Kathleen

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Bonnie Raitt > Love Has No Pride
Composed by Libby Titus

I first caught Bonnie before she had an album out, and I’ve been wondering for 30 years, where did that wild voice come from?

Greatest Singers Week #16 (Girls Gone Wild Edition)
Ballad #22

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Gladys Knight & The Pips > I Heard It Through The Grapevine
“The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy for the Grapes Mix”
Composed by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

I’ve posted this song before, but searching for the right Gladys song for this GGW Week led me to this fun remix, and I can’t get enough of it anyway.

Greatest Singers Week #15 (Girls Gone Wild/Motown Edition)
Legends of Soul #1
Legends of Songwriting #10 & #11

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Aretha Franklin >Spanish Harlem
Composed by Jerry Leiber& Phil Spector

I’ve featured Aretha twice before, but that because I think I could have a tumblr dedicated to the greatest singer ever, and she’d be the only one there.

Greatest Singers Week #14 (Girls Gone Wild Edition)
Legends of Soul #3
Legends of Songwriting #8 & #9

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Ella Fitzgerald > Too Young for the Blues
Composed by Biff Jones & Charles Meyer

Greatest Singers Week #13 (Girls Gone Wild Edition)
Legends of Swing #3

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778 plays

Linda Ronstadt > When Will I Be Loved
Composed by Phil Everly

When this song came out in 1974, in the know hipsters —not me— already knew she could become the queen of the rock chick heap.

Greatest Singers Week #13 (Girls Gone Wild Edition)
Legends of Rock #13
Cover #41

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Elvis Presley > Suspicious Minds
Composed by Mark James

With all the hubbub surrounding Monsieur Presley, it’s so rarely mentioned how he has one of the greatest voices ever.

Greatest Singers Week #12 (Pretty Fly for a White Guy Edition)
Legends of Pop #14

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Dion > Ruby Baby
Composed by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

A prehistory unplugged session. Just acoustic instruments, and killer vocals all around. One of the greatest, under-sung legends.

Greatest Singers Week #11 (Pretty Fly for a White Guy Edition)
Legends of Soul #21
Legends of Pop #3
Cover #40

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The Young Rascals > Love Is A Beautiful Thing
Composed by Eddie Brigati & Felix Cavaliere

This track doesn’t quite show Felix Cavaliere to be as great a singer as he would become. But it was always one of my top picks when I was in a high school cover band, even though our friendly rivals, The Four Dimensions, did it oh so much better than us.

Greatest Singers Week #10 (Pretty Fly for a White Guy Edition)
Legends of Pop #6