The late Eva Cassidy had the most pure and expressive voice of any female vocalist I've ever heard.
Will double this.
"Autumn Leaves" by her is amazing. Link help someone?
Anyone that hears her voice and is not moved or get goosebumps has either no heart or skin, or, just doesn't really appreciate music. My circle of friends include many talented musicians/singers and not a one isn't blown away by her voice. We have such discussions fairly regularly.
Not to hijack this thread but IMO the absolute best male singer (not most popular or best entertainer, but best voice) of my (boomer) generation was Art Garfunkel. In his prime, he was sublime (rhyme not intended).
ps Actually, come to think of it, with the range of his voice he could be included as a favorite female vocalist.
