Posted on 10/25/2010 7:18:49 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Maria Callas
Aretha Franklin
Whitney Houston
Celine Dion
Patsy Cline
Patti LaBelle
Mariah Carey
Pat Benatar
Christina Aguilera
Judy Garland
Sorry, just trying to make a point. :)
When she died in 1995, the WSJ said she the second best cabaret singer ever. Frank Sinatra was #1.
Except this "of all time" list doesn't recognize anyone who was performing before 1955.
That is why it is guranteed fail.
And the type of music is so narrow cast.
Yma Sumac could sing in 8 octaves. Does it make her "better"? I don't know. But people gargling their way through the National Anthem don't impres me-eeeeiiiiiii-eeeeaaauuuhhhhh-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Are you sure about that? I have a friend who thinks Helen Thomas is one the most beautiful women he’s ever seen.
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Now, now. This is no time to be talking about Laz.
Annie Haslam (Renaissance) - “Running Hard”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ5aGmSE3_E&feature=related
“A Trip to the Fair” is also a very good song.
Dinah Washington
Joni Mitchell
Edith Piaff
Patsy Cline
Linda Ronstadt
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Karla Bonoff
Rosemary Clooney
Jo Stafford
Lady Gaga
Beyonce
Yes Sarah Vaughn
Gretchen Wilson
Koko talyor runs laps ( and that is a very large track) around Aretha Franklin
Tina Turner
Loretta Lynn
Must have Gladys Knight and Leeann Rimes.
Ever seen Sandi Patty’s dad sing. Tremendous range.
Good — I didn’t have to go very far to see Karen Carpenter get a mention.
Wow, it took 89 posts before anyone mentioned Peggy Lee. My fave by her...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEQqqfeMhv8
10 Best?? Hard to say. Taste in the music matters. Maybe 10 most popular, but 10 best is difficult.
#1 on my list....Darlene Koldenhoven. 5 octave range. http://www.darlenekoldenhoven.com/
No! I’ll have to try and find that!
Shoot, what about Reba McIntire?
>>Karen Carpenter is at the top of the list in my book. She had very few peers.<<
I agree, and I was not even a fan of her style. I never owned a record.
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