who gives you the chills

imo Billie Holiday was one of the best blues singers
she sings and chills go down my spine...

Janis is another one...when I hear that women sing I feel like Im in a different place...

So who does it for you?

 

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your mom

 

Skip James "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" and Robert Johnson. Haunting stuff.

 

Janis Joplin
Melanie Safka
Marvin Gaye - "What's Goin' On?"
Al Green - "Tired Of being Alone", "Belle"
Isaac Hayes - "Walk On By"
Curtis Mayfield - "If There's Hell Below"
Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train To Georgia"

 

strange fruit is haunting. I love this woman

 

Mind Gardens ...thanks
and water baby...I plan on looking up any suggestions people give here...I luv soulful music and I must admit that beyond those lovely ladies I don't know of much :blushes:

blueeyedson Billie is so easy to fall in love with

 

I like Sammy Davis Jr.

 

o yea Sammy

howould I not mention Sammy Davis Jr.

good one lodog

 

nina simone, cesaria evora, louis armstrong, lisa hanningan (who sings with damien rice)


and to name one song in paticular "ederlezi" by goran bregovic. this is one of my fav songs ever, it's so good, everyone should hear it

 

these guys: syd, rory stevie and lindsey and jerry

 

Joan Baez
Janis Joplin
Stevie Ray Vaughan

 

Gladys Knight & The Pips

 

oh yes, bregovic is good. and ''orchestra for weddings and funerals'' . do you like gipsy music in general or just this one song? i'm into ethno and world music so i listen gipsy music often. mostly balkan - serbia, macedonia, bulgaria and of course andalusia. hungary and russia not so much - too orchestrated for my taste

 

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Etta James

 

odetta

 

Aretha Franklin's 60's stuff
Otis Redding
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke

 

Alexander O'Neal - such an under-rated artist... and such a great voice!!!

 

While my favorite vocalists are Billie and Janis, I have to add Sandy Denny in. Her haunting sound is sweet and heavenly.

But Ive never seen any of those folks. For live performance, the ONLY person to give me literal chills was Stevie Ray Vaughn. Ive seen tons of guitar players, and he is the only. When I saw him doing Jimis 3rd Stone from the Sun live, it capped a night of amazement. Hearing his records didnt come near to prepare me for his tone, energy, ability and speed. I can only assume its as close to seeing Jimi as I would get.