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Posts: 5070 | Location: North Mississippi | Registered: August 09, 2002
Wow, tough to name just one. There's been lots of great singers mentioned so far, like Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt.
My current favorite is Rebekka Nilsson of Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra.
But, my all-time favorite is Maria Callas aka "La Divina".
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Posts: 6653 | Location: Chicago, IL | Registered: December 17, 2007
This is challenging for me. I like some singers but not everything they do is good. So it's a struggle to call them 'a favorite' since I don't like all of their works.
Lots of good singers and lots of good works. I do come back to singers like: Julie London, Patricia Barber, Jane Monheit, Kat Edmonson and Blossom Dearie. And many of the artists mentioned above. Kinda depends on mood.
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Posts: 13459 | Location: In the gilded cage | Registered: December 09, 2007
As above, Ronstadt, Carole King, Ann Wilson. Also: Cass Elliott-shame she died so young, her voice was like butter; Beth Nielsen Chapman, and as much as I despise her politics, I love Joan Baez’s voice, particularly Diamonds and Rust. Mahalia Jackson -Troubles of the World makes me cry-she could sure belt it out
t, my all-time favorite is Maria Callas aka "La Divina".
If we're going in that direction, Roberta Peters was right up there. I was lucky enough to see her first performance as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute in 1950, at the Met.
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Posts: 32044 | Location: Central Florida, Orlando area | Registered: January 03, 2010
There's been a lot of good singers listed. But I saw Tina Turner in concert in '86 and she's been a favorite since then. She made sure everyone got their money's worth.
Posts: 1462 | Location: North Carolina | Registered: May 31, 2005
