Female Vocalists

My faves, in no particular order. Well, after the first lady, that is, because she is the best of the best.

Karen Carpenter
Dinah Washington
Ella Fitzgerald
Nina Simone
Dolly Parton
Ani DiFranco
Fiona Apple
Beth Gibbons
Mildred Bailey
Ann Jillian
Big Mama Thornton
Joan Armatrading
Mama Cass
Kate Bush
Lady Gaga
Billie Holiday
Patsy Cline
Sarah Vaughan
Nico
Melody Gardot
Judy Garland
Loretta Lynn
Jill Scott
Tori Amos
Mia Zapata
Kathleen Hanna
Amy Winehouse
Teena Marie
Carole King
Tina Turner
Joni Mitchell
Barbra Streisand
Amanda Palmer
Janelle Monáe
Wendy O. Williams
Bebel Gilberto
Patti Smith
Gladys Knight