Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company; "Piece of my Heart" & "Ball and Chain"

Lydia Pense/Cold Blood: "You Got Me Hummin'"

Gayle McCormick/Smith: "Baby It's You"

and the best ever...Arlene Smith/The Chantels: "Maybe"

 

Edit. How could I forget Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention? Pick any song, maybe "Matty Groves". She was also the only guest singer Led Zeppelin ever recruited ("The Battle of Evermore").

Edited December 12, 200619 yr by BigEdWalsh

Man, you guys are forgetting some of the best ones:

 

Jimmy Somerville

Barry Gibb

Vienna Boys Choir

 

 

The Weather Girls

 

/green

Edited December 12, 200619 yr by CanOfCorn

Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company; "Piece of my Heart" & "Ball and Chain"

Lydia Pense/Cold Blood: "You Got Me Hummin'"

Gayle McCormick/Smith: "Baby It's You"

and the best ever...Arlene Smith/The Chantels: "Maybe"

 

Edit. How could I forget Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention? Pick any song, maybe "Matty Groves". She was also the only guest singer Led Zeppelin ever recruited ("The Battle of Evermore").

 

 

Yes, Sandy was awesome. Died way too young. Amd actually, just like a lot of Richard Thompson's best stuff is post-Fairport, I think I like the Fotheringray and non-Fairport Denny stuff better than the Fairport stuff. I'm biased, though, because I jumped into Fairport midstream and after Richard had moved on, mostly to see what Dave Pegg was doing when he wasn't playing bass for Tull.

 

And speaking of Tull/Fairport/Steeleye Span and such, Maddy Prior is another of the amazing famale folk-rock vocalists nobody knows about but should.

Edited December 12, 200619 yr by FlaSoxxJim

Yes, Sandy was awesome. Died way too young. Amd actually, just like a lot of Richard Thompson's best stuff is post-Fairport, I think I like the Fotheringray and non-Fairport Denny stuff better than the Fairport stuff. I'm biased, though, because I jumped into Fairport midstream and after Richard had moved on, mostly to see what Dave Pegg was doing when he wasn't playing bass for Tull.

 

And speaking of Tull/Fairport/Steeleye Span and such, Maddy Prior is another of the amazing famale folk-rock vocalists nobody knows about but should.

 

^^^^ what the hell did he just say? Does this make sense to anyone??

 

 

I kid because I care™

Debbie Harry was once upon a time hot. But man, did Blondie suck.

 

Loved her in the theme song to Polyester.

 

Yoko Ono

 

I totally totally agree. "Kiss Kiss Kiss" and "Walking on Thin Ice" are freakin still hot today.

 

Man, you guys are forgetting some of the best ones:

 

The Weather Girls

 

I liked them better as "Two Tons of Fun"

Loved her in the theme song to Polyester.

 

Now that's someone making sense. Talking about a singer in a band that someone outside of their immediate family has heard of.

 

BTW, Joan Hammel should be on the list as well. Give it to me Straight would be a nice selection.

^^^^ what the hell did he just say? Does this make sense to anyone??

 

 

I kid because I care™

 

Made sense to me.

 

Yet another chick singer in that same English folk/rock vein that nobody knows about but should was Polly Bolton with Dando Shaft.

Made sense to me.

 

Yet another chick singer in that same English folk/rock vein that nobody knows about but should was Polly Bolton with Dando Shaft.

 

I like to kid Jim, at his age I think he just starts making up names and stuff. Now we know we have two people with the same dillusions

 

How have you been Ed?

I like to kid Jim, at his age I think he just starts making up names and stuff. Now we know we have two people with the same dillusions

 

How have you been Ed?

Fine, thanks. Been on here all the time, just not posting much.

Fine, thanks. Been on here all the time, just not posting much.

 

I've been doing a bunch of work that requires internet research and being on the computer so I have a chance to post a little. Is it getting cold up your way?

I've been doing a bunch of work that requires internet research and being on the computer so I have a chance to post a little. Is it getting cold up your way?

 

Yeah...a little...ss2k5 is getting jealous of how much you post.

I'm just gonna throw out a few of my favorites, not sure if they've been mentioned yet or not.

 

Fiona Apple

Sleater-Kinney

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Norah Jones

Regina Spektor

Janis Joplin

PJ Harvey

Lauryn Hill

Erykah Badu

Bjork

Cat Power

I've been doing a bunch of work that requires internet research and being on the computer so I have a chance to post a little. Is it getting cold up your way?

Too cold. I thought they had mild winters here. I was wrong. Not as bad as Chicago/Wisconsin winters, but bad enough.

 

And hey, where's the love for Dee Dee Sharp? Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, anyone?

the list is being compiled as we speak. Once we get the names, we need to fill in the blanks for songs by these artists.

Beth Orton and Beth Gibbons have made/contributed to some fine music. I'm a huge sucker for female voices over trip-hop. Also gotta give a nod to Neko Case.

few more additions:

Darlene Love

the Shangri-Las

It this going to happen?

It this going to happen?

 

working on it. To those wishing to participate: You will be responsible for acquiring all 32 songs in order to accurately judge.... we prefer legal means, but we're not judging that part of the competition.

Are you trying to limit the genre? Comparing anything from the Pretenders with Karen Carpenter or Lena Horn (BTW you are including Koko Taylor aren't you?) just seems wrong.

Are you trying to limit the genre? Comparing anything from the Pretenders with Karen Carpenter or Lena Horn (BTW you are including Koko Taylor aren't you?) just seems wrong.

 

 

they'll be 4 brackets of 8.... I'll need help with genres but I imagine that Pop, Rock, Folk/Country would amongst the 4.

 

thoughts?

Evanescence. (Amy Lee)

they'll be 4 brackets of 8.... I'll need help with genres but I imagine that Pop, Rock, Folk/Country would amongst the 4.

 

thoughts?

 

where would you put Amy Grant and Koko Taylor? Etta James? Bessie Smith? Janis Joplin?

 

Oops and you really need to include Denyce Graves. Geek alert I know, but if you ever hear her as Carmen, it is like heaven opened the gates. She is beautiful and an incredible talent. But it's opera and no one here really enjoys the craft.

 

Joan Jett was on Last Call last night. Still sounds pretty good.

 

Go-gos and Bangles are guilty pleasures as are the Runaways.

 

As long as it was with Joan Jett AND Lita Ford!!!!

where would you put Amy Grant and Koko Taylor? Etta James? Bessie Smith? Janis Joplin?

 

 

hence the "i'll need help"

hence the "i'll need help"

 

Would the genre "winners" ultimately face the other genre winners?

 

And when you say aquire the song, you mean so us users can actually listen to it?