Favorite Female Musician

[whitcap]

Off the top of my head...

Linda Ronstadt
Emmylou Harris
Christine McVie
Stevie Nicks
Carole King
Ann Wilson
Nancy Wilson

[sodascouts]

Stevie Nicks... what more needs to be said?

Seriously, though, another female vocalist I adore is Sarah McLachlan.

[Prettymaid]

Oh! How could I have forgotten Linda?

[MikeA]

Linda Ronstadt (absolutely!)

As I said....off the cuff and age worn memory~!

[jdubfan]

For vocalists, my favs are: Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Bilie Holiday. When I was first becoming musical, I wanted to be Janis or Chaka Khan. And for a pop star, I think Christina Aguilera has a great voice, just don't care for the music.
Adding musicians/songwriters: Stevie, kd lang, Tina Turner, Sade, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi.

[Brooke]

Linda Ronstadt (absolutely!)

As I said....off the cuff and age worn memory~!

Of course Linda Ronstadt! I forgot her, too Mike! I have several of her old vinyls, too.

And Emmylou. What a voice. One of the pioneers.

[MikeA]

DANGIT! Bonnie Raitt!

I'm beginning to wish I handn't opened this thread! I think Bonnie is without doubt in MY MIND, the best female guitarist that I've ever heard!

[Freypower]

The female musicians I have seen live are Stevie Nicks, Joan Armatrading ,Tina Turner, Chrissie Hynde, Melissa Ethridge (when she supported the Eagles in 1995) and a few Australians you wouldn't have heard of. But the fact is that none of them really rank in my favourites (sorry Soda - I like her but I can't share your real fandom). I used to think Linda Ronstadt had the best voice, but she didn't write songs, so I suppose I would rank Joni Mitchell at the top. I've got Emmylou Harris' DVD with Knopfler.

My husband loves Ann & Nancy Wilson (he feels about Nancy the way I feel about Glenn) but I'm afraid I am not a big fan,except that I agree about the versions of Black Dog & Battle of Evermore, plus Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters.

When Aretha Franklin was in her prime she really stood alone, as Ella Fitzgerald did before her (and I am sure the same is true of Billie Holiday but I have never heard her).

[sodascouts]

Melissa Ethridge (when she supported the Eagles in 1995)

Oh, I didn't realize she was ever a support act for the Eagles! Cool - I like her.

And I thought of another great female vocalist: Whitney Houston.

[MikeA]

I was on a rabbit chase on FB the other day and saw a mention of Anne Murray. I haven't heard that name in 20 years.