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Post by jhar26 on Aug 8, 2006 13:54:24 GMT -5
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Post by robertaxel on Aug 8, 2006 14:01:11 GMT -5
Lists are always fun to pick apart.. what came to mind first: - Babs at #3? - Charlotte Church on the list, period? (she still creeps me out, sorry, gang) Roberto  |
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Post by jhar26 on Aug 8, 2006 14:08:23 GMT -5
Just a few that put a grin on my face.....
-Why is Streisand so high on the list? Babs better than Peggy Lee or Judy Garland? Not in a million years!
-Why are Sarah Brightman and especially the scary Charlotte Church on this list at all?
-Ella Fitzgerald qualifies just as much as a traditional pop singer as as a jazz vocalist, and so she should be listed just before or just after Peggy Lee.
All things considered it's certainly not a perfect list, but it's far from embarrasing. Pretty good effort.
Gaston
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Post by jhar26 on Aug 8, 2006 14:09:55 GMT -5
Lists are always fun to pick apart.. what came to mind first: - Babs at #3? - Charlotte Church on the list, period? (she still creeps me out, sorry, gang) Roberto  I was writing my comments at the time you posted yours. Another case of great minds think alike.  Gaston |
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Post by egoodstein on Aug 8, 2006 15:12:15 GMT -5
Yeah dunno 'bout Charlotte Church and BS so high  . Also Englebert Humperdinck & teen queenie (& WAY overated IMO) Renée Olmstead)  ??? & Gene Kelly as a singer. . . ?, Johnnie Ray as 'classic pop' singer??? Several others I could personally dispense with like Jerry Vale, Betty Buckley, Guy Mitchell, etc. Also Julie London over Jo Stafford, Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney and others? (I woulda listed her but way far down list). Ella & Sarah shoulda been there I think for their orchestral 'straight' work. Haymes should definitely be higher IMO-- probably my own top 10 (maybe his sometime partner Helen Forrest too). Eydie Gorme too definitely much higher for me. Still not a terrible list overall-- nice to see some of merit who don't get mentioned much like Irene Kral (arguably as much a jazz singer as Ella/Sarah, etc.), Ella Mae, Helen Forrest, Pat Suzuki, Jane Morgan (& JP Morgan too), Dorothy Collins. Worse lists around. Ed |
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Post by jhar26 on Aug 8, 2006 18:15:11 GMT -5
.....And where is June Christy?!?!?   Gaston |
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Post by walt on Aug 8, 2006 18:36:17 GMT -5
after bing & frank the list seems totally random
like they shuffled em up like playing cards
and the ultimate insult for me is eydie at 100!
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Post by jhar26 on Aug 8, 2006 19:36:39 GMT -5
.....And where is Chris Connor?!?!? Gaston PS: Every time I look at this list it looks more flawed. |
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Post by jhar26 on Aug 8, 2006 19:39:07 GMT -5
......And where is Nancy Wilson?!?!? Gaston |
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Post by egoodstein on Aug 8, 2006 21:48:34 GMT -5
.....And where is Chris Connor?!?!? Gaston PS: Every time I look at this list it looks more flawed.[/quote]<< **Yeah-- I suppose they were trying to leave out jazz vocalists, but fine line & so many greats not there & a number of 'marginal' talents IMO. Oh well. Maybe I'll do my own list one day-- hard to get just 50 tho. Ed |
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Post by Kathy ~ on Aug 9, 2006 10:05:55 GMT -5
INTERESTING, ( NOT THE BIGGEST TRADITIONAL FAN) BUT BING IS NUMBER 1 !! HE CROONS, BUT SURE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SINATRA. I'M AT ODDS WITH BABS AT NUMBER 3. ABOVE PEGGY LEE !! & I WOULD EVEN GRIPE THAT ELLA FITZGERALD ISN'T LISTED ( UNLESS I MISSED IT)... EDIE AT THE BOTTOM, OH WELL, STEVE WAS UP A FEW POINTS HIGHER.. SHOULD MAKE FOR SOME INTERESTING PILLOW TALK |
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Post by Kathy ~ on Aug 9, 2006 10:08:11 GMT -5
......And where is Nancy Wilson?!?!? Gaston I DIDN'T READ THE POSTS ON ELLA ETC.. SO I DUPLICATED, BUT.. IS JUNE CHRISTY CONSIDERED TRADITIONAL ? I WOULD CATEGORIZE AS "POP". I HAVE THIS LIST WITH ALL TIME GREAT 100 ROCK SONGS.. CAN I POST IT OK |
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Post by westendkid on Aug 19, 2006 9:14:43 GMT -5
Polly Bergen?  Elaine Stritch? Where's Anita O'Day? Did I miss Helen Merrill? What's wrong with these people?  Gaston, I left you a little June Christy on the other site. It's a crime she's not on this list. West End Kid |
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Post by westendkid on Aug 19, 2006 11:59:55 GMT -5
Several others I could personally dispense with like Jerry Vale, Betty Buckley, Guy Mitchell, etc. Eddie, my boy, would you care to rethink that. Best Wishes, Number 53 - Betty Lynn Buckley |
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Post by egoodstein on Aug 19, 2006 12:35:03 GMT -5
>>Eddie, my boy, would you care to rethink that. Best Wishes, Number 53 - Betty Lynn Buckey [/quote]<< **Er, no . I do see you're a big fan which is nice so she doesn't have to depend on selling records to me ! I will say I kinda like her as an actress- even on that "8 Is Enough" show years ago. And I admit though that I have her first solo album & kinda enjoy it once in awhile, even her cover of Joni Mitchell's "River." Ed |
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Post by westendkid on Aug 19, 2006 12:48:42 GMT -5
Now, that's a little better, Ed. ;D
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I was writing my comments at the time you posted yours. Another case of great minds think alike. 
. Also Englebert Humperdinck & teen queenie (& WAY overated IMO) Renée Olmstead) 
??? & Gene Kelly as a singer. . . ?, Johnnie Ray as 'classic pop' singer??? Several others I could personally dispense with like Jerry Vale, Betty Buckley, Guy Mitchell, etc. Also Julie London over Jo Stafford, Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney and others? (I woulda listed her but way far down list). Ella & Sarah shoulda been there I think for their orchestral 'straight' work. Haymes should definitely be higher IMO-- probably my own top 10 (maybe his sometime partner Helen Forrest too). Eydie Gorme too definitely much higher for me. Still not a terrible list overall-- nice to see some of merit who don't get mentioned much like Irene Kral (arguably as much a jazz singer as Ella/Sarah, etc.), Ella Mae, Helen Forrest, Pat Suzuki, Jane Morgan (& JP Morgan too), Dorothy Collins. Worse lists around. Ed 
Elaine Stritch? 