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In no particular order:
Robert Gordon
Mike Patton
Van Morrison
Cat Power
Morrisey
Richard,
Here's an alternative list (with one point of overlap):
Marvin Gaye
Harry Partch
Joni Mitchell
Patti Smith
Billie Holiday
Cheers, amigo.
my top 5 anything tends to change as I do but over the years these have been on the list at one time or another:
Judy Henske
Little Jimmy Scott
Buffy St-Marie
Al Hibbler
Anita O'Day
Buffy St-Marie
Jeff Buckley
Liz Fraser
Al Green
Dinah Washington
not necessarily in that order...
Great list. Hersh gives me goose pimples. Here's another:
Nina Simone
Phil Ochs
Ozzy (circa Sabbath)
Johnny Ace
Elephants Gerald
PJ Harvey
oops one too many
Oh yeah, Polly Jean...
oh yes ms. harvey, and morrisey, and ozzy, esp. circa black sabbath. jess, forgot how powerful ozzy in full throat, like on _masters of reality_ in its entirety is.
jean, liz fraser is a particular standout for me. got into the cocteau twins only a couple of years ago after rummaging their recording out of anna's old cassette tapes drawer, yep she has hundreds of cassettes from the 80s and 90s. fraser is a beauty, her voice, so powerful. couldn't just figure out what the ehll language she sings in, until i read later that she made it up as she went along.
Yes, I love Fraser's voice. She was scheduled to reunite with Cocteau Twins this summer in Coachella, for which I bought tickets, but alas -- Fraser herself cancelled it. They have come out with a new box set of previously unreleased stuff (I think) but it's only being sold in UK & EU.
Found out about Fraser from listening to Jeff Buckley.
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