[Arthur McGowan]

Is she the singer who started the craze, which is still going on, of the thin, reedy, female voice, always sounding pathetically sad.

[BenLurkin]

That was Marianne Faithful

[To Hell With Poverty]

Also sounding slightly choked, like a bone’s caught in their throat? I think Chan Marshall aka Cat Power introduced that style. I like her but the copycats are infuriating!