My favorite female singers..

[jazzboCR]

Arcticbird_Star's pick of tune from Merril Bainbridge shows the importance of testing links before posting--it's terrible and does an injustice to the artist. Try this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgRrZO1Ss1g
I enjoyed his/her other picks, and especially Hafdis Huld (that vid is a certified hoot), Sarah Nixey and Black Box Recorder (not a fan of beat-boxy hip-hop but clever lyrics and that vid make it work) and Siobhan Donaghy (spooky, that song and somebody thought to post it backwards: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEAJAnLRyfQ ).
Anybody mind if I invite some mature women singing about adult issues into this party? Shemekia Copeland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p_lyw2-GIQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJq3W076cVw << guitarist is Arthur Neilson and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaFiBZJiDek Finally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HCRxS9a4ZI Next up is Cassandra Wilson who brings her magic to everything: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OnylHrbj...YV0lWGgL8E and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x6nhPt4w...YV0lWGgL8E << get all slinky and stuff and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSwsdh_TMrs and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLa3TegBUIA And then there's Ann Rabson, part of Saffire--the Uppity Blues Women for 25+ years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA7n-7saQWU and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjzMzW2SLH0 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GqM4cOPkoI and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfZcv9YfGIc

No disrespect by non-mention meant to Jane Siberry, Koko Taylor, kd lang or tens of others...
BONUS: 2 by Saffire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-o6z1XFCcQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjbABvPw0P4
OK you can invite the kids back into the room...it's "back to trifling topics" time.