tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post7473167553457488980..comments2023-11-05T03:41:06.111-08:00Comments on Things to Ponder: The Saturday Seven: Favorite Female VocalistsRick Rockhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06856000993966687796noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-46512614815242395312007-06-05T10:13:00.000-07:002007-06-05T10:13:00.000-07:00Oh I love Rosemary Clooney! I could watch White Ch...Oh I love Rosemary Clooney! I could watch White Christmas over and over agian!Whatever Dee-Dee wantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667589202894281216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-6919203743838162322007-05-31T09:30:00.000-07:002007-05-31T09:30:00.000-07:00I'm a fan of Sarah Vaughan and Rosemary Clooney. ...I'm a fan of Sarah Vaughan and Rosemary Clooney. Also add Mary Wilson and Annie Lennox. voices smooth as silk.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410366147691365995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-79317193282035940382007-05-30T09:17:00.000-07:002007-05-30T09:17:00.000-07:00Hey...may as well chime in. I think your list is ...Hey...may as well chime in. <BR/><BR/>I think your list is great and all, but I'm not so quick to put Peggy Lee in the top spot. Ella Fitzgerald woulda sang circles around that poor girl. <BR/><BR/>I'll admit I'm out of my element when discussing show tune diva-types. Still. Ethel frakkin' Merman? Puh. Leez. <BR/><BR/>Nice of you to nod to Shirley Bassey and Rosemary Clooney though, the first being sadly ignored by American audiences and the later just being ignored. <BR/><BR/>Marilyn wasn't a singer, in the same way that she wasn't an actress. no, not really--she was an iconic figure, a symbol of beauty and fame and a wholesome sense of sexuality. Her mystique is less about what she did and more about who she was. <BR/><BR/>I'm never gonna give you Judy Garland. I'm a bad homo, but I really don't get her draw. <BR/><BR/>Gimme Etta James, Dinah Washington, Miss Holiday, Maria Callas, Wanda Jackson, and June Carter Cash. <BR/><BR/>So. There ya go. Enjoy already.<BR/><BR/>S!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>http://theseanshow.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-64133035053183944882007-05-30T08:00:00.000-07:002007-05-30T08:00:00.000-07:00great list! thanks for stopping by the wkms blog.great list! thanks for stopping by the wkms blog.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875337819630348598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-9221944761151228302007-05-29T14:15:00.000-07:002007-05-29T14:15:00.000-07:00Aretha.Aretha.T-Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921295474454883903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-71305848164328522392007-05-28T06:58:00.000-07:002007-05-28T06:58:00.000-07:00Hey! I have to agree with you on Paggy Lee. She is...Hey! I have to agree with you on Paggy Lee. She is wonderful (and I'm not even in my twenties yet!). But then, I do have a soft spot for swing music. <BR/><BR/>Do you mind if I link you (on my Literatti blog cos that's my main blog now)? :-)Rose Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581118186316729467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-70524357123611995592007-05-27T20:12:00.000-07:002007-05-27T20:12:00.000-07:00Great list of divine divas!Great list of divine divas!Durrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640728073187109153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-17799393303600416312007-05-27T18:16:00.000-07:002007-05-27T18:16:00.000-07:00Missing in action, apparently: Billie Holiday (sho...Missing in action, apparently: Billie Holiday (should be self-explanatory), Bessie Smith (see Billie Holiday), Ivie Anderson (set the vocal standard for Duke Ellington's orchestra), Billie Holiday, June Christy (the best vocalist Stan Kenton ever hired), and Astrud Gilberto (in the "breathy" department, next to this lady who needs MM?).<BR/><BR/>And to those who say they weren't quite so mesmerised as when hearing "Is That All There Is?" all I can say is you should have heard Peggy Lee sing "Too Close For Comfort" on her album <I>Pretty Eyes</I> . . .Jeff Kallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993306002655762270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-76301884084690084862007-05-27T17:52:00.000-07:002007-05-27T17:52:00.000-07:00Yes, where is Billie?Yes, where is Billie?Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129329403360324931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-44559962453663820692007-05-27T16:59:00.000-07:002007-05-27T16:59:00.000-07:00Great list....very good choices you have made here...Great list....very good choices you have made here, and I very much value that you added Marilyn to the list.You made Shirley Bassey look fat- I'm sure she wouldnt appreciate that! Rosemary, Ella, Judy...you can't get any better than that. You've got my wheels turning about a list of my own.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129329403360324931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-76557830478711319272007-05-27T14:41:00.000-07:002007-05-27T14:41:00.000-07:00Hey there, Thanks for the comment on my BLOG- nice...Hey there, Thanks for the comment on my BLOG- nice stuff here. It is all so fresh and exciting. Keep smiling handsome!Peter Emmerichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14209371651325175516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-85877629753789345392007-05-27T11:25:00.000-07:002007-05-27T11:25:00.000-07:00Nice list, I would have included Patsy Cline.Nice list, I would have included Patsy Cline.Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs https://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-72573853443296361722007-05-26T18:58:00.000-07:002007-05-26T18:58:00.000-07:00Would you believe I met Rosmary Clooney in person ...Would you believe I met Rosmary Clooney in person once? True. She was a remarkable lady.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277174867339750183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-51893532353487605292007-05-26T12:25:00.000-07:002007-05-26T12:25:00.000-07:00Peggy Lee as No.1 is a very good choice. I don't k...Peggy Lee as No.1 is a very good choice. I don't know when I have been so mesmerized by a song listening to Is That All There Is? She puts more feeling into that song than anyone else could begin to put into it. I can imagine her being outside looking at her house burning down and all the other life events featured in the song.<BR/>You do excellent reviews and I also agree that Marilyn Monroe should have been better known for her singing than she was.Andrew Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17280202664000851028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-15782815340116801452007-05-26T11:08:00.000-07:002007-05-26T11:08:00.000-07:00Ethel's style is out of... uh... style, so it's ha...Ethel's style is out of... uh... style, so it's hard for us Twenty-firsters to appreciate her. Good addition if only to stir everyone up :-D <BR/>I agree about MM. I enjoy her breathy singing that added immensely to the movies. <BR/> <BR/>I need to think about making a list, although I'm really an opera buff. I wouldn't put Peggy Lee above Ella: ranking never seems my way anyway. I'd probably have a list of great singers I like to listen to at different times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-46282314129216197652007-05-26T10:09:00.000-07:002007-05-26T10:09:00.000-07:00Rick,You have chosen some of those near and dear t...Rick,<BR/>You have chosen some of those near and dear to me, especially Rosemary Clooney, Ella and Sassy Sarah. I am not an Ethel fan so I'll reserve judgment there. All the rest are just perfect choices.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200177056135281932noreply@blogger.com