Most underrated female recording artists..

@winoguy17 

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Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Vuur, Agua de Annique)

@wolfie62 has noted:

LINDA RONSTADT

She has more range and has SUCCESSFULLY recorded more styles of music than most of these fine ladies put together.

The fact that she sold more copies than most of them (the modern ones have a larger audience and streaming, etc.) isn’t really germane.

She can actually SING.

You should also read her first book, "Simple Dreams" where she writes that she can LISTEN to most any (beginning) singer and identify the singer(s) they are copying. THAT, friends, is talent in my estimation. (The album of the same name ain’t bad either, FYI.) Finally, her version of a superb Smokey Robinson song (Ooo, Baby, Baby) is my favorite, and I would NEVER denigrate Smokey, who is one of a kind as well.

Also, hard to beat Joan Baez singing "Diamonds and Rust" on a good pair of Maggies with quality ARC gear driving them.

Cheers!

If you like blues, Susan Tedeschi is a terrific singer.  You het the added benefit of Derek Trucks slide playing.  They did a live reprise of the entire Layla album that stands up to the original in every way, just amazing.

For a more traditional female singer I would offer Eva Cassidy.  She has a pure voice as demonstrated on Live at Blues Alley.  She was taken fromus far too young by cancer.

Kim Gordon

Kacey Musgraves

Jenny Lewis

Zooey Deschanel (she and him)

Kim Deal

Karen O.