Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s)


Some may consider such a subject beneath them (or contempt). I respect that attitude, but ask that in that instance you just stay out of the conversation. You are of course free to ignore that request. There is a place for sacred music, but also profane. ;-)

While still in elementary school, one of the first albums I heard was Naughty But Nice by Pearl Bailey. It was my mother’s, who also had albums by Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. She was not your average suburban mother: she liked to go up to San Francisco to take in the burlesque and female impersonator shows in North Beach. She also sunbathed by our backyard pool, nude. She was of the WWII generation (born in 1923), but I think if she had been born ten years later would have been a beatnik, or at least bohemian. I considered her a delightful role model; my father (whose musical taste ran to Andy Williams and Perry Como) disagreed. ;-)

With that prologue, the first overtly sexual singer and song that caught my attention was Maria Muldaur and her hit "Midnight At The Oasis". I was quite envious when a San Jose acquaintance of mine got a job in her band. Slightly later was Maryann Price (Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks) with her seductive performance on the classic Johnny Mercer song "I’m An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)". I don’t know what’s sexy about, I just know it is. More recently there was Joan Osborne’s smokin’ version of Slim Harpo’s "Shake Your Hips"; ironically, Jagger’s tame performance of the song makes him sound like the p*ssy.

But all of the above pale in comparison to Lucinda Williams’ utterly salacious song and likewise singing of: "Essence" (with double entendre lyrics). My God, what woman. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but she has great wide hips, and a very lanky frame, both of which I’m a sucker for.

Anybody else? ;-)

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Too many great female artists but I'll try not to repeat anyone already mentioned. Here goes:

* Candy Givens from the fabulous 70's band Zephyr. Candy was a treasure and as fine a vocalist as anyone I ever heard. "Moving Too Fast" and "I Am Not Surprised" are historic rarities.

* Astrud Gilberto. "Girl From Ipanema"

* Sarah McLachan... anything!

* Jazz/Blues "torch singers" Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaugan, Abbey Lincoln, and Shirley Horn. Like listening in a smokey blues bar.

*Early Enya

* Sade..of course.

As to voice alone-Claudia Muzio  As to looks, too many great looking opera singers that I've seen.  Just look at videos of Rosa Ponselle singing Carmen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wmjUk234s  and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgS11ukvBp0   or Marta Eggerth from some of her dozens of films, etc.  As to songs, Beverly Sills in the Ballad of Baby Doe, Always through the changing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKxL5TZW6HY her singing in this opera is absolute tops in my 400+ opera collection of about 100,000 recordings  Sexy to me.  

Sexy voices and music - not necessarily eye candy...

Female-
Deniece Williams - Free
Lianne Le Havas
Heart
Diana Krall (I think dry sexy without sultry)
Kadhja Bonet
Chaka Khan - Through the Fire
Little Dragon
FKA Twigs - Two weeks, Home with you
Laura Mvula - Make me lovely, She, Show me Love
Snoh Aalegra - In Your River
Nancy Wilson
Norah Jones
Etta Jones
Alice Russell
Charlotte Dos Santos - Watching You, Red Clay, Take It Slow
Corinne Bailey Rae - Night, Till It Happens to you
Sia / Zero 7
Portishead
Suzanne Santo - Blood on your Knees
Cowboy Junkies - I Don't Get It, Blue Moon Revisited
Madison McFerrin
Musinah
Esther Phillips
Faith Evans
Alice Smith - Fool for You, Be Easy
Mary J Blige
Sharon Jones
Sade

Male-
Michael McDonald
The Weeknd
Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream album
Bobby Womack
Leslie Odom Jr. - Autumn Leaves
Quincy Jones
Lou Rawls
Donny Hathaway - A song for you
Charles Bradley
Trey Songz - Slow Motion