NFR - During this boring period - Best female vocalist ?

[rogerpbackinMidEastUS]

A few of my favourites

Karen Matheson (Capercaillie)
Beth Hart (performs with Joe Bonamassa occasionally)
Ann Wilson  (Heart)
Bonnie Tyler
Dionne Warwick

[Mince n Tatties]

Dusty
KD Lang
Tracey Thorn  (Everything But The Girl)

[YankeeJim]

Oh you silly men. There is only one, the Pearl of them all, Janis Joplin.

[nose]

sorry,

there are two that stand out head and shoulders above the rest
1st place aretha, it isn't even worth a debate
2nd place is etta james...catch her rendition of the james brown classic 'this is a man's world'

i am sure the other suggestions here are akll good singers, and dionne surely is a sparkling ray of light but the two i mention dazzle in ways the others just do not.

[Rhys Lightning 63]

Katherine Jenkins and it ain't even close

[Mince n Tatties]

Check out on you tube Donna Summer singing
Macarthur Park live at Last Night of the Proms.
Incredible live performance..IMO.

[Lighthouse]

Also worth a mention - Amy Lee, who fronted Evanescence and Sharon den Adel who is lead singer with Within Temptation. 

[millsy]

Aretha
Dusty
Karen Carpenter

[FPT]

Gotta give props to Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes; give it a listen if blues/southern rock is your kind of thing.

Unless you mean a "pure singer." I'm waiting for the moment that Rae Morris explodes as an artist. Laura Marling another modern female that's just excellent.

I think it's near impossible to have this conversation without including Adele nor Amy Winehouse.

Stevie Nicks?

I think most lists would have Aretha Franklin in the top five at the very list.

[Dr Know]

Aretha
Dusty
Karen Carpenter

My top 3 as well . Could listen to these class acts all night long.

[Dr Know]

Check out on you tube Donna Summer singing
Macarthur Park live at Last Night of the Proms.
Incredible live performance..IMO.

Another class act  rip Donna

[St Eve]

Diana Ross, Sade, Dido

[Twig]

Grace Slick, Blondie, Dusty, Kirsty Macoll

[RaySmith]

I have actually got a  Karen Mathieson solo cd - she is a great singer.

Love most of the women mentioned here, but JanisJoplin is a particular favourite, and  someone  who I've been listening to a lot recently, the late Sandy Denny, who never achieved the success she deserved, but  was one of the first, and greatest, female singer/songwriters.
https://youtu.be/FzDC4284SA0

[Holders]

Kirsty McColl, Eddi Reader, Anne Briggs.

[Blanco]

A few of my favourites

Karen Matheson (Capercaillie)
Beth Hart (performs with Joe Bonamassa occasionally)
Ann Wilson  (Heart)
Bonnie Tyler
Dionne Warwick

I'm a fan of Bonamassa. Great guitarist.

[Berserker]

P J Harvey

[Oakeshott]

Julie Driscoll

Tanya Tucker

Kate Bush

[JHaynes Paperboy]

"Stone the Crows"

Not a mention of the great Maggie Bell!

[Mince n Tatties]

"Stone the Crows"

Not a mention of the great Maggie Bell!

Yes great singer,there has been so many.
Cass Elliott  (Mama n Papas)
Carole King
Laural Masse (Manhattan Transfer)