A shout out to the ladies of song!

[arr&bee]

This is not about any one style of singing or songs,but just a mention of good female voices,as we mostly discuss different era's in music and the voices of that era so let's just list female artist-dinah washington-dinah shore-minnie riperton-mary wells-patti labelle-aretha-teena marie-rosemary clooney-carla thomas-barbara striesand-diana ross-cher-sarah vaughan-betty carter-ella fitzgerald-beyonce-billie holiday-chaka khan-leotine price-tina turner-barbara mason-dionne warwick-patti austin-ruby andrews-doris day-betty everett-thelma houston-whitney houston-dee dee warwick-cissy houston-theora kilgore-nancy wilson-tammi terrell-brenda russell-linda jones-linda ronstat-gladys knight-justine washington-etta james-linda clifford-brenda holloway-mittie collier-ko ko taylor-janet jackson-jackie ross-fontella bass-melba moore-mabel john-roberta flack-phillis hyman-jan bradley-randy crawford-RUBY NASH-AGELA BOFIL-MAHALIA JACKSON-ROSETTA THORPE...FEEL FREE TO ADD ANYNAMES I HAVE MISSED!

[westgrandboulevard]

Della Reese
Lena Horne
Martha Reeves
Gladys Horton
Wanda Rogers
Carolyn Gill

[westgrandboulevard]

Kim Weston
Doris Troy

[marv2]

Mary Wilson
Freda Payne
Melba Moore
Miriam Makeba
Angela Bofill
Rochelle Fleming
Anita Baker
Shirley Murdock
Scherrie Payne
Florence Ballard
Bolita Woods
Jean Terrell
Etta James
Betty Wright
LaVerne Baker
Bettye LaVette
Cissy Houston
Donna Summer

[arr&bee]

Good stuff guys,i actually didn't complete this list before being redirected,thanks for picking up the slack.

[sansradio]

Abbey Lincoln
Millie Jackson
Esther Phillips

[phil]

Shirley Brown
Ann Sexton
Gwen McCrae
Tommie Young
Joyce Lawson

[TomatoTom123]

Jean Carn
Valerie Simpson
Bettye Swann

[milven]

Shirley Bassey

[daviddesper]

Denise LaSalle
Ann Peebles
Margie Joseph
Tamiko Jones
Shemekia Copeland
E C Scott
Francine Reed
Trudy Lynn
Millie Jackson

[arr&bee]

Odetta..ruth brown..betty everett.

[marv2]

Mahalia Jackson
Ortheia Barnes
Gwen Dickey [[Rose Royce)
Kim Weston
Natalie Cole
Regina Belle
Gloria Lynne
Carolyn Crawford
Randy Crawford

[arr&bee]

Kate smith,judy garland.

[luke]

Lorraine Ellison
Darlene Love
Edna Wright

[Danno]

Miki Howard, Jenny Burton, Stephanie Mills, Peggi Blu

[arr&bee]

Della humphys

[luke]

Teena Marie
Dusty Springfield

[nativeNY63]

This is not about any one style of singing or songs,but just a mention of good female voices,as we mostly discuss different era's in music and the voices of that era so let's just list female artist-dinah washington-dinah shore-minnie riperton-mary wells-patti labelle-aretha-teena marie-rosemary clooney-carla thomas-barbara striesand-diana ross-cher-sarah vaughan-betty carter-ella fitzgerald-beyonce-billie holiday-chaka khan-leotine price-tina turner-barbara mason-dionne warwick-patti austin-ruby andrews-doris day-betty everett-thelma houston-whitney houston-dee dee warwick-cissy houston-theora kilgore-nancy wilson-tammi terrell-brenda russell-linda jones-linda ronstat-gladys knight-justine washington-etta james-linda clifford-brenda holloway-mittie collier-ko ko taylor-janet jackson-jackie ross-fontella bass-melba moore-mabel john-roberta flack-phillis hyman-jan bradley-randy crawford-RUBY NASH-AGELA BOFIL-MAHALIA JACKSON-ROSETTA THORPE...FEEL FREE TO ADD ANYNAMES I HAVE MISSED!
I respectfully subtract Janet & Bey. In my humble opinion, these two are dynamite performers. Singers? Not so much. Ciara's in their class too.

[nativeNY63]

Hold on to your seats & hats!!

Emma Franklin
Jean Wells
Irma Thomas
Sugar Pie DeSantos
Dee Dee Sharp
Baby Washington
Loletta Holloway
The Andantes
The Sweet Inspirations
Honey Cone
Celia Cruz
Mariah Carey
Michel' le
Mica Paris
Caron Wheeler
Karyn White
Alyson Williams
Rachelle Ferrell [[jazz stylist)
Carrie Underwood
JHud
Queen Latifah [[post-rap)
Lauryn Hill [[Sister Act -original; "Miseducation")
Deborah Cox
Fantasia
Lalah Hathaway [[Donny's progeny)

Whew!!

[lakeside]

Nancy Wilson
Peggy Lee
Morgana King
Denise Lasalle
Anita Baker
Dusty Springfield
Patty Austin
Dee Dee Warwick
Gloria Scott
Dakota Staton
Jean Terrell
Zulema