Female Artists that Sound like a Man

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With the exception of Cyndi Lauper, all my favorite female vocalists have a gruff, ballsy voices. But I don't think that qualifies as singing "like a man." I understand the sentiment, though. Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Johnette Napolitano, Theo (Lunachicks), Selene Vigil, Mia Zapata, Suzi Gardner and Donita Sparks etc. Basically, I really don't go for the Gwen Steffani types.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 2 May 2003 13:45 (twenty-one years ago) link

It's interesting but if you listen to Mavis Staples and try to think of it as a man singing then she sounds like a man - normally she doesn't and, anyway, she's still miles better than Aretha Franklin no matter what.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 2 May 2003 13:48 (twenty-one years ago) link

as i said on the other thread, Sarah Vaughan...also, the woman singing on Pointer Sisters' 'Automatic' sounds a lot like that Nerada bloke

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 2 May 2003 14:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

Katrina from Lovelife definitely sounds like a man -- she's a growler/bellower, not just a throaty voice.

― Hurlothrumbo (hurlothrumbo), Friday, 2 May 2003 14:32 (twenty-one years ago) link

and, of course, Alison Moyet when she gets husky....

― russ t, Friday, 2 May 2003 14:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

i came here to say Tracy Chapman, but i've been beaten to that punch. It doesn't help that she also looks mannish on the first album cover.

― derrick (derrick), Friday, 2 May 2003 18:27 (twenty-one years ago) link

"he sounds like how dave foley in drag looks."

You mean strangely, disturbingly shaggable?

― skwurel plise (Squirrel_Police), Friday, 2 May 2003 21:27 (twenty-one years ago) link

Although most of you have never heard of her, the other Norwegian members here will probably second and third me on Norwegian singer Anne Grete Preus.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 2 May 2003 22:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

Amanda Lear.

And I keep hearing people describe Carla Bozulich's voice as androgynous, but I disagree.

― Mean Guy, Friday, 2 May 2003 22:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

Eddy Izzard.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Friday, 2 May 2003 23:26 (twenty-one years ago) link

Sarah Vaughan???

― Sean (Sean), Saturday, 3 May 2003 00:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

wendy case of the paybacks

― Richard Hung Himce Elf, Saturday, 3 May 2003 09:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

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