Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice.


Natalie Merchant gets my #1 vote!
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Eva Cassidy - who else can give you pause just by singing oooh?  One of a select group of performers recognized by only her first name.

Eva Cassidy - Fields Of Gold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UVjjcOUJLE

Eva Cassidy: Timeless Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDN_ss1S_5Y&t=4s
I second Frazey Ford and add Minnie Ripperton, Natalie Merchant and Janis Joplin
Genevieve Waite.

Her 1974 album Romance is on the Rise remains a stone cold classic to this day.

Produced by husband John Phillips, it's difficult to see why it wasn't a bigger hit.

Maybe the odd drug reference put people off but that frankness is all part of its charm.