Diario

My favourite female singers with age and birthday (listed chronologic), place of birth (if known), short description (from Wikipedia) and picture (only included for the deceased ones).

(born before 1940)

† Bessie Smith (born April 15, 1894, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S., died September 26, 1937), sometimes referred to as "The Empress of the Blues," was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on subsequent jazz vocalists.
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† Marlene Dietrich (27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992, Berlin, Germany) was a German-born American actress and singer.Although she still made occasional films in the post-war years, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a successful show performer. In 1999 the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female star of all time.
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Welcome to my on going effort to promote the music of female vocalists and female fronted bands. I hope you find this research tool useful to you in growing a greater appreciation of these wonderful women singers and musicians. Some of these artists are well known while others are working hard to be discovered. The first link will take you to the artist's Last.fm home page. The following link(s) takes you to the website(s) where the artist is offering a free download.

I would like to give a special thanks to my friend Ken aka Pretty-Life, who has brought to my attention so many of the fantastic female artists found in this journal. Thanks, Ken!

Please know that I do not own or hold the copyrights on any of the below songs. They are all the property of their respective artists, songwriters and/or recording companies.

If you like my work, then please leave me a shout saying so. Thanks for stopping by.

George (music_man_76)


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These are my wonderful discoveries of 2011. Some are new to the industry, some are old, some are forgotten - the main fact here is I found them... this year; and I think they are AWESOME! So take a dip check em out.

Organized simply A-Z, general categories!

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This is a list a record of music that has been added to my library, or music I have discovered that I feel is noteworthy. Most music listed below was added to my music library for that year.

All new tracks and albums are listed. However new Artists/Singers/Bands are only added if they are either:
a) a genuine new discovery to me (no previous plays)
b) added complete albums to my library (even with previous plays)

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The list of showcases I hope to catch the evening of Saturday, March 17th:

7:00pm: Rosie and Me (St. David's Historic Sanctuary)
8:00pm: CHLLNGR (Karma Lounge)
9:00pm: Nova Heart (512)
10:00pm: Fallulah (Frank)
11:00pm: Maverick Sabre (Latitude 30)
11:50pm: Lydia Loveless (Red Eyed Fly)
1:00am: Toddla T (Latitude 30)

My fallbacks are:

8:00pm: Elizabeth & The Catapult (St. David's Historic Sanctuary), Statik Selektah (Haven), The Scruffs (tenOak)
8:10pm: RYAT (Empire Automotive)
8:15pm: Hess Is More (Malverde)
8:30pm: Micah P. Hinson (St. David's Historic Sanctuary)

8:55pm: Nikkiya (The Jr)
9:00pm: Delicate Steve (Mohawk Patio), Folk Family Revival (Saxon Pub), The Stanfields (Trinity Hall)
9:10pm: Laws (The Main)
9:30pm: Nas (ACL Live at the Moody Theater)

10:00pm: Haim (Lamberts), Joshua James (Central Presbyterian Church), Lunice (Karma Lounge), Starkey (Empire Automotive), Yael Kraus (tenOak)
10:15pm: Blackbird Blackbird (Malverde)

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The list of showcases I hope to catch the evening of Friday, March 16th:

8:00pm: Idle Warship (Buffalo Billiards) (cop problems?)
8:50pm: Reptile Youth (The Madison) (canceled last minute)
9:00pm: Little Roy (Victorian Room at the Driskill)
10:00pm: Karen Elson (The Stage on Sixth) (badges only)
11:00pm: Ritmo Machine (Maggie Mae's)
12:05am: Dragonette (Friends)
1:00am: Dev (Haven)

My fallbacks are:

7:00pm: AnR (Karma Lounge), The Last Skeptik (tenOak), You can be a Wesley (IFC Crossroads House at Vice)
7:30pm: gypsyblood (The Bat Bar), Roger Alan Wade (Saxon Pub)

7:45pm: Willy Mason (The Parish)
8:00pm: Chali 2na (The Jacked Stage by Doritos), Grace Woodroofe (Club 606), Haim (Karma Lounge), Janka Nabay (Speakeasy), Marianne Dissard (The Hideout), RYAT (Barbarella), The Record Summer (Beale Street Tavern), Yellow Monsters (SOHO Lounge), Young and in the Way (Scoot Inn)
8:30pm: Hospitality (Frank), Nick Waterhouse (1100 Warehouse), Tycho (Clive Bar)

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01. Lucinda Williams - Blessed - 2011.02.28 - US

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02. Feist - Metals - 2011.09.30 - CA

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03. Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow - 2011.11.23 - GB

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04. Vanessa Carlton - Rabbits On The Run - 2011.07.26 - US

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05. Heather Nova - 300 Days At Sea - 2011.05.29 - US

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06. Rachael Yamagata - Chesapeake - 2011.10.11 - US

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07. Blondie - Panic of Girls - 2011.05.30 - US

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08. Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know - 2011.09.13 - GB

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And so to the traditional review of all things musical, for the year of 2011.

I can’t really say that there was anything special about this year, musically speaking. Probably the biggest event of interest was A Fine Frenzy taking over as my most scrobbled artist. Perennial #1 Harry Gregson-Williams was finally dethroned after a very quiet year for film scores on my charts. Despite no new album this year (huge sad face) I still racked up over 1800 plays for Ms. Sudol; a huge testament to how much I appreciate each and every one of her remarkable songs. I am anticipating next year’s release so much that I fear I may actually be placing too high an expectation on it. The handover of supremacy was actually a highly staged event on my part, as I also pumped out enough Dido tracks to simultaneously change the guard from M/F/M/F to F/M/F/M (Hans Zimmer dropping to #4). With both these ladies releasing new albums next year, I feel the female dominance will only grow - and I guess I’m quite alright with that…

In an effort to organize myself the arduous task called ''Best Albums in 2011'', I have, here, a list of all albums released in 2011 that I have listened to.

01. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
Key Tunes: England, On Battleship Hill, The Colour of the Earth
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Take an artist, any artist, with loads of great albums. Picture that catalog and all its high points. Now imagine me telling you that that very artist has yet to release their best record. Chances are, you wouldn't believe me. I wouldn't believe me. But here we have PJ Harvey who, after two decades of releasing great - even classic, in some cases - records, has released what could very likely go down as her signature record. It's the music. It's the singing. It's the writing. It's the strange ornamentation. Everything comes together here to form a solid, memorable work that ups the ante for anyone trying to make a serious album made to move and inspire. …