Here's a New one for you Wayne!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Maybe if they brought in Halestorm at York.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbaWztBVMn4

[rogruth]

How about this foursome,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-_9cwdLug

I can listen to them also.

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Enya and Annie Lennox come to mind as some incredible female vocalist. Hell, I can sit and listen to Lennox sing "Into the West" from "Lord of the Rings" and get a lump in my throat. She has to be one of the greatest female vocalist living.

BH

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Annie Lennox

Always liked her work and voice - really knows how to make the most of range.

Always liked Pat Benatar, Debbie Harry, and Shirley Manson, too.

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Annie Lennox

Always liked her work and voice - really knows how to make the most of range.

Always liked Pat Benatar, Debbie Harry, and Shirley Manson, too.

Good Choices. Cindy Lauper had a voice with a lot of range and dynamics and on some songs she really excelled. Silly bubblegum music, but her voice was just incredible and some songs easy to listen too.

BH

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Annie Lennox

Always liked her work and voice - really knows how to make the most of range.

Always liked Pat Benatar, Debbie Harry, and Shirley Manson, too.

Good Choices. Cindy Lauper had a voice with a lot of range and dynamics and on some songs she really excelled. Silly bubblegum music, but her voice was just incredible and some songs easy to listen too.

Yes & no. She made a lot of very good more serious stuff that did not get popular air play.....

Old live version of Money Changes Everything...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp4suZ4jNXg

She was touring and doing that entire album straight through.....it's aged surprisingly well as has she.

She also was in a l;ive performance of The Wall in Berlin (entire performance is worth watching!!!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e7X9m9QC3k

Cyndi shows up about 4:50 into the song dressed a schoolgirl -- something like 300k in the audience......

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Orbison and Ronstadt were the real deal for sure. Ms. Porter can sing but is nothing special (opinion).

Here is a real female musician (again opinion):

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear ... tion=click

What!!! Of course Alison Porter is not a musician, she is a singer (vocalist.) A musician is someone who plays a musical insturement.

That link to Diane Birch was delightful, Diane is not only a musician (plays keyboard) but is an instrument herself (a horn.)
Thank you for introducing me to Diane Birch, Rich.

All right then, I am pulling out the big guns... Anna Netrebko & Elina Garanca
=> https://youtu.be/Vf42IP__ipw

If anyone does not agree they are the best vocalists ever, then watch this => https://youtu.be/b5f5KMQaAac

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Annie Lennox

Always liked her work and voice - really knows how to make the most of range.

Always liked Pat Benatar, Debbie Harry, and Shirley Manson, too.

Good Choices. Cindy Lauper had a voice with a lot of range and dynamics and on some songs she really excelled. Silly bubblegum music, but her voice was just incredible and some songs easy to listen too.

BH

I agree about Cindy Lauper's singing.

And on rare occasions, she could look awesome...

[rogruth]

Wayne,
I agree about Lauper.
The duet ladies, if I remember, one was classically trained and schooled and the other was practically self taught.
Don't remember the details and could be wrong.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I just heard, totally unexpectedly, Brighton Thomas, a singer I had never seen previously. She was on American Songbook, @ NJPAC, and she stopped me in my tracks as I was channel-surfing, as she was singing:One Less Bell to Answer. Of course, I had heard the song decades ago , by Fifth Dimension, but this new version by this 17 year old had a profound truth to it. The truth was penetrating.

Then, she sang Happy Days Are Here Again, which was delightful as interpreted by her.

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That link to Diane Birch was delightful, Diane is not only a musician (plays keyboard) but is an instrument herself (a horn.)
Thank you for introducing me to Diane Birch, Rich.

Wayne, If you ever get the opportunity to view that entire episode of Live at Darryl's house you will really enjoy it. Hearing Daryl Hall's comments about her (Birch) is pretty interesting!

Hall really gets some GREAT talent on that show. You might enjoy Genevieve Schatz of the group "Company of Thieves" and Grace Potter (of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals) among others.

Sadly, T-Bone Wolk, the guitarist to Hall's right, passed on shortly after the Birch episode.

Link to episode list of performers at LFDH:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_from_Daryl%27s_House

Rich

There are a pile of performances from LFDH on You Tube if you search: You Tube and the artists name.

[E7]

A couple of eye openers here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKoF0DT_qV8

[webenda]

Rich sent these by private eMail--I think they are worth sharing:

Mingo Fishtrap (Austin, Texas answer to Tower of Power)
https://youtu.be/yYJpciWboMk
My score: 10 out of 10

Some Local Talent: Blitz Dynette
https://youtu.be/aPlblL_2dls
My score: 10+ out of 10

Diana Krall (Jazz Piano)
https://youtu.be/6TLUouyXeI4
My score: Wait till I stop crying and I will come up with a score for this one. Diana Krall really got to me.

Krall performing in Cologne, Germany in October 2009


Thank you, Rich.

[Roy]

Cal State Long Beach operates a Public Radio station, KKJZ, which plays Jazz and Blues. They play Blues almost all day, Saturday and Sunday. You can also listen to their feed, off of the web.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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