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Who is Queen of the Blues?

Velvet Vocals · 2005-06-02 07:40:20

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

02-06-2005 7:40am

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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 02-06-2005 3:02pm

Shane Smith

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so.....tuff....

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#3 02-06-2005 3:31pm

Velvet Vocals

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So's your face

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#4 02-06-2005 8:04pm

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Bonnie Raitt coz she rules on the Strat

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#5 02-06-2005 9:29pm

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Not strictly blues but Sister Rosetta Tharpe kicked humongous ass and gets my vote

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#6 02-06-2005 9:33pm

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Ancient1 wrote:

Bonnie Raitt coz she rules on the Strat

What he said ^^

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#7 02-06-2005 9:34pm

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Doctor J wrote:

Not strictly blues but Sister Rosetta Tharpe kicked humongous ass and gets my vote

Good call, but Bessie Smith gets mine.

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#8 03-06-2005 12:15pm

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Nice thread btw

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 14-06-2005 11:43am

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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 22-06-2005 9:09pm

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

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#11 11-07-2005 10:58pm

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I thought it was Mary Stokes?

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#12 11-07-2005 11:54pm

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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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Who is Queen of the Blues?

Who is Queen of the blues? 13 votes

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