Top 5 Solo Artists?

[Trips]

Part of Million Dead?

Yep

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Morrissey
Jimmy Sommerville
Madonna
Peter Gabriel
Tori Amos

 

[nimrod]

not thinking this one too much so
pj harvey
bowie
gene clark
nick drake
mark linkous (sparklehorse)

not sure what constitutes 'solo' artist - presume they should be able to write the tunes? - which a vocalist/lyricist won't have done

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Kate Bush is definitely on my list (no doubt to the surprise of many). Seeing her live was amazing and fulfilled a bucket list moment for Squeeze so I got a lot of brownie points then.

 

[Wolftone]

Females:
1: Bush,
2: Nicks,
Dusty Springfield etc and US 60'-70's soul singers. But they were just good vocalists, didn't write their own stuff, so not sure if they can really be classed as 'solo' artists personally.

 

[Keef]

You’ve missed
Kd Lang,
P j Harvey,
Bjork,
Sheryl crow,
Emiliana Torrini,
Hafdis Huld,
Joni Mitchell,
Carole king,
Nina Simone,
Sandy Denny,
Dolly Parton,

Off the list of female singer songwriters

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Not sure why you need to write stuff to be a solo artist. Like Elvis never wrote a line in his life.

 

[Wolftone]

Not sure why you need to write stuff to be a solo artist. Like Elvis never wrote a line in his life.

Yeah, I understand that but if not it just opens it up to too many in my mind. As Keef says above. I like several if them, I could list more, such as Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Sandie Shaw blah, blah..

 

[jd1981]

Female solos
Kate Bush
Nina Simone
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Dolly Parton
Carole King
Aretha Franklin
Stevie Nicks
Dusty Springfield
Candi Statin
Donna Summer

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I dunno, just list who you like rather than making up your own weird rules? Maverick stuff I know.

 

[Loki]

Oh, forgot about Joni Mitchell.

 

[Butters]

For female artists, I would like to add Annie Lennox.

 

[Dire Wolf]

David Sylvian
Michael Kiwanuka
Tim Buckley
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holliday

 

[prawnking]

Bowie
Scott Walker
Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye
Elliott Smith

 

[Langers]

David Bowie
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Wonder
Buddy Holly
Seth Lakeman

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Buddy Holly as a solo artist?

 

[Langers]

Buddy Holly as a solo artist?

Yes. My list, my rules #sothere

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Crickets dislike this

 

[leedswolf]

Jimi Hendrix
Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
Van Morrison
David Bowie

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Mike Oldfield would be an interesting shout here.