Over 14K music fans have voted on the 115 Best Female Jazz Singers Of All Time. Current Top 3: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan
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Add List For You Log InJoin All Top Ten ListsMusic Best Deceased Female Singers The Top Ten Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz....
Belinda Carlisle first rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the pioneering all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, who became a staple of the 1980s music scene with hits like “We Got the Beat” and “Our Lips Are Sealed.” As the band’s popularity skyrocketed, so did Carlisle’s image...
Bessie Smith, also known as the “Empress of the Blues,” was one of the most popular and influential blues singers of the 1920s and 1930s. Her powerful vocal abilities and emotive performances resonated deeply with audiences and continue to inspire blues and jazz musicians today. Smith was ...
She was dubbed, with some justification, the “Empress of the Blues” and though she died in 1937, aged 43, Bessie Smith’s influence permeated popular music for many years afterward. Among the many female singers who fell under her spell were Dinah Washington, Esther Phillips, and Billie Ho...
Best Male And Female Singers Of All Time; Final Thoughts Choosing the best singers is no easy task. There are so many criteria to weigh, whether it’s technique, influence, uniqueness/originality or otherwise. So, if we haven’t covered your favorite singer here, we’d love to hear about...
Thanks for reading our run down of some of the best female jazz singers of all time, stretching almost a century years of music history! Whether you’re a jazz singer looking for inspiration or just a fan of the music, I hope this snapshot of some of the greatjazz vocalistshas given ...
One of Del Rey’s most heartfelt songs, “Blue Banisters” reflects on the love of female friendship and how it has remained a constant in her life as men have come and gone. When a lover neglects to “come back every May/Just to help me paint my banisters blue,” it’s the wom...
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