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Who is Queen of the Blues?

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  • 02-06-2005 8:40am
    #1
    Velvet Vocals
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    Cast your vote now.....

    Also don't forget, who is king of the blues http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=262613

    Who is Queen of the blues? 13 votes

    Etta James
    0% 0 votes
    Janis Joplin
    15% 2 votes
    Billie Holiday
    15% 2 votes
    Peggy Lee
    38% 5 votes
    Bessie Smith
    0% 0 votes
    Ella Fitzgerald
    7% 1 vote
    Tracy Chapman
    15% 2 votes
    Joan Armatrading
    7% 1 vote
    Other/
    0% 0 votes


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    #2
    Shane Smith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭Shane Smith


    so.....tuff....


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    #3
    Velvet Vocals
    Registered Users Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭Velvet Vocals


    So's your face :D


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    Ancient1
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    Bonnie Raitt coz she rules on the Strat :)


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    #5
    Doctor J
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    Not strictly blues but Sister Rosetta Tharpe kicked humongous ass and gets my vote :D


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    Lemming
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    Ancient1 wrote:
    Bonnie Raitt coz she rules on the Strat :)

    What he said ^^


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    Zaph
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    Doctor J wrote:
    Not strictly blues but Sister Rosetta Tharpe kicked humongous ass and gets my vote :D

    Good call, but Bessie Smith gets mine.


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    juno75
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    Nice thread btw :D


    Gotta be Jains cause she was one hard livin woman and she sang it like she lived it.

    Man we just dont have hardcore suicide blues heads anymore......mmm gives me an idea, where's dat bottle of Jack?


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    #9
    StevieG
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    I voted Billie Holiday from personal taste but i wouldn't argue with a vote for Bessie Smith


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    #10
    Skycat
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    I'm gonna go with Billie Holiday on this one,just for Strange Fruit alone.

    http://www.riastradh.com


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    #11
    Sarsfield
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    I thought it was Mary Stokes? :p


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    Talliesin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    Skycat wrote:
    I'm gonna go with Billie Holiday on this one,just for Strange Fruit alone.
    Ditto. Much respect for the others though.


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