The Ten Best Female Singers

I've had this thought running through my mind the last couple of days.   So much recognition goes to male singers.  Guys like Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Roger Daltrey, John Lennon - all of them Rock Gods.   Lately I've been thinking that there are some good female singers as well.  Maybe it's time to give them some recognition.  So, I started writing down some names.  I concentrated on female singers of my era.  Judy Garland popped into my head but she was well before my time.  So, I only thought of women from my era and came up with ten.  With each name I'll explain my rationale.  I should also say, this is not a best to worst list.  These are just the ten best female singers I could think of.  And here we go:

1.  Pat Benatar
I probably thought of her first because I believe, in terms of singing classic rock music, she is the best.

2.  Stevie Nicks
Great voice and songwriter.

3.  Karen Carpenter
There is a part of me that must admit I do like some of  The Carpenters music.  It's all because of Karen's ethereal voice.  It was a tragedy what happened to her - she was a fantastic singer.

4.  Gloria Estefan
Like most young men in the 1980s, I had a crush on Gloria.  She started out with this different Latin fusion kind of music with The Miami Sound Machine - but over time - she developed into a huge star on her own.   I believe this is because of her great voice and the fact that she was capable of writing outstanding songs.

5.   Roberta Flack
There are two African American women that owned the 1970s.  Roberta Flack was one of them.  And the other......

 6.  Chaka Khan
 Love her.  Her singing was incredible with Rufus, and on her own.    

 7. Linda Ronstadt
  Great singer.  A huge star in the 1970s and early 80s.

  8.  Christina Aguilera
  I am in no way a fan of Christina's music.  However, she does have a great voice.

  9.  Barbra Streisand.
   I'm not really too much of a fan of Streisand's music either.  However, there is no doubt, her singing
   is magnificent.

  10. Alanis Morissette
   Alanis with thee hot ticket in the mid to late 1990s.  She's capable of writing great songs.  In terms
   of her vocal abilities, she shines in "Thank U" and "Uninvited".  

  And there you have it.  The ten best female singers.  I'm sure there will be other opinions and I
  certainly welcome them.....

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