Would not try to compare what it takes to sing opera to sing popular songs. Anyhow as an old hippie type, my favorite female singer,if I must choose only one, in terms of voice, material and so on, can only be Joan Baez! Saw where Joni Mitchell is recovering from her brain aneurysm. She has always been a favorite of mine too, both as a singer and a writer of great songs like Circle Game,Both Sides Now, and of course Woodstock,even though I don't believe she actually performed there.But Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young,who did, recorded a fine cover version with Stephen Stills doing the singing. |