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Best female voice of the 70's

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  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,970
    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.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,576
    Hylda Baker
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,930
    edited May 2020
    Bangkokaddick said:
    I'll add a couple of very different voices

    Maddy Prior and Donna Summer
    See above
  • Jints
    Jints Posts: 3,504
    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. 
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    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.
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,669
    Quatro for early 70’s
    Bush for late 70’s
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    clive said:
    Hylda Baker
    Surely you mean Ogden?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4wnbdXzCMs
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,128
    Kathy Sledge - and she was doing it wearing braces.
    Precious Wilson
    Aretha Franklin
    Donna Summer
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,743
    Robin Gibb 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,513
    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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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,919
    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 plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Is Aretha officially of the Seventies?
    Either way she was special.
    Very special.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,060
    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.
  • Jints
    Jints Posts: 3,504
    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
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,192
    As a personal favourite, rather than “the best” , Judie Tzuke for me, though she only emerged in 1979. 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,171
    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£ Posts: 22,513
    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.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,919
    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'!
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    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
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,035
    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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  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,918
    Linda ronstadt 
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,049
    Lucinda Williams

    EmmyLou Harris
  • heckington_reds
    heckington_reds Posts: 729
    Anetha and frieda 
  • Sarrf_London
    Sarrf_London Posts: 523
    Maddie Prior
    Gloria Gaynor
    Shirley Bassey
  • Sarrf_London
    Sarrf_London Posts: 523
    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!
  • Draizetrain
    Draizetrain Posts: 801
    Annie Haslam 
  • SomervilleAddick
    SomervilleAddick Posts: 3,583
    Draizetrain said:
    Annie Haslam 
    Definitely needs to be on the list. I saw her 2/3 years ago, sounded good.  
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,294
    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
  • favershamaddick
    favershamaddick Posts: 231
    Poly Styrene. 
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    Siouxsie Sioux

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