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175. Patti Smith, Siousxie, Tina, Mavis Staples

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 07:16 PM

Jul 2

Patti's an acquired taste for some but I love her rock fierceness, and sometimes incantory style. Her hits were Because The Night with Bruce, later People Have The Power.
Intro.
For fierceness & incantations: Up There Down There, Glitter In Their Eyes, 25th Floor/HighOn Rebellion.
She also has some lovely melodies & sweetness:
Dream Of Life, Mother Rose

Mavis (of the Staple Singers) is fabulous! Powerful! Saw her live 12+ yr ago

Siouxsee and The Banshees - a band I regret not seeing live. (I saw sooo many!)

Saw Tina(!) when she was w Ike.

And Big Props to among others:
Aretha, Nyro, Grace, Baez, KD, Collins

While not always the biggest fan of the songs - Laura Nyro's voice was wonderful!
Her song "Save The Country"; powerful, and still relevant today (unfortunately), and one I totally loved!

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Who is your favorite women singer/singers. Any genre of music. Mine is Joni Mitchel and Carol King, Julie Andrews. How [View all] debm55 Jul 1 OP

Linda Ronstadt nt doc03 Jul 1 #1

Thank you very much doc03 debm55 Jul 1 #10

Joan Baez SheltieLover Jul 1 #2

Thank you SheltieLover. I agree. debm55 Jul 1 #11

Yes.. Late 60's, 70s, 80s the best & those women exemplify. But, I have to also add my "Queen" hlthe2b Jul 1 #3

Same here hIthe2b. Love her voice and songs with the group and solo. debm55 Jul 1 #12

I'll add Judith Durham/The Seekers, Janis Joplin blm Jul 1 #16

Thank you very much, blm for sharing with us debm55 Jul 1 #21

Amen Judith Durham and RIP IA8IT Jul 1 #139

I'll second her nomination. FuzzyRabbit Jul 1 #151

Thank you very much IA8IT for sharing Judith Durham with us. debm55 Jul 2 #173

Ella Fitzgerald, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchel and the women in Manhattan Transfer. chouchou Jul 1 #4

Thank you very much, chouchou. angels singing on earth. debm55 Jul 1 #13

The Wilson sisters in Heart really good stuff as package JT45242 Jul 1 #5

Very true on all singers. All perfect. Thank you very much, JT45242. debm55 Jul 1 #22

Linda Ronstadt & K.D. Lang 2MuchNoise Jul 1 #6

Thank you very much 2MuchNoise. Great singers. debm55 Jul 1 #23

Bonnie Raitt. Dulcinea Jul 1 #7

Dulcinea. she is amazing as are you. thank you for your selection. debm55 Jul 1 #24

Linda Ronstadt, Ann Wilson, and Bonnie Raitt along with your two choices Deb. Diamond_Dog Jul 1 #8

Thank you very much. beautiful voices. Thanks Diamond-Dog. debm55 Jul 1 #57

Sarah McLachlan Announces First Album In A Decade: Hear "Better Broken" YorkRd Jul 1 #9

Thank you very much. I cried everytime I heard that ASPCA ad. She has the voice of an angel. debm55 Jul 1 #60

Mitchell's Court and Spark is a great album surfered Jul 1 #14

Thank you very much. surfered. I agree with you. debm55 Jul 1 #41

Judy Collins, Sarah Mclaughlin, Joni Mitchell, whathehell Jul 1 #15

What a list, whathehell. I remember singing to their beautiful voices. and songs. debm55 Jul 1 #42

Thanks, Deb, I just love their music.. whathehell Jul 1 #96

thank you whatthehell. You touched my heart. debm55 Jul 3 #185

You're very sweet, Deb whathehell Jul 3 #191

The one's who can belt it out. Coolgoober Jul 1 #17

Thank you very much, Coolgoober. for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #62

Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone LoisB Jul 1 #18

Wow, what a selection of heavenly and strong voices. Thank you LoisB. debm55 Jul 1 #85

Stevie Nicks and Bonnie Raitt catbyte Jul 1 #19

Agree. Thank you catbyte. They have the voices and songs of the heavens. debm55 Jul 1 #80

Pat Benatar is #1! lark Jul 1 #20

Thank you very much for your selections, lark. Voices like the angels. debm55 Jul 1 #25

Lucinda Williams cloudbase Jul 1 #26

Thank you very much, cloudbase. for selecting Lucinda Williams. debm55 Jul 1 #98

Rickie Lee Jones sestina Jul 1 #27

Thank you very much, sestina. The voices of angels. debm55 Jul 1 #99

Julia Michaels RoadRunner Jul 1 #28

Thank you very much, RoadRunner, You are loved. debm55 Jul 3 #184

Janis! Patsy! ILikePie92 Jul 1 #29

Thank you very much IlikePie92 for your great list of wonderful, talented and female singers. debm55 Jul 1 #156

I forgot to add Eva Cassidy. 2MuchNoise Jul 1 #30

I loved and miss her beautiful voice and songs. Thank you 2Much Noise. debm55 Jul 1 #101

Patsy Cline SARose Jul 1 #31

Thank you SARose. she had a voice of an angel debm55 Jul 3 #186

Aimee Mann displacedvermoter Jul 1 #32

Thank you very much for your selections, displacedvermoter debm55 Jul 1 #77

Yes, almost included her on my already to long list NT Ilikepurple Jul 1 #135

I forgot Emmy Lou Harris and Nicolette Larson displacedvermoter Jul 1 #144

Nellie Lutcher Chipper Chat Jul 1 #33

Thank you very much, Chipper Chat. debm55 Jul 1 #58

Emmylou Harris, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, 3-way tie. Close second, Aretha Franklin. Dorothy V Jul 1 #34

Thank you very much Dorothy V, Wonderful voices. debm55 Jul 1 #55

AIMEE MANN and JOAN JETT OhioBack2Blue Jul 1 #35

Thank you very much for sharing with us.OhioBack2Blue. debm55 Jul 1 #51

Linda Ronstandt OLDMDDEM Jul 1 #36

Thank you very much OLDMDDEM. She could sing anything and make it sound like heaven. debm55 Jul 1 #50

Mine is Dionne Warwick NEOH Jul 1 #37

Thank you very much, NEOH. Dionne had such a lovely smooth voice. debm55 Jul 1 #40

Norah Jones Sneederbunk Jul 1 #38

Edith Piaf -- La vie en rose Haggard Celine Jul 1 #39

Thank you very much, Haggard Celine for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #43

Yes. And "Non, je ne regrette rien" AloeVera Jul 1 #107

Beautiful voice of an angel. thank you AloeVera debm55 Jul 3 #189

Nina the great malaise Jul 1 #44

Thank you very much Maliase for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #49

Irene Cara Permanut Jul 1 #45

Thank you Permanut. loved her voice and that song. debm55 Jul 1 #48

Karen Carpenter Wiz Imp Jul 1 #46

Thank you Wiz Imp. wonderful voice. We miss you Karen debm55 Jul 1 #47

Renee Fleming, Kiri te Kanawa, Lise Davidsen. Ocelot II Jul 1 #52

Wonderful choices. I have heard Renee Fleming sing. Beautiful voines of angels. thank you Ocelot II debm55 Jul 1 #53

Renee Fleming attended the middle school where my late mother... 3catwoman3 Jul 1 #63

Thank you very much for the information. And may the memories of your mom be a blessing to you the rest of your days. debm55 Jul 1 #71

jo stafford Layzeebeaver Jul 1 #54

Thank you very much , Layzeebeaver. for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #56

Nora Jones is proof there is a God. Linda and Ella Fitzgerald are proof too. Botany Jul 1 #59

Agree. Thank you Botany. Voices from the heavens. debm55 Jul 1 #69

Carly Simon for me. 3catwoman3 Jul 1 #61

Me too. Thank you very much, 3catwoman3 for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #68

Linda Ronstadt, Carol King, Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton TommieMommy Jul 1 #64

Thank you very much TommieMommy for your wonderful selections. debm55 Jul 1 #67

Ann Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Marta Reeves ProfessorGAC Jul 1 #65

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. Three great selections. debm55 Jul 1 #66

Judy Collins, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, madamesilverspurs Jul 1 #70

OH my how did I forget Julie? Thank you very much madamesilverspurs. for your selection. debm55 Jul 1 #72

Joni Mitchell, Celine Dion, Joan Baez, Beth Hart KT2000 Jul 1 #73

Wonderful, Thank you very much KT2000 for your great selections. debm55 Jul 1 #74

Beth Hart is a force of nature Lochloosa Jul 1 #81

Have you seen this one?? KT2000 Jul 1 #94

Beautiful . Thank you KT2000 debm55 Jul 1 #97

I goofed - Beth Hart KT2000 Jul 1 #100

So many from the 70's but for now rainy Jul 1 #75

Thank you very much for you selection, rainy. debm55 Jul 1 #76

Give a listen to Brandy Clark customerserviceguy Jul 1 #78

Thank you very much for your suggestion. customerserviceguy. I will check out You Tube. debm55 Jul 1 #86

One you've never heard. Caitin Canty. Lochloosa Jul 1 #79

Thank you very much, Lochloosa. Love bluegrass. I will look her up on YouTube. I am surprised no one mentioned debm55 Jul 1 #95

She's not known outside of bluegrass. Lochloosa Jul 1 #110

Difficult question!! FloridaDAR Jul 1 #82

Thank you very much FloridaDAR, Different times and genres, but your selection is outstanding. debm55 Jul 1 #92

Some singers from the past, no doubt! FloridaDAR Jul 1 #112

Thank you very much. FloridaDAR. for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #190

ella sings cole porter. mopinko Jul 1 #134

Gaga WheelWalker Jul 1 #83

thank you WheelWalker. My students in school turned me on to her music during her Little Monsters stage. debm55 Jul 1 #88

Annie Haslam and Claudia Schmidt WestMichRad Jul 1 #84

Thank you very much WestMichRad. I will check them out. debm55 Jul 1 #87

I knew her Cirsium Jul 1 #127

I've always loved Judy Garland JoseBalow Jul 1 #89

I thank you very much, JoseBalow. Judy's voice was so full of emotion Loved her voice and songs. debm55 Jul 1 #90

Joan Baez is #1, but I sure love Yvonne Elliman also rurallib Jul 1 #91

I have to agree with you, ruralib. All outstanding selections. Thank you. debm55 Jul 1 #93

Betty Davis, Kate Bush, Siouxsie Sioux, Marianne Faithful Ilikepurple Jul 1 #102

Thank you very much IIikepurple. for your selections. debm55 Jul 1 #105

Debt. Thank you for starting these entertaining lists. NT Ilikepurple Jul 1 #141

You are very welcome.IIikepurple debm55 Jul 1 #155

Now I'm sitting here thinking of who I left off Ilikepurple Jul 1 #138

So many great ones! Several of mine that I don't think have been mentioned already KPN Jul 1 #103

Fantastic list, KPN. thank you very much for your selections debm55 Jul 1 #106

Carolyn Hester Zackzzzz Jul 1 #104

Thank you very much Zackzzzz. And welcome to the DU Lounge. debm55 Jul 1 #108

A couple of ladies LogDog75 Jul 1 #109

Thank you very much LogDog75, Wonderful singers May they RIP debm55 Jul 2 #174

Ann Wilson, #1 Bayard Jul 1 #111

Oh! MorbidButterflyTat Jul 1 #116

Thank you very much much. MorbidButterflyTat. Loved her voice. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 2 #171

What a list. Thank you very much , Bayard for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #172

Thank you very much Bayard.And thank you for sharing your outstanding selection of female singers. debm55 Jul 3 #188

1. Linda Ronstadt 2. Dolly 3. Mama Cass 4. China Forbes 5. Julie Andrews yellowdogintexas Jul 1 #113

Thank you very much yellowdogintexas.Love the video. debm55 Jul 1 #131

Cat Russell, Joan Armitrading, Tracy Chapman Easterncedar Jul 1 #114

wonderful singers with heavenly voices. Thank you Easterncedar. debm55 Jul 1 #129

Tori Amos MorbidButterflyTat Jul 1 #115

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. What a great list. debm55 Jul 1 #128

1) Karen Carpenter 2) Mariya Takeuchi subterranean Jul 1 #117

Thank you very much for sharing with us, subterranean. debm55 Jul 1 #126

Gladys Knight, Barbara Mandrell, Joan Baez lpbk2713 Jul 1 #118

Thank you Ipbk2713 You have a terrific list of heavenly singers to share with us. debm55 Jul 1 #124

Hey Deb! Try Lacy J. Dalton! no_hypocrisy Jul 1 #119

Oh I like her sound and voice. Thank you no_hyocrisy for sharing with us. I will take a trip to YouTube and find more. debm55 Jul 1 #123

Patsy Cline Emile Jul 1 #120

Thank you very much Emile, I love her voice and songs. Didn't Willie Nelson write "Walking After Midnight: TY for debm55 Jul 1 #121

Not sure, but he did write Crazy. Emile Jul 1 #122

Thanks Emile debm55 Jul 1 #125

Tracy Chapman sheshe2 Jul 1 #130

Thank you very much. sheshe2. Tracey has the wistful voice of an angel and the voice of a stronge women. Beautuful debm55 Jul 1 #133

That song MorbidButterflyTat Jul 1 #136

Me too. sheshe2 Jul 1 #146

It is my favorite too. debm55 Jul 1 #154

Love it, too! She and Carole King are getting me through a lot now.... CTyankee Jul 4 #193

Karen Carpenter yourout Jul 1 #132

Sweet, sweet Karen. Thank you very much for sharing with us. yourout. debm55 Jul 1 #153

Nancy Wilson. She was amazing with what she did with lyrics. jrthin Jul 1 #137

Thank you very much jrthin I agree. debm55 Jul 1 #152

Stevie Nicks MichMan Jul 1 #140

I agree. I love the Belladonna album. debm55 Jul 1 #150

Stevie is a class act. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2 #163

What a great question! OldBaldy1701E Jul 1 #142

Thank you very much OldBaldy17101E What beautiful voices. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 1 #149

BTW, Karen was one of the sweetest people you would ever want to meet. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jul 2 #164

Julie Andrews, Barbara Streisand and some_of_us_are_sane Jul 1 #143

Thank you very much some_of _us_are_sane. I love your choices of female singers. Grace's voice is hypnotic debm55 Jul 1 #148

Aretha Franklin, Annie Lenox and The Wizard Jul 1 #145

Thank you for sharing with us, The Wizard. All wonderful singers. debm55 Jul 1 #147

Joni, Linda, Kate Bush, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Debbie Harry, LuvLoogie Jul 1 #157

Terrific list there, LuvLoogie, Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #170

MY stretch, love Elina Garanca (Latvian) elleng Jul 1 #158

Thank you very much for sharing with us, elleng. Beautiful. debm55 Jul 2 #169

Oh my god! Kelly of course! LuvLoogie Jul 1 #159

Thank you very much. LuvLoogie for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #168

Strange -- no mention of Billie Holiday, ... Tarzanrock Jul 2 #160

Wow. Tarzanrock . Thank you for your selection of female singers with voices of the angels. debm55 Jul 2 #167

There are so many, so great. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2 #161

thank you very much discntnt_irny_srcsm for your wonderful selection. Thank for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #166

I liked Linda Rondstadt and Sinead O'Connor, also Suzanne Vega ("Luka") ailsagirl Jul 2 #162

Thank you very allsagirl for your wonderful selections. I will have to catch Heart at the Kennedy Center debm55 Jul 2 #165

Patti Smith, Siousxie, Tina, Mavis Staples electric_blue68 Jul 2 #175

Thank you very much , electric_blue68 debm55 Jul 2 #176

Grace Slick DBoon Jul 2 #177

Thank you very much , DBoon debm55 Jul 2 #179

Mine are: pnwest Jul 2 #178

Great selection pnwest. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 2 #180

Corin Tucker from Sleater Kinney DBoon Jul 2 #181

Thank you very much DBoon, I agree . the whole family sis so talented. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 3 #187

Karen Carpenter is alone in first place. malthaussen Jul 3 #182

Thank you so much Mal for sharing with us. Her voice is one of an angel debm55 Jul 3 #183

Billie Holliday, Judy Collins, Joan Armatrading, Dolores O'Riordan. Laffy Kat Jul 3 #192

Thank you very much Laffy Kat debm55 Jul 4 #194

Marian Anderson retread Jul 4 #195

Thank you very much retread. What an outstanding moment in time. debm55 Jul 4 #196

A brief list. Morbius Jul 4 #197

Wonderful list, Morbius. Outstanding. thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 5 #198