Time to freshen this Thread...with 4 women singers* (thanks to Blues Music Magazine for these):
Jo Harman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKD-i0MFFWY << sure rises to the challenge. Notice the musical quote she dropped in there? and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bji9G7FGA-0 << one tough song, done tenderly and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPlicJOOzRo << one tough song, done toughly. The Dutch are deservedly bonkers for her.
Meena Cryle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86ktbOgtjBo << gets invested with the lyric, doesn't she? and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8U6XEr4f4 << that guitar intro sets you up for the tears to come. And
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr2iKSuqsCc << This totally pro band and Meena play so well together. Reason: mutual belief in worthiness.
BONUS: record company promo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMbsomNL6G0 << It ain't all boo-hoo with her--she and the enhanced band rock their cheeks off too.
Long Tall Deb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSXaoiJ0jIs << what a terrif way to open a vid! Yes, I'm a sexist pig but can we get back to the way she underplays/under-sings the lyric? and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slUrTXlyfLg << One of only 2 covers on the album, both chosen carefully. And the band? Southern Comfort who are knocked-out nifties on their own. And
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKbCWgEHh7Y << with Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin, as solid a bluesman as there is. And
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxixRzn-uag << with Roomful of Blues. Hand-held camera but the sound's OK.
Deanna Bogart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kKqD0ArmI0 << Boogie-woogie ain't going away as long has she has fingers. And "multi-talented" is the phrase:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEnQMuOoxRs << Talk about an unscripted moment...Love that statue, the painting not so much. And
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv6cstZU41c << Not hip to Daryl Davis but Mitch Wood's band the Rocket 88's have been around entertainingly for decades. q.v. Ain't lost his passion.
* I get it--she's not a singer. Big whoops--she makes her fingers and realized imagination "sing".
NOTE: Nothing new added-I just super-sized the names.
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
