unless it's already been done to death on a thread before...

Female artists (singular) or Female (girl groups). Starting with "A"-  your favourite-if you had to choose just one - how many could we list?  

for the list...Artist and one track.

atb

ken

someone else can can take up the batton and move us to the "B's" when the "A's", etc, dwindle and fade!

 

 

...catching up with a  “ V “

...and a current “Double U”...

                              

44 minutes ago, Kenb said:

Wooooosh....let's bring on the "W's"

(getting close to the end now)

There are so many "W's" that list as my fave's for various reasons (hint hint "the baby", etc)  i'm sure it will show up ( hint hint " I can't wait...)

 

 

...I was gonna put up “the baby”.....”Justine” case nobody else did....................

Edited January 12, 20187 yr by MGM 1251

Speaking of the baby ....

"Where Is The Love" etc. etc.

Backtrack to S......yes S

Label spello..

 

Ed

I just LUV the screamers, and this girl can really get there. Equal to the late great Linda Jones.

Ed

Brilliant LP, every track just so good.

1968 masterpiece, criminally ignored by the American record buying public,  but thankfully included in the 1993 CD, The Deepest Soul.

2018, living on the street, murdered in cold blood.  R I P.

 

 

 

18 minutes ago, tomangoes said:

I just LUV the screamers, and this girl can really get there. Equal to the late great Linda Jones.

 

...here’s a late “ess”

...heres one for you Ed...this girl can really shout it out...superb raucous ending..........  

Very good, but this is what I'm talking about..RIP the great WH

Play it loud and listen well

Ed

Here's my "W" contribution from one of my favorite 70's fusion albums, Dexter Wansel' "Life On Mars"; on this track here's Terri Wells as featured female vocalist (she was previously on the vocal group City Limits and after as a solo act):

 

Edited January 12, 20187 yr by josep manuel concernau robles

A great album from 2004 by Penny Wells:

 

Athene Wilson:

 

Spanky Wilson:

 

Nancy Wilson, here with the Crusaders:

 

Vince Montana magic, with Carol Williams:

 

Viola Wills:

 

let's not leave the "W's" without someone posting one from Kim,please.

Another "W", the enormous Deniece Williams and my favorite track produced by Thom Bell with the strings section, particualry the cello, so mellow:

 

2 hours ago, Kenb said:

let's not leave the "W's" without someone posting one from Kim,please.

Who....Wilde..........

Can't miss a bit of local Sandy

Ed

2 hours ago, MGM 1251 said:

Who....Wilde..........

I think he means this one...

Thanks for posting Kim up- a thrill a moment, for me

14 hours ago, Kenb said:

Thanks for posting Kim up- a thrill a moment, for me

Here’s a couple more for you Ken

                              

Its Sunday, so I'm taking a liberty and putting a second toon up..not long to go.

 

Ed

Still on the Ws - Donna Washington:

 

One of the best female vocalists of the last 30 years, and still to be featured here - Lalah Hathaway:

 

And why not the song's author as well - Brenda Russell:

 

Mavis Staples or her family never did a version of "It's something" as far as I know, but this Curtis Mayfield penned and produced song from a very good comedy film soundtrack does her/them justice:

 

Taka Boom could certainly belt it out, and did her fair share of disco and eighties electro-thumpers, but her stint in the Undisputed Truth gave us this:

 

And rewinding all the way back to B for this by someone who mostly gave us eurodisco but took time out for one album produced by Michael Lovesmith to give us this very Mtume & Lucas sounding classic - Pattie Brooks:

 

35 minutes ago, Mickey Finn said:

Taka Boom could certainly belt it out, and did her fair share of disco and eighties electro-thumpers, but her stint in the Undisputed Truth gave us this:

Great tune, the Truth were one of my favourite groups when I was going through the funk stage of my record collecting, I've heard this played out a couple of times ,always been one of my fav tunes, great to see it here. 

1 hour ago, Mickey Finn said:

One of the best female vocalists of the last 30 years, and still to be featured here - Lalah Hathaway:

 

A very fine voice. I remember havin heard (in Spotify...?) a duet with she and John Whitehead little before he was killed. If you come to "H" or "L" letters, I can't wait to return to "L" letter for express my LOVE and ADMIRATION to one of IMHO, best vocalists of the last 30 - 40 - 50 years: CARMEN LUNDY and my favorite track from her CD "Devil Moon" (JVC, 1995). Everyday was radio air played on Spanish "Área Reservada" on Radio Nacional de España, Radio 3, along a entire year. There's an incredible and mellow trumpet riff by Randy Brecker!!:

 

Edited January 14, 20187 yr by josep manuel concernau robles

4 minutes ago, josep manuel concernau robles said:

A very fine voice. I remember havin heard (in Spotify...?) a duet with she and John Whitehead little before he was killed. If you come to "H" or "L" letters, I can't wait to return to "L" letter for express my LOVE and ADMIRATION to one of IMHO, best vocalists of the last 30 - 40 - 50 years: CARMEN LUNDY and my favorite track from her CD "Devil Moon" (JVC, 1995). Everyday was radio air played on Spanish "Área Reservada" on Radio Nacional de España, Radio 3, along a entire year. There's an incredible and mellow trumpet riff by Randy Brecker!!:

 

Great nomination, and a very classy lady. Saw her live years ago - very impressive. I remember hearing that album being featured on BBC Radio 1's soul show of the time, of all places! She's still going strong and releasing high quality albums.

4 minutes ago, Mickey Finn said:

Great nomination, and a very classy lady. Saw her live years ago - very impressive. I remember hearing that album being featured on BBC Radio 1's soul show of the time, of all places! She's still going strong and releasing high quality albums.

Despite the fact the title of this song is "You're not in love", I was immediately IN LOVE when I heard it on the spanish radio program mentioned and little after I come to the music store near to my job and purchased the two consecutive CD's they have: "Selfportrait" and "Devil Moon". Never found nothing more by Carmen Lundy. Two years after this spanish radio program did a live interview with her for her Granada University Concert (I lives in Tarragona, at more than 1000 Km!). Talkin' about "new female vocalists" she is IMHO the best jointly with Maysa Leak, Erika Baddu and Jaguar Wright (I was searching Jaguar Wright's "Nothing" from the Larry Gold's "Don Cello & Friends" fantastic CD for post it in the "W" letter but is not available on Youtube!)

Soul Brother Records in London are big supporters of Carmen Lundy. She has visited the store for record signings in the past. They have some goodies available:

https://soulbrother.com/?s=carmen+lundy&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&post_type=product 

One more for the W's - 

22 minutes ago, the yank said:

One more for the W's - 

Good call.............Brenda Holloway, Pat Hunt, Patrice Holloway ...........Not sure who the lead is.

Dee Dee's version might be more famous, but Dionne's version comes off her wonderful Jerry Ragovoy produced 1974 LP "Then came you":

 

And this has to be one of the most amazing discoveries of recent years - Dee Dee Warwick going for it and then some:

 

Whoops! Almost missed Edna Wright:

 

Michelle Wiley:

 

Wanda Walden:

 

Unlimited Touch appeared earlier, but I'm using this for Audrey Wheeler:

 

Glodean White:

 

I can't find my favorite track by Jaguar Wright, "Nothing", so I post the "second favorite", the strong "So High":

https://youtu.be/TVSHrMEITyE

 eXacerbating not being able to think of an "X" -but we should open "X" up now.

I have consulted the video referee and he says “eX” is permissible.

Originally a girl group called the Masterettes, but Herb Rooney replaced Penny Carter when she left- So technically a mixed group (at least after 1963).

 

Keith "The Key Man" Edwards is an unlikely entry here at the best of times, but that would be to overlook Xaviera Gold's contribution: