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Most Underrated Vocalist(s)

The sister thread to "Most Overrated Vocalists"

IMO defined as talented artists who don't/didn't get the accolades and success compared to the singers of equal talent that are/we're ALWAYS foisted upon us, ie Whitney, Mariah, Celine. I'll start:

Tevin Campbell

Faith Evans

El DeBarge

Sam Sparro

by Anonymousreply 54September 24, 2022 4:45 PM

Kay Thompson, Al Jolson, (now underrated, his vibrato is legendary) June Christy, Anita O'Day.

by Anonymousreply 1September 22, 2022 11:15 PM

Dusty Springfield.

by Anonymousreply 2September 22, 2022 11:15 PM

Nina Simone

by Anonymousreply 3September 22, 2022 11:18 PM

Tamia

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by Anonymousreply 4September 22, 2022 11:26 PM

Lee Ann Womack

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by Anonymousreply 5September 22, 2022 11:27 PM

Womack & Womack

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by Anonymousreply 6September 22, 2022 11:30 PM

Donna Fargo

by Anonymousreply 7September 22, 2022 11:32 PM

Wing

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by Anonymousreply 8September 22, 2022 11:34 PM

Jazmine Sullivan

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by Anonymousreply 9September 22, 2022 11:35 PM

Jermaine Stewart

by Anonymousreply 10September 22, 2022 11:36 PM

Rahsaan Patterson Colin England

by Anonymousreply 11September 22, 2022 11:37 PM

Oleta Adams Corinne Bailey Rae

by Anonymousreply 12September 22, 2022 11:40 PM

Vicki Carr

Leslie Gore

Marilyn McCoo

by Anonymousreply 13September 22, 2022 11:54 PM

Tori Amos Sheena Easton Melanie Julie London Trent Reznor Axl Rose Melissa Manchester Tiffany Tom Petty Steven Tyler

by Anonymousreply 14September 23, 2022 12:22 AM

Jude Cole had a couple of hits in the 90's like "Baby It's Tonight". This one was my favorite

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by Anonymousreply 15September 23, 2022 12:33 AM

r14 some of those have actually been overrated

by Anonymousreply 16September 23, 2022 12:35 AM

Natalie Cole, k.d. lang

by Anonymousreply 17September 23, 2022 12:38 AM

Taylor Dayne Pat Benatar Boy George Cyndi Lauper

by Anonymousreply 18September 23, 2022 12:41 AM

Blossom Dearie

by Anonymousreply 19September 23, 2022 12:45 AM

Neko Case

by Anonymousreply 20September 23, 2022 12:46 AM

Leah Kunkel - sister of Cass Elliot

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by Anonymousreply 21September 23, 2022 2:11 AM

Mavis Staples

Joe Cocker

Bob Seger

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by Anonymousreply 22September 23, 2022 2:19 AM

Thelma Houston

by Anonymousreply 23September 23, 2022 2:22 AM

Ann Nesby

Ledisi

Maxwell

by Anonymousreply 24September 23, 2022 2:40 AM

Alice Smith

by Anonymousreply 25September 23, 2022 2:45 AM

Alice Smith

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by Anonymousreply 26September 23, 2022 2:46 AM

Cheryl Lynn

by Anonymousreply 27September 23, 2022 3:13 AM

D’Angelo

by Anonymousreply 28September 23, 2022 3:18 AM

Five for Fighting

Adam Levine

by Anonymousreply 29September 23, 2022 3:25 AM

Dee Dee Sharp

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by Anonymousreply 30September 23, 2022 3:28 AM

Five for fighting?? What a joke from 2005.

by Anonymousreply 31September 23, 2022 3:32 AM

Phyllis Hyman

Jean Carne

Betty Wright

Shirley Brown

by Anonymousreply 32September 23, 2022 3:40 AM

Rachelle Ferrell

Shirley Jones from the Jones Girls

by Anonymousreply 33September 23, 2022 3:41 AM

Ron Isley

by Anonymousreply 34September 23, 2022 3:48 AM

Jody Watley

David Lee Roth

by Anonymousreply 35September 23, 2022 3:49 AM

Mica Paris.

by Anonymousreply 36September 23, 2022 3:53 AM

Carleen Anderson.

by Anonymousreply 37September 23, 2022 3:54 AM

Lisa Keith.

by Anonymousreply 38September 23, 2022 3:55 AM

r4, Tamia is great

by Anonymousreply 39September 23, 2022 3:58 AM

Timi Yuro

by Anonymousreply 40September 23, 2022 4:02 AM

Barbara Dane

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by Anonymousreply 41September 23, 2022 4:03 AM

Julie Wilson

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by Anonymousreply 42September 23, 2022 4:09 AM

Lori Lieberman

by Anonymousreply 43September 23, 2022 4:52 PM

Deborah Cox

by Anonymousreply 44September 23, 2022 4:56 PM

Rindy Ross

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by Anonymousreply 45September 23, 2022 4:56 PM

Cherie Currie

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by Anonymousreply 46September 23, 2022 4:57 PM

Rita Ora

by Anonymousreply 47September 24, 2022 12:59 AM

Earl-Jean McCrea

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by Anonymousreply 48September 24, 2022 1:31 AM

Tony Williams from The Platters

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by Anonymousreply 49September 24, 2022 1:36 AM

Rudy Lewis from the Drifters.

by Anonymousreply 50September 24, 2022 1:39 AM

Jim Morrison. The Doors were THE bad boys of the 60s, much more than the poseurish Rolling Stones and non-singer Mick Jagger

by Anonymousreply 51September 24, 2022 2:43 PM

Thought The Doors were more poseurish than the Stones

by Anonymousreply 52September 24, 2022 3:47 PM

Terri Nunn.

Beautiful pure sound.

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by Anonymousreply 53September 24, 2022 3:50 PM

Bic Runga

by Anonymousreply 54September 24, 2022 4:45 PM
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