I like Maggie Reilly, who worked with Mike Oldfield, successfully, and Chris Thompson & Night, less successfully - although Thompson is a great singer.
Judy Tzuke and Catherine Howe have lovely voices in my opinion. I read that Catherine had studied for an Open University degree, so she may not be singing much these days. Her albums are as scarce as hens' teeth.
I much prefer Rumer to any of the new batch of female singers. The fact that she is plain and has a subtle Karen Carpenter-style endears me to her. This has prompted me to remember that Toni Tennille was compared unfavourably to Karen Carpenter, but I prefer Toni.
Elkie Brooks with Vinegar Joe was quite raunchy in those days. Maggie Bell had a punchy voice too.
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