Hey guys welcome back again to Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy where the proof is
in the singing. I'm doing the Top 20 Greatest Female
Rock Vocalists of All Time but what does that turn Rock really even mean anymore.
I mean it could go anywhere from Stevie Nicks all the way to Taylor Momsen or
Maria Brink or heavier and so I thought it would be best to start out with a
classic sense of what it means to be a rock singer, not just scream. I'm gonna do
the own their own category of scream and I'm gonna do pop etc. Most of this was
done by request and by people putting in suggestions and it was also a little
awkward too because we got suggestions like Pink and Kelly Clarkson and Cyndi
Lauper, Adele, Celine Dion. I don't really think they fit in the rock category
but I'm gonna do some special mentions at the end so please stick around for
that. It's not going to just be the Top 20 but if your person didn't make it in
the Top 20 chances are they're in the special mentions. So with that said we're
gonna get started with Lee Aaron. So let's hear it for Lee.
Cool next coming up is Cherie Currie. Now you guys probably remember The Runaways
and you certainly can't forget cherry bomb. Let's hear it for Cherie, here we go.
One of the great pioneers of early women's rock is Suzi Quatro.
You probably remember the can-can and many other tunes by Suzi. Kind of an
earlier version of Joan Jett actually, maybe a little bit more edgy in some
sense because the times weren't as edgy. So with that said let's check out Suzi
Quatro.
Next up is one of the early women of metal Doro Pesch. Now I was actually
living in Germany at the time and Doro was one of the Queen's of metal in the
early 80s and mid 80s and she got to play in a lot of big festivals it was pretty
cool and we met her a couple times, very cool person. Let's check out Doro
Next up to bat is Grace Potter. Quite an interesting character she actually
started out as a folk singer and then found her love in rock and roll.
You probably knows songs like "Paris ooh la la" etc. Great live performer, great
raspy voice and just a powerful, powerful live entertainer. Let's check out Grace.
Next up to bat is Tarja Turunen from the band Nightwish. Now Tarja set
the precedent for that big gothic, almost operatic, epic, progressive sound. So let's
check out Tarja.
Now also hailing from the band Nightwish is Floor Jansen. Now floor is incredible
because yes she's got the big, operatic high range vocal thing down. Nice
powerful, epic progressive vocals but she can also really sing a ballad. I was
really impressed hearing her acoustic version of "Shallow" on a Netherlands TV
show that's just spectacular. So let's check out Floor.
It would be criminal to have a Top 20 countdown of Women in Rock without
mentioning Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane / Starship. Now you guys
remember "White Rabbit" and "Miracles" and all the incredible epic songs she's done
certainly withstood the test of time, a true classic.
Here's Grace.
Next up is Alanis Morissette. Now Alanis has a really interesting story
because apparently she was mugged back in 1994 and the mugger took all of her
money but left her bag with all of the lyrics and music for Jagged Little Pill.
She claims that if she didn't have those lyrics and those musical notes, she would
not have been able to remember the album and we would not have had Jagged Little
Pill. Let's check out Alanis.
I'm sure many of you remember Alannah Myles and her famous hit "Black Velvet".
Let's check out Alannah.
Okay next in we have Lita Ford. Now what's really interesting is, in this Top 20
we've got Lita Ford, Cherie Currie and we're gonna have Joan Jett coming up. Now
it's crazy that all three of these girls came from the same band The Runaways. Yes
we know Lita with her work with Ozzy Osbourne as well but I just think it's
awesome that we have these three chicks coming from one chick band, way back
when in The Runaways all making the Top 20. So let's do it Lita.
Another incredible, iconic, classic rock singer is Linda Ronstadt.
You probably remember "Blue Bayou" "When Will I Be Loved". I mean she just had a ton
of incredible hits, just a timeless, timeless voice. Here's Linda Rostadt.
Next up is Gabriela Guncikova, Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy Vocalist and
student and this was done by polling so this is really awesome to see Gabriela
in the Top 10 Greatest Women Rock Vocalists of All Time.
Now Gabi came from a very small village in the Czech Republic and worked her way
all the way up to being a finalist and superstar, kind of the American Idol of
the Czech Republic. She also became a vocalist for Trans-Siberian Orchestra
and a finalist for Eurovision. You're gonna be seeing a lot more from
Gabi and there's actually a lot of Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy Vocalists that..
I'm gonna put all the female vocalist songs that we've done that match up to the
artists that we have here. So for example Linda Ronstadt, I've got a student. You
know we've got Alannah Myles, I've got a student. Alanis Morissette. We've got
a lot of different songs that have been done some of my.. by my students so I'll
put those in the description so you can see how we stack up to this but let's
hear it for Gabi.
And of course we have Tina Turner. Now Tina is the queen of "Proud Mary" and I'm
proud to see her make the Top 10. Here's Tina.
As promised here's Joan Jett from The Runaways & the Blackhearts.
I love rock and roll and I know Joan Jett does too.
Let's hear Joan.
Making the Top Five is Amy Lee from Evanescence. There's
another iconic singer who definitely cut her own very unique path and inspired
many many people with her music. So let's check out Amy Lee.
Arguably one of the greatest female rock vocalists of all time and has probably
inspired more people than any other female rock vocalists is Janis Joplin.
Here's Janis.
Earning the number three slot of one of the greatest women in all of rock
history is Lzzy Hale from Halestorm. Now I know she's somewhat new on the
scene compared to some of these other artists so to speak but Lzzy is one
hard-working gal and has certainly earned her way all the way to the top. So
here it is Lzzy Hale.
Dominating the number two slot is Pat Benatar.
Now Pat set the precedent for those nice gritty, powerful vocals and a woman that
could truly sing a ballad. She absolutely deserves to be top of the heap. So here
is Pat Benatar.
The moment we've all been waiting for
the Number One Greatest Female Rock Vocalist of All Time by your polling and
your vote is Anne Wilson from Heart. Now if we forgot somebody, please stick
around because we have some incredible special mentions. I also have a singing
course it's called How to Sing Better Than Anyone Else you can find it right
here at Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy.com for those of you interested in wanting
to learn to sing and I'm gonna go ahead and post some of my female students in
the description of some of these artists that we have here to see how we stack up
next to them so you can see how well my singing method works. With that said
let's just dive right in to Ann Wilson and stick around for my special mentions and
until next time gang God bless all of you and peace out.