Forgotten Great Lady Singers

Anything about MUSIC but doesn't fit into the forums above.
RELATED
PRODUCTS

Post

Its strange - some of the most beautiful voices - and they never really made it.
And at the same time some... Showbiz is strange...

Listen to these and continue the list:

# 1: Eva Cassidy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXBNlApwh0c

# 2: Sandy Denny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2xODjbfYw8

# 3: ?

# 4: ?

# 5: ?

Post

Bettye LaVette plays The Who... ;-)

https://youtu.be/EJi6maTueSc

Post

Sandy Denny forgotten? Seriously?

Pretty much considered 'legendary' I would have thought. Fairport would be considered pivotal to modern folk music, particularly Denny's time with them.
my other modular synth is a bugbrand

Post

"It dreamed itself along"

Post

Inna Zhelannaya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx17xOhePrE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luo6Ra-jcG8

Though I'm not sure she fits the "forgotten" category cause she was barely ever known outside of Russia.
You may think you can fly ... but you better not try

Post


Post

Yma Sumac.

This woman was a force of nature.

https://youtu.be/Ry7WgPZ_wok

Post

expert only on what it feels like to be me
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/tracks

Post

Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Post

herodotus wrote:Yma Sumac.

This woman was a force of nature.

https://youtu.be/Ry7WgPZ_wok
:tu:

Post

Interesting voices - that Barbara looks really haunting, Yma - I don´t know what to say. Sarah Vaughan is hardly a forgotten one, but it doesn´t matter, what a great voice, she´s always been one of my favorite lady singers. BTW, "forgotten" is often relative. Eva Cassidy is a good example, she died in cancer at a young age, was very shy, never got a good recording deal. But is she forgotten? I would say she´s remebered by the music lovers all over the world, much more and longer than many pop icons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXU219b3Zdw
Last edited by Harry_HH on Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Post

jancivil wrote:
herodotus wrote:Yma Sumac.

This woman was a force of nature.

https://youtu.be/Ry7WgPZ_wok
:tu:
Yeah, but I wouldn't say forgotten. Rather a cult figure.

Post

Harry_HH wrote:BTW, "forgotten" is often relative. Eva Cassidy is a good example, she died in cancer at a young age, was very shy, never got a good recording deal. But is she forgotten? I would say she´s remebered by the music lovers all over the world, much more and longer than many pop icons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXU219b3Zdw
Same is true of Laura Nyro - she certainly is not forgotten by those of us who love her and the many musicians she influenced eg Joni Mitchell

Yes and Sandy Denny - I was at one of the first gigs Fairport Convention did after her death, it was a very sad loss for all of us.

Post

There was a ton of hype about Eva Cassidy in the media after she died. I didn't think she was that great of a singer. To my mind, people were drawn in more by the sad story, than any unique talent. I was listening to a CD of Doris Day recently, in her prime she was excellent.
Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Post

Aloysius wrote:There was a ton of hype about Eva Cassidy in the media after she died. I didn't think she was that great of a singer. To my mind, people were drawn in more by the sad story, than any unique talent. I was listening to a CD of Doris Day recently, in her prime she was excellent.
I heard first Eva Cassidys voice and records, then just recently heard the "sad story" and that she wasn´t even alive anymore. I think people are a bit too cynical today. They may praise and hype doings of some tired drug addict, and at the same time turn their back to everything which is not "cool" enough.

Dissing any of the artist wasn´t the point of this thread. Of course all the opinions are wellcome.

P.s. Doris Day was a perky multi-talent - even John Lennon had a crush on her (because of the movies where he spend a lot time in the 50´s).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAIIKuSI2Z0

An other, maybe not forgotten, but great is Julie London. Her interpretation of this is second to none:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbwjQSBH0sE

...except maybe this lady, who would like to crack your balls... :hyper:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmTmAccLSb4

Post Reply

Return to “Everything Else (Music related)”