Billie Holiday heads the list of six female vocalists (Sarah Vaughan (#2), Ella Fitzgerald (#3), Nina Simone (#6), Dinah Washington (#7) and Carmen McCrea (#9) as the all-time greatest jazz vocalists. Whereas men dominates as greatest players of instrument women vocal capability gave them an edge in a male dominated music industry.
Behind the three great ladies are great crooners of early times, the velvet voice Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong and the Chairman of the Board Frank Sinatra occupying fourth, fifth and eighth places respectively.
Interestingly, there are 15 women in the first 20, and some 60 women in the top 100 vocalists.
The first 20 of 100 Greatest Vocalist and selected singers from the DigitalDreamDoor.com list are:
1. Billie Holiday, 2. Sarah Vaughan, 3. Ella Fitzgerald, 4. Nat King Cole, 5. Louis Armstrong, 6. Nina Simone, 7. Dinah Washington, 8. Frank Sinatra, 9. Carmen McRae, 10. Johnny Hartman, 11. Etta Jones, 12. Tony Bennett, 13. Ernestine Anderson, 14. Betty Carter, 15. Diana Krall, 16. Cassandra Wilson, 17. Anita O'Day, 18. Shirley Horn, 19. Blossom Dearie, 20. Nancy Wilson,
Behind the three great ladies are great crooners of early times, the velvet voice Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong and the Chairman of the Board Frank Sinatra occupying fourth, fifth and eighth places respectively.
Interestingly, there are 15 women in the first 20, and some 60 women in the top 100 vocalists.
The first 20 of 100 Greatest Vocalist and selected singers from the DigitalDreamDoor.com list are:
1. Billie Holiday, 2. Sarah Vaughan, 3. Ella Fitzgerald, 4. Nat King Cole, 5. Louis Armstrong, 6. Nina Simone, 7. Dinah Washington, 8. Frank Sinatra, 9. Carmen McRae, 10. Johnny Hartman, 11. Etta Jones, 12. Tony Bennett, 13. Ernestine Anderson, 14. Betty Carter, 15. Diana Krall, 16. Cassandra Wilson, 17. Anita O'Day, 18. Shirley Horn, 19. Blossom Dearie, 20. Nancy Wilson,
22. Astrud Gilberto, 23. Chet Baker, 24. Billy Eckstine, 25. Peggy Lee, 28. Etta James, 29. Freddy Cole, 30. Ray Charles, 31. Harry Connick Jr., 32. Natalie Cole, 36. Michael Buble, 39. Mel Torme, 41. Diane Schuur, 42. Rosemary Clooney, 44. Chaka Khan, 47. Dee Dee Bridgewater, 51. Lena Horne, 52. Eartha Kitt, 53. Al Jarreau, 55. Diane Reeves, 56. George Benson
60. Norah Jones, 63. Karrin Allyson, 73. Fats Waller, 74. Cab Calloway, 78. Vanessa Rubin, 79. Louis Jordan, 80. Aaron Neville, 81. Lou Rawls, 82. Marlena Shaw, 84. Linda Ronstadt, 85. Ruth Brown, 86. King Pleasure, 88. Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer), 89. John Pizzarelli, 91. Susannah McCorkle, 96. Jamie Cullum, 98. Kurt Elling.
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