what about female singers?

female singers seem to get left out of a lot of top band list. Why is this. i think a lot of girls and really rock.

lets see some of your favorites.

Dolores O'Riordan from the cranberries is my favorite. kelly clarkson is very good as well--good performer.

There are many others but my fav is Billie Holiday......nuff said

Michelle Branch (The Wreckers), Carrie Underwood,  Miranda Lambert, Jo Dee Messina, Jessica Andrews or just some of the females I can think of off the top of my head that are on my Ipod.  I LOVE the stuff Michelle Branch did with Santana.  She also joined Jessica Harp and formed The Wreckers recently.  I saw them on TV the other morning man are they great together.  So talented.

I think not many people talk about them as being "favorites" because we like music we can relate to.  And although I like the song "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood ..................... sorry I can't relate.  So it will never be a favorite, just a d**n good song in my book.

Plus most of them are pretty d**n sexy as well.

Joan Osbourne is a favorite of mine. St. Teresa is one of my favorite songs. P.J. Harvey is good too.

Its true that the faired sex gets left out quite often.  I few faves come to mind:

Billie Holiday

Etta James

Nancy Kelly

Heart

Ella

Aretha

Patsy Cline - In my opinion, the finest singer of all time. Wonderful songs, that even 50 years later don't sound the least bit dated.

adam

Heart - Ann Wilson is one of my favorites of all time.  Nancy doesn't do bad backing her up.

Barbara Streissand

Celine Dion

Whitney Houston (Before she practically ruined herself with Bobby Brown, she was unbelievable.)

Dora Pesch (From the band, Warlock) Her voice could raise the dead.  What a heavy metal voice!

If you haven't heard her, listen to their one big hit, "All We Are", on Triumph and Agony released in 1987.  There are other great songs on this album as well, but only one was well-known.

Janis Joplin

Momma Cass

Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)

Billie Holliday

Roberta Flack

Aretha Franklin

I know there are others.  These are the ones I could thing of at this moment.

Oh, how could I forget Pat Benatar.  

CURRENT

Carrie Underwood

Terri Clark

Faith Hill

Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland)

Michelle Branch/ Jessica Harp (Wreckers)

Sara Evans

Reba McIntire

Gretchen Wilson

Miranda Lambert

LeAnn Rimes

CLASSIC

Patsy Cline

Loretta Lynn

Dolly Parton

Rockers

Tina Turner

Annie Lennox

Joan Jett

Mellisa Etheridge

Madonna

Stevie Nicks

Bonnie Raitt

Pat Benatar

Pink

Kelly Clarkson

Shania Twain performing Any Man of Mine!  

stevie nicks is my favorite female singer, cause she was in concert with tom petty when I saw him and she rocked.

CURRENT

Carrie Underwood

Terri Clark

Faith Hill

Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland)

Michelle Branch/ Jessica Harp (Wreckers)

Sara Evans

Reba McIntire

Shouldn't she be in the classic section?  She looks it... j/k Reba was one of the hottest women in all music; just recently she's starting to show her age...

PAT BENATAR                NUFF SAID

"Take a piece of my heart" Faith Hill!!!!!!!   ;D

My list is pretty much the same as RoadWarrior's (minus most of the rock stuff).

JT Bagwell

First there is the best ARETHA FRANKLIN now for those tied for second: Mavis Staples,Chucka Chan,Ella Fitzgerald,Etta James,KoKO Taylor,Irma Thomas,Cissy Houston,Andea Strailhi,Joni Mitchell,BilliEe Holiday,Patsy Kline,June Carter, Reba McEntyre,Betty Carter, and Marcia Ball

I'll add a few more that comes from both sides of the road.

Chrissy Hyde- The Pretenders

Jeannie Pruit-  "Satin Sheets"

Tanya Tucker

Pam Tillis

and MIss Bonnie Raitt.

Matt.

Hey Matt slap me in the head for leaving Bonnie Raitt off my list

There are many others but my fav is Billie Holiday......nuff said

"Strange Fruit" Awesomely sorrowful song....

Don't forget....

The Bangles

Siouxsie and the Banshees

From Texas...

Janis Joplin

Patrice Pike

Marcia Ball

Shelley King

Susan Tedeshi

Shania Twain performing Any Man of Mine!

Can it be said any better!?!??!!?!?!

Patricia Tandy - The Pretenders, most underrated group ever.

Janis Joplin - Pearl was just coming into her prime when heroin broght her down.

Etta James - perhaps one the all time penetrating  voices ever.

Aretha Franklin - She is the difinition of soul music

Annie Lennox - Can rock it and sing it with the best of them

Patsy Cline - The best phrasing ever to come outa country

Peggy Lee - Her aloof vocal style gave all power to the message

Dinah Washington - the quintisential saloon singer.  Maybe the best ever.

Shakira - Hips don't lie.  

My list is a little different

Current bands with female singers i like...

Evanescence

Flyleaf