The sublime vocalists you have heard..

[Annierak]

ta

You're welcome
And i will definitely check out Gillian Welch

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Sheila Chandra.

 

[northernhord]

Liz Frazer, Sinead O conner on Jah wobble and The The's Lps

 

[sojourner]

^ deffo Sinead - can't listen to her hardly at all these days cos I overdid her so much in the past, but still...anyone who listens to the live version of Troy and doesn't get goosebumps is dead, frankly.



@ Annierak - *scribbles down yet another name for the list*

 

[May Kasahara]

Posting about Julie Christmas on the other thread has reminded me that she is a sublime vocalist - an extraordinary controlled/cathartic scream.

 

[Annierak]

^ deffo Sinead - can't listen to her hardly at all these days cos I overdid her so much in the past, but still...anyone who listens to the live version of Troy and doesn't get goosebumps is dead, frankly.



@ Annierak - *scribbles down yet another name for the list*

Ta Soj

 

[the button]

June Tabor

Head & shoulders above anyone else for me.

 

[Annierak]

John Shuttleworth. Anyone who isn't moved by the lyrics of "Pigeons in flight" has no soul

Monica Queen. She sang on Belle and Sebastian's "Lazy line painter Jane". Very powerful vocals. Must check out more of her stuff

 

[Robstarr]

so for someone contemporary


Joe Dukie (lead singer with Kiwi band Fat Freddys Drop)

 

[dream_girl]

There's a guy call Jimmy Scott. Pretty old now, he's a jazz singer. He has Kallmann's syndrome which means his voice never broke. He has this amazing soprano voice. Saw him at Ronnie Scotts a few years ago. Sublime indeed!

Is he the guy who made a record with Lou Reed a while back? I saw him too - used to go under the name Little Jimmy Scott.

His voice was great though odd that it came of this little old man.

 

[dream_girl]

Elizabeth Fraser
Gillian Welch
David Bowie
Johnny Cash
Scott Walker
John Lee Hooker
Marvin Gaye
Kevin Rowland
Elvis Presley

 

[Annierak]

Billy Mackenzie
Roberta Flack
Tracy Chapman
James Mudrizcki (Puressence)
Thomas Lang

 

[Annierak]

Robert Wyatt
Brian Wilson
Stuart Staples
Laetitia "Seaya" Sadier (Stereolab)
Darlene Love
Carole King
Ronnie Spector

 

[sojourner]

^ are you just walking along your cd's and picking names out?

 

[Annierak]

^ are you just walking along your cd's and picking names out?

Maybe...whats it to ya?
Love em all and they MUST be mentioned!

 

[dream_girl]

Has anyone mentioned Aretha Franklin yet?

 

[albionism]

Billy MacKenzie, Elizabeth Fraser, Hariette Wheeler, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

 

[badseed]

Terry Hall

 

[chazegee]

Ibrahim Ferrara

 

[kained&able]

I say chris cornell has the most sublime and soul crushed voice ever.


dave

 

[seeformiles]

Some good ones already listed on this thread but no sign of Cassandra Wilson - listening to her is just like being wrapped up in a dark blanket full of honey!

 

[lindamae2410]

Sublime vocalist:

Esther phillips

 

[lindamae2410]

Sublime vocalist

The sublime vocalist of all time: ESTHER PHILLIPS!

 

[albionism]

Priscilla Ahn.
Mesmerizing.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I say chris cornell has the most sublime and soul crushed voice ever.


dave

So you've pretty much only ever heard Soundgarden records huh?

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

marc almond was bang on the money at the roundhouse last night, really enjoying himself, voice sounded terrific (which was good as the music mix wasn't all that unfortunately), he did low-rent hi-energy slow torch fast pop the whole damned lot before leading the audience through a mass acapella sing-along to say hello wave goodbye that made my eyes go slightly moist, it was wonderful.

 

[Fedayn]

Levi Stubbs
Ken Boothe
Dennis Brown
Slim Smith
John Holt
Pat Kelly
Dusty Springfield
Sinead O'Connor
Loleatta Holloway
Brenda Holloway
Aretha Franklin


To name but a few....