Swedish.
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Some of the singers that have been mentioned would be on my list of favorites.
A few more:

Tracy Nelson
Bonnie Raitt
Lucinda Williams
Madeline Peyroux
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Ella Fitzgerald
Cami Thompson*

*You said "best", not most "well known"! Cami is the best jazz singer I have heard. Everything from SING SING SING to NIGHT AND DAY to DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE to OVER THE RAINBOW. A powerful 4-5 octave voice.

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