Since I feel like it let's go for an appreciation post for some of the greatest singers of all times, some of the most beautiful voices you'll ever hear
Tracy Chapman
Tina Turner
Whitney Houston
Stevie Nicks
Cyndi Lauper
Dolores O'Riordan
Édith Piaf
Linda Perry
Amy Winehouse
Bonnie Tyler
And so MANY more. I love them. Women are so talented.
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You repeat what you’ve heard
Cause you’re sheep to the shepherd
I try not to follow the herd
I’m a wolf and you a mockingbird
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Marian Anderson by Allison Adams
Marian Anderson (1897 – 1993) was an African American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Though she travelled in Europe as a celebrity, on her travels through the United States, Marian experienced racial prejudice on a daily basis; she was often denied access to lodging or dining facilities. When the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) refused to allow Marian as a black woman to sing in Constitution Hall in Washington D.C., Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the organization in protest. Later, at the invitation of the Secretary of the Interior, Marian sang at the Lincoln Memorial for Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, for an audience of 75,000. Later on, she became the first African-American to perform as a regular member of the New York Metropolitan Opera. As well as traveling extensively as a singer for diplomatic events, she sang at two presidential inaugurations, and won numerous honors and awards throughout her life.
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