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!

 

Much championed by Mick O'Donnell - Xxception to the Rule:

Appeared on Mick's "Soul Discovery" compilation and on their own album:

Edited January 15, 20187 yr by Mickey Finn

2 hours ago, Mickey Finn said:

Much championed by Mick O'Donnell - Xxception to the Rule:

Appeared on Mick's "Soul Discovery" compilation and on their own album:

blimey...good find for the "X"

The video refs just gave the thumbs up for this EXcellant tune

1 hour ago, soulatthedale said:

The video refs just gave the thumbs up for this EXcellant tune

good use of the "X" ( Ec's)

90's group

There's another girl group with the name starting with "X": Xquisite, but the little I have hear is, IMHO, the kind of "neo soul" / "Rn'B" without feeling...

Backtracking a bit before things begin to wrap up - The Ridgeways, as featured on Gene Dunlap's wonderful debut LP:

 

The Ritchie Family began as a studio concept led by Richie Rome in Philly, with the Sigma Sweethearts doing vocal duties. Somehow Jacques Morali took over and took them down the same eurodisco path as Village People, but as that dried up the Ritchie Family did an album with Jacques Fred Petrus' team, and followed that up with an album produced by Gavin Christopher, covering much more soulful territory:

 

Sharon Redd on a Leon Ware-penned tune:

 

Ms Sharon Ridley:

 

Jean Terrell:

 

Rose Royce, featuring Gwen Dickey:

 

More Norman Whitfield action, with Stargard, featuring Rochelle Runnells:

 

Jackie Ross, with the Southside Movement:

 

Yipeeee...Yes we're are opening the "Y's

I missed them when it was “H”.

 

Don't think this got listed under B's- definitely deserves a mention -

Also a must- 

...you saved the best ‘til last...

Used to love this little poppy dancer

Ed

I've tried to go with the letter for the surname (sometimes not to successfully) and i've failed again but i don't think that this has been mentioned yet

 

I could say the same with this artist - and her style is often way too syrupy MOR for me but she can certainly do it: Yolanda Adams

 

Starleana Young, ex-Slave and Aurra (later Deja before going solo):

 

Young and Company, featuring Jacqueline Thomas:

 

This was one of last year's stronger new releases - Michon Young:

 

Backtracking a bit to mop up some missing Ws - and with the cream of the NY boogie wrecking crew, Michelle Wallace:

 

And Linda Womack:

 

A little tribute to Yvette Benton (she appears on the credits as "Yvette" and also as "Evette"), one of the three Sweethearts Of Sigma, jointly with Carla Benson and Barbara Ingram the most omnipresent soul session vocalists who appears on hundreds of albums and singles from early 70's to the late 80's by a lot of different artists who recorded at Sigma Sound or other studios (from Billy Paul and the rest of "obvious" P.I.R. artists to Cat Stevens, passing trough Stanley Turrentine or Elthon John) and have some stuff published under their name (a Salsoul album and some 7" and 12"). Here's a TV program from the late 80's with some nice musical fragments:

 

 

Great seldom heard cheapie.

It’Z...time for the “Z’s”.

Thanks to all the contributors and those that just dropped by to read/listen.

It’s the endZ.

 

 

the most appropriate Title i could find- thanks

On 1/15/2018 at 16:41, Kenb said:

Noooooooooo!!!! Actually he didn't say that but for some reason I have no choice but to write in this box so that means I can say Kenb said anything I want, such as  - hey, this is way too much fun, let's now work our way back to A letter by letter to make sure we didn't miss any!

Edited January 17, 20187 yr by Mickey Finn

Sorry Ken, for whatever reason my reply box was jammed and I had to post something to get things moving again. Now, since you brought us so rapidly to Z, what about mid 90s Motown act Zhane:

 

Zertainly...

Zit back and turn this up and enjoy a great record from back in the day...

Ed

No mention of this lady yet - Mary Wells:

 

Mahogany featuring Bernice Watkins:

 

Another one from this ex member of Faith, Hope and Charity

One more from Starleana Young

Zulema again, this time as a member of Zalmac on The Sound of Brooklyn Records:

 

(BeBe and) CeCe Winans:

 

Angie and Debbie (Winans)

 

missus suggested this one for W

 

apparently there is no northern soul female artist for Z

but as others have posted we have a modern soul lady soulin' it - this is my fav by her, nice dancer

 

If we're going over the W's again i'll add this one. 

Also one for the Z's.

 

Ken has been a relentless taskmaster - I mean it was only Monday when we started with A so it's just as well he's been relaxed about catching up. And since W does seem to be still busy, here's Jody Watley:

 

From her 2014 release, Zanyé:

 

I'm getting off the Zulema train ! 

And on to the northern one in the process - well recovered!

From around the same time, another W, Dorothy Williams:

 

ok, now i'm really cheating. I can't come up with a "Z" but this is on the Zodiac label 

 

  Back tracking to the W's here's a beauty from Dee Dee Warwick - When Love Slips Away