Best female singimg voice of the 70s and 80s.

[GophersInIowa]

 

[Ope3]

As far as anthems go, the anti-Houston/Ronstadt, for sure.

 

[swede2]

To this long, distinguished list I'll add Dolly Parton.

Ditto this.

Also yes to Emmy Lou.

 

[Blackhammer]

Karen Carpenter and it isn’t close.

 

[Slim Tubby]

Stevie Nicks and Natalie Merchant for me. Amy Lee is my favorite regardless of the decade.

 

[tikited]

Stevie Nicks is my new #1 all-time. Debbie Harry #2. Ronnie Spector #3.

 

[Roland Brooks]

Ahhh.. Ann Wilson of Heart phenomenal all time voice

 

[Cobra]

Ruby Starr...

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Carpenter & Ronstadt are 1 & 1a, in any order.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Gotta give it up for Ann Wilson of Heart. 80's Heart is some pretty lame music but in the 70's they were all kinds of amazing and Ann was great on both the quiet stuff and the rockers.

If you met Ann you would love her!

 

[tikited]

Ahhh.. Ann Wilson of Heart phenomenal all time voice

And she was hot in the 70's.

 

[Blackhammer]

Anne Murray hasn’t been mentioned. She had a great voice.

 

[golf]

Anne Murray hasn’t been mentioned. She had a great voice.

Great call. Anne Murray in my top 3.

 

[Ope3]

ABC showed the Ron Howard documentary on Jim Henson over the weekend. It reminded me of this gem from Linda Ronstadt and the Muppet crew.

Blue Bayou

 

[GopherPoke]

I'd have Kim Carnes on my list.

 

[Emil]

ABC showed the Ron Howard documentary on Jim Henson over the weekend. It reminded my of this gem from Linda Ronstadt and the Muppet crew.

Blue Bayou

I love any group with a "sister section". I always loved the Pips. Gotta hand it to the "frog section".

 

[GopherVotary]

Ahhh.. Ann Wilson of Heart phenomenal all time voice

Agreed. I had tickets to see Heart at Red Rocks next month but sadly the tour was cancelled due to Ann undergoing cancer treatment. Hopefully she fully recovers.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

If you met Ann you would love her!

Saw a couple of years ago in Jersey with Joan Jett as the opener -great show

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

I love any group with a "sister section". I always loved the Pips. Gotta hand it to the "frog section".

How long did it take the to learn that?

 

[TNGophfan]

ABC showed the Ron Howard documentary on Jim Henson over the weekend. It reminded my of this gem from Linda Ronstadt and the Muppet crew.

Blue Bayou

Didn't see the documentary but great show and segment above with Ronstadt is brilliant.
I'm sure it was in the documentary, but Henson was from this poor, poor delta town of Greenville, MS. Was there a couple times for business and drove past the house he grew up in.

 

[Ope3]

Didn't see the documentary but great show and segment above with Ronstadt is brilliant.
I'm sure it was in the documentary, but Henson was from this poor, poor delta town of Greenville, MS. Was there a couple times for business and drove past the house he grew up in.

It does not focus much on his early life/childhood, but yes it does mention Greenville, MS and growing up there. He eventually went to school at the University of Maryland.

 

[Ope3]

Linda Ronstadt on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.

You're No Good

 

[Lou Brown]

Ann Wilson 100%

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

There are a lot of great American female vocalist from that time period and some very good ones from the British Isles as well but, for my money, the greatest female vocalist from that time that I've ever listened to was neither. She was Brazilian: the incomparable Elis Regina. She's not as well known today because 1) she didn't sing in English and 2) she died in the 80s at the age of 36 (lived nine years longer than Janis Joplin anyway).

For American (Canada is technically American), I'd go with Joni Mitchell. Like Elis, she could go high, low, and in-between.

Elis - Vou Deiter E Rolar