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Best female voice of the 70's

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  • thickandthin63thickandthin63
    so many to choose from,but stand out for me,and still going strong at nearly 80 is Joan Baez,beautiful haunting voice and very fine guitar player.
  • cliveclive
    Hylda Baker
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    edited May 2020
    Bangkokaddick said:
    I'll add a couple of very different voices

    Maddy Prior and Donna Summer
    See above
  • JintsJints
    Aretha for me. I prefer Nina Simone's songs but Aretha had an astonishing range (more than three octaaves) and sounded just as good singing Amazing Grace as she did Think. 
  • Johnnysummers5Johnnysummers5
    Jints said:
    Aretha for me. I prefer Nina Simone's songs but Aretha had an astonishing range (more than three octaaves) and sounded just as good singing Amazing Grace as she did Think. 
    Thinking of Amazing Grace, Judy Collins had a great voice as well.
  • KBslittlesisKBslittlesis
    Quatro for early 70’s
    Bush for late 70’s
  • AddicktedAddickted
    clive said:
    Hylda Baker
    Surely you mean Ogden?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4wnbdXzCMs
  • StigStig
    Kathy Sledge - and she was doing it wearing braces.
    Precious Wilson
    Aretha Franklin
    Donna Summer
  • blackpool72blackpool72
    Robin Gibb 
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    How many of you know that Elkie Brooks has the most record sales than any other female artist in The UK.
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  • bobmunrobobmunro
    SoundAsa£ said:
    How many of you know that Elkie Brooks has the most record sales than any other female artist in The UK.

    Sauce?
  • seth plumseth plum
    Is Aretha officially of the Seventies?
    Either way she was special.
    Very special.
  • McBobbinMcBobbin
    I thought Shirley Bassey was highest, but that's maybe worldwide rather than just UK wide. She's not out of place on this list as it happens.
  • JintsJints
    edited May 2020
    McBobbin said:
    I thought Shirley Bassey was highest, but that's maybe worldwide rather than just UK wide. She's not out of place on this list as it happens.
    I'd be surprised if it wasn't either Shirley or Adele (or possible Amy WInehouse or Kate Bush). Can't believe it's Elkie Brooks who's never even had a number 1
  • PragueAddickPragueAddick
    As a personal favourite, rather than “the best” , Judie Tzuke for me, though she only emerged in 1979. 
  • ChippycafcChippycafc
    edited May 2020
    Ruby Starr,,,,died at 45 from cancer

    https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ruby+starr+maybe+i+am+amazed&docid=608031806790569731&mid=2931166A7D1FF371774A2931166A7D1FF371774A&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    Jints said:
    McBobbin said:
    I thought Shirley Bassey was highest, but that's maybe worldwide rather than just UK wide. She's not out of place on this list as it happens.
    I'd be surprised if it wasn't either Shirley or Adele (or possible Amy WInehouse or Kate Bush). Can't believe it's Elkie Brooks who's never even had a number 1
    But has made many albums......more than any of the others mentioned.
  • bobmunrobobmunro
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Jints said:
    McBobbin said:
    I thought Shirley Bassey was highest, but that's maybe worldwide rather than just UK wide. She's not out of place on this list as it happens.
    I'd be surprised if it wasn't either Shirley or Adele (or possible Amy WInehouse or Kate Bush). Can't believe it's Elkie Brooks who's never even had a number 1
    But has made many albums......more than any of the others mentioned.

    Yes she has, but you said 'sales'!
  • Johnnysummers5Johnnysummers5
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Jints said:
    McBobbin said:
    I thought Shirley Bassey was highest, but that's maybe worldwide rather than just UK wide. She's not out of place on this list as it happens.
    I'd be surprised if it wasn't either Shirley or Adele (or possible Amy WInehouse or Kate Bush). Can't believe it's Elkie Brooks who's never even had a number 1
    But has made many albums......more than any of the others mentioned.

    Looking it up on Google, Adele is way out in front
  • EveshamAddickEveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick said:
    Judee Sill. Great singer, amazing song writer.

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

    Dead at 35 and a remarkable and gruelling back story.
    And wrote all her own songs too...
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  • lolwraylolwray
    Linda ronstadt 
  • iainmentiainment
    Lucinda Williams

    EmmyLou Harris
  • heckington_redsheckington_reds
    Anetha and frieda 
  • Sarrf_LondonSarrf_London
    Maddie Prior
    Gloria Gaynor
    Shirley Bassey
  • Sarrf_LondonSarrf_London
    edited May 2020
    PragueAddick said:
    As a personal favourite, rather than “the best” , Judie Tzuke for me, though she only emerged in 1979. 
    Judie Tzuke bought my mates family home in Weybridge. He once had the lads round to help unload his hired transit and inside was an Isetta bubble car!
  • DraizetrainDraizetrain
    Annie Haslam 
  • SomervilleAddickSomervilleAddick
    Draizetrain said:
    Annie Haslam 
    Definitely needs to be on the list. I saw her 2/3 years ago, sounded good.  
  • charltonbobcharltonbob
    Johnnysummers5 said:
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Jints said:
    McBobbin said:
    I thought Shirley Bassey was highest, but that's maybe worldwide rather than just UK wide. She's not out of place on this list as it happens.
    I'd be surprised if it wasn't either Shirley or Adele (or possible Amy WInehouse or Kate Bush). Can't believe it's Elkie Brooks who's never even had a number 1
    But has made many albums......more than any of the others mentioned.

    Looking it up on Google, Adele is way out in front
    She was but she's lost a lot of weight recently
  • favershamaddickfavershamaddick
    Poly Styrene. 
  • LawrieAbrahamsLawrieAbrahams
    Siouxsie Sioux
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