Well many of my older favorites have already been mentioned (Annie Haslam - but no Jane Relf?? - Jennifer Warnes, Natalie Merchant, Sarah McLaughlin, Mary Black, Loreena McKennit, Sandy Denney etc.) but some big ones are missing:
- Bonnie Raitt - I mean "Angel from Montgomery", seriously
- Maddy Prior from Steeleye Span
- Karla Bonoff
- Grace Slick
- Joan Baez
But, with the exceptions of Anneke Van Giersbergen, and Amy Lee, all the great symphonic metal singers were ignored like, in no particular order:
- Simone Simons
- Tarja Turunen
- Dianne Van Giersbergen
- Sharon den Adel
- Floor Jansen
Really, how can anyone pick just three?