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Best female voice of the 70's

raytreacy69
raytreacy69 Posts: 958
in General Charlton
Some Great singers here
IMO - 2 of the best
Karen Carpenter
Carly Simon
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,084
    Karen Carpenter would take some beating.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,848
    Patti Smith
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,060
    The likes of Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Dusty Springfield were still powerful in the 70s
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,035
    Judee Sill. Great singer, amazing song writer.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeITxqrAOws

    Dead at 35 and a remarkable and gruelling back story.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,160
    edited May 2020
    My Aunty Barbara

    Edit: Just found out she wasn’t my real Aunty 😞
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,930
    Aretha and Karen Carpenter, as mentioned, would be worthy winners and just for the reason I mentioned in the make thread Maddy Prior would be an excellent choice. I also love Joan Armatrading too.

    However, for her longevity and the fact that she is a brilliant songwriter too, I would go for Carole King.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    edited May 2020
    Janis Joplin.

    Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz...…… (sung Southall's missus)
  • church-lane
    church-lane Posts: 936
    Debbie Harry - OK maybe not the best voice but she still managed to encourage me to knock one out into a sock
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,315
    Addickted said:
    Janis Joplin.

    Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz...…… (sung Southall's missus)
    1970s?  She died in 1970.

    Vaguely remember singing this with you in that place in France, drunk, and we then decided going in the dodgems, still drunk, at three in the morning was a good idea.

    Long pont?
  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,833
    Diana Ross and Dusty Springfield come to mind.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,315
    Aretha
    Joni
    Carole King

    Love Patti but not a great singer
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Henry Irving said:
    Addickted said:
    Janis Joplin.

    Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz...…… (sung Southall's missus)
    1970s?  She died in 1970.

    Vaguely remember singing this with you in that place in France, drunk, and we then decided going in the dodgems, still drunk, at three in the morning was a good idea.

    Long pont?
    October 1970, which makes her a female voice of the 70s if I'm not mistaken. Definitely not a beauty, but boy was she a sexy lady.

    Longpont it was.

    Remember the shooting range?

    And the Kir Royale.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,315
    Addickted said:
    Henry Irving said:
    Addickted said:
    Janis Joplin.

    Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz...…… (sung Southall's missus)
    1970s?  She died in 1970.

    Vaguely remember singing this with you in that place in France, drunk, and we then decided going in the dodgems, still drunk, at three in the morning was a good idea.

    Long pont?
    October 1970, which makes her a female voice of the 70s if I'm not mistaken. Definitely not a beauty, but boy was she a sexy lady.

    Longpont it was.

    Remember the shooting range?

    And the Kir Royale.
    Remember it well, happy days
  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,362
    Donna summer, Aretha, Springfield
  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,362
    Henry Irving said:
    Aretha
    Joni
    Carole King

    Love Patti but not a great singer
    Love Carol King but wouldn’t say she had the strongest voice. 
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Aretha.

    Can't really remember a bad vocal from her.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Stevie Nicks.
  • Hornchurch
    Hornchurch Posts: 902
    Minnie Ripperton
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,802
    Sandy Denny

    Karen Carpenter

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,084
    Kate Bush.

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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,919
    golfaddick said:
    Sandy Denny

    Karen Carpenter


    Beat me to it, Golfie - +1 for Sandy Denny.
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    Suzie Quatro
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,292
    edited May 2020
    Addictedoldgit said:
    Diana Ross and Dusty Springfield come to mind.
    Comment deleted
  • SomervilleAddick
    SomervilleAddick Posts: 3,583
    Elkie Brooks
    Stevie Nicks
    Ann Wilson
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,305
    I'll add a couple of very different voices

    Maddy Prior and Donna Summer
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,513
    Elkie Brooks
    Stevie Nicks
    Debbie Harry
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,967
    Another set of votes Karen Carpenter and Dusty Springfield 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,315
    edited May 2020
    Always think of Dusty as 60s

    Karen Carpenter was wonderful.

    There were a lot of good lovers rock singers like Janet Key.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,201
    Maggie Bell 

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