http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=17&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Vocal Artists on Rhapsody OnlineVocalen720Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:13:38 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=17&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:26 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.154 art.154 Elvis Presley art.154 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2923&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:29 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2923 art.2923 Frank Sinatra art.2923 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2923&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2923&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61479&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:18:00 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61479 art.61479 Michael Buble art.61479 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61479&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61479&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Swing. After being featured as a nightclub singer in the movie Totally Blonde (2001), Buble signed to Reprise Records -- the label started by Sinatra - and released his self-titled disc in 2003. Touring and TV appearances spotlighted Buble's stage presence and his "I don't need studio trickery" talent and resulted in the album hitting the charts a number of different times. Buble's skills as a live performer were highlighted on the strong seller Come Fly With Me, which was followed by It's Time (2005), which shot to No. 1 in Canada and topped the U.S. jazz charts. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:50 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1505 art.1505 Neil Diamond art.1505 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3321&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:27 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3321 art.3321 Celine Dion art.3321 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3321&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3321&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61768&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:37 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61768 art.61768 Ray Charles art.61768 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61768&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61768&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67351&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:19 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.67351 art.67351 Dean Martin art.67351 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67351&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67351&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4528&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:30:57 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4528 art.4528 Barbra Streisand art.4528 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4528&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4528&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss What's Up Doc aged into the auteur who gave a supporting role to her fingernails in The Prince of Tides. If the cool mod chick with the purest pipes since Ella Fitzgerald evolved into an "artiste" with a questionable perm, at least Babs has always followed her own path. She remains an American institution who has won Oscars, Grammies, and countless Emmys and has also become a subcultural icon. Streisand was championed in the 1960s as the first female sex symbol with a shnozola and is now feted by the gay community. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1449&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:23 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1449 art.1449 Nat King Cole art.1449 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1449&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1449&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5199&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:22 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5199 art.5199 Ella Fitzgerald art.5199 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5199&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5199&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62135&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:48 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62135 art.62135 Billie Holiday art.62135 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62135&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62135&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58015&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:47 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.58015 art.58015 Josh Groban art.58015 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58015&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58015&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63133&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Easy Pop Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:17:02 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.63133 art.63133 Barry Manilow art.63133 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63133&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63133&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe) in 1984. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62012&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Traditional Jazz/Dixieland Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:22 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62012 art.62012 Louis Armstrong art.62012 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62012&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62012&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:27 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4195 art.4195 Diana Ross art.4195 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Lady Sings The Blues) and secured an Academy Award nomination. Not bad for an acting novice and singer on her own for the first time. Over the years, Diana Ross has continued to earn film roles, chart placements, and the undying respect and admiration of drag queens the world over. - Kali Holloway]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1433&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Easy Pop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:28 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1433 art.1433 The Carpenters art.1433 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1433&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1433&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3922&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:57:28 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3922 art.3922 Tony Bennett art.3922 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3922&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3922&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Columbia hit machine of the '50s and '60s and he had to fight Mitch Miller tooth and nail to do the jazz albums and classy material he loved. He toured extensively with Duke Ellington and become the first white star to record with Count Basie. The cream of this era is collected on the exceptional Jazz, a compilation which also features Art Blakey, Stan Getz, and Bennett's main ivory tinkler, Ralph Sharon. A few years after "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," Bennett got knocked down during the acid rock wave of the late '60s but he answered back with his own label, Improv and cut two great albums with Bill Evans. Always a warm and good-humored singer, age and experience took the brassy edge off Bennett's voice and he decided to stick with jazz accompaniment. In the late '80s he recorded with Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie and George Benson, and slowly rebuilt his base. The '90s MTV generation took to Bennett's music and his unruffled cool personality in a very big way. His music is timeless. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss '60s Oldies Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:31:00 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7515017 art.7515017 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons art.7515017 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3503&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Quiet Storm Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:26 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3503 art.3503 Anita Baker art.3503 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3503&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3503&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2090&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:06:59 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2090 art.2090 Sarah Brightman art.2090 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2090&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2090&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss The Phantom of the Opera in order to spotlight the talents of his (now ex) wife Sarah Brightman, who went on to record a series of very successful vocal albums. Brightman dresses like a Goth rocker and she puts a dark spin on lush material that usually falls somewhere between Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65269&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:19 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.65269 art.65269 Harry Connick, Jr. art.65269 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65269&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65269&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss is big -- both as an performer and actor. A native of New Orleans, he was a child prodigy who fell in love with jazz piano, and the rich musical legacy of his hometown has always informed his work. After moving to New York City, the handsome and charismatic Connick took a friend's advice and threw on some retro duds, he quickly landed a major recording contract. Connick's first two albums were jazz piano affairs, but when his pseudo-soundtrack for When Harry Met Sally (done in Frank Sinatra's patented 1950s Swingin' Lovers style) became a surprise smash hit that stayed atop the jazz charts for years, Connick kept the Sinatra thing going for a while. Then came an ill-advised but heartfelt New Orleans R&B detour. His old school R&B wasn't embarrassing, but since he'd always incorporated the feel of the city into much of his work, it did feel a bit redundant. When Connick returned to jazz-based pop music with 1997's To See You, one could hear his renewed enthusiasm - in fact, his recordings from this point on are often better and more exciting than some of his earlier, better-selling releases. Many critics have failed to see (or hear) how much Connick's singing, songwriting and piano playing have matured over the years. His single greatest development may be in the unheralded field of arrangements; his imaginative band charts on albums such as Come By Me and Songs I Heard show an originality and spark that would earn him acclaim in the jazz world if he weren't a pop star. At the same time, Connick take pains to strip all the other instruments away and show off his uncompromising jazz piano playing, often on Branford Marsalis' label. In 2007, he returned to New Orleans for Oh, My Nola, an album that contains all the verve and fire that his earlier efforts in the style sometimes lacked. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4516&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:45:16 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4516 art.4516 Nina Simone art.4516 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4516&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4516&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss boites. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:26 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3952 art.3952 Dionne Warwick art.3952 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Solid Gold, as Whitney Houston's aunt, and then as the mouthpiece for the Psychic Friends Network. Now these people are rediscovering her roots as a great vocalist. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56835&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Brill Building Pop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:23 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.56835 art.56835 Bobby Darin art.56835 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56835&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56835&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62041&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Blue-Eyed Soul Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:32:48 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62041 art.62041 Dusty Springfield art.62041 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62041&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62041&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Dusty in Memphis with Aretha Franklin's production team. Instead of being a down-home gritfest, it contains her most glistening, uptown material. The perfect summation of a career. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2182&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Latin Pop Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:59 -0700 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2182 art.2182 Julio Iglesias art.2182 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2182&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2182&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1060&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Doo-Wop Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:14:54 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1060 art.1060 The Platters art.1060 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1060&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1060&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9491&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:20 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9491 art.9491 Julie London art.9491 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9491&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9491&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61240&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:24 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61240 art.61240 Johnny Mathis art.61240 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61240&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61240&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:03 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.559 art.559 Tom Jones art.559 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3374&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Europe Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:08 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3374 art.3374 Edith Piaf art.3374 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3374&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3374&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2106&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:33 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2106 art.2106 Sarah Vaughan art.2106 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2106&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2106&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59158&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:07:32 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.59158 art.59158 Bette Midler art.59158 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59158&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59158&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss and Broadway. The Divine Miss M has also conquered an amazing range of styles throughout the decades; from 1940's standards ("Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy") to the hard-rocking Janis Joplin-esque style she displayed in The Rose to lush, romantic ballads ("Wind Beneath My Wings"), Midler proves she the talent to turn out hits regardless of format. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61145&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:23 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61145 art.61145 Rosemary Clooney art.61145 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61145&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61145&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Blue Rose is amazing), Clooney also recorded with such heavyweights as Benny Goodman, Harry James and (her secret love) Nelson Riddle. After a complete breakdown, Clooney resurfaced to great critical acclaim in the mid-'70s on the Concorde jazz label -- accent on the jazz. Now Clooney is free to concentrate on great standards instead of silly tunes and crossover material. While her once pure, perfect voice has aged, Clooney's sense of swing, nuance, and emotion has only grown richer over the years. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62120&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:27 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62120 art.62120 Bing Crosby art.62120 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62120&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62120&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4856&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Good Old Days Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:25 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4856 art.4856 Perry Como art.4856 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4856&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4856&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Perry Como With the Fontaine Sisters and the first couple discs in the box set Yesterday & Today: A Celebration in Song. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61239&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:23 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61239 art.61239 Peggy Lee art.61239 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61239&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61239&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7235835&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:09 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7235835 art.7235835 Il Divo art.7235835 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7235835&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7235835&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Christmas Collection was an America-only release and their second worldwide charting album, Ancora, was released in November 2005, featuring a duet with Celine Dion. - Daphne Carr]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2146&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Folk Revival Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:49 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2146 art.2146 Judy Collins art.2146 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2146&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2146&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42891&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:30:56 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42891 art.42891 Robbie Williams art.42891 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42891&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42891&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.34686&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:21:31 -0700 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.34686 art.34686 Jane Monheit art.34686 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.34686&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.34686&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Never Never Land, in 2000, kicking off the set with the self-deprecating "Please Be Kind." Monheit needn't have worried, since the CD was a big hit, shooting up to the No. 2 spot in the jazz charts and reaching No. 3 in the then-new Internet sales chart. Her 2001 follow-up did even better, going to the top spot in the jazz charts and featuring a cover of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" that shows that Monheit could've easily entered the Sarah McLachlan pop realm if she had wished to. In the Sun, released in 2002, grafted lush string arrangements onto a small-group jazz palette, while the next year's Live at the Rainbow surprisingly had more of an old-fashioned, Streisand-in-the-1960s vocal feel to it than her studio albums. Monheit signed to Sony in 2004 and released Taking a Chance On Love, a run-through of the standards originally written for MGM films. Another mix of small-group and orchestral numbers, the album returned Monheit to No. 1 in the jazz charts and showcased her strengths as both a jazz and classic pop vocalist. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55039&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:57 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55039 art.55039 Mel Torme art.55039 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55039&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55039&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Night Court and Sienfeld. Jazz fans know Mel Torme as the singer who best exemplified the Cool West Coast sound. A child prodigy, Torme entered show biz at the age of three. A short stint as a big band drummer left him with a firm grasp of complex rhythms and he enjoyed a brief period as a crooning teen idol in the 1940s (film roles included). During the 1950s, Torme began a collaboration with arranger/pianist Marty Paich, and together they brought the Miles Davis/Gerry Mulligan "Birth of the Cool" sound to popular music on a series of classic albums. These remain his finest recordings, but Torme was popular during the '80s, where sold-out concert crowds were dazzled by his high-flying scat abilities and razor wit. Torme also wrote many songs, including the standard "Stranger in Town," penned when he was fifteen years old, as well as "The Christmas Song" ("...chestnuts roasting on an open fire"). - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3930&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:02 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3930 art.3930 Dinah Washington art.3930 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3930&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3930&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9562&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Musicals Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:10:42 -0700 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9562 art.9562 John Kander and Fred Ebb art.9562 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9562&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9562&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Cabaret and Chicago. For Martin Scorsese, they penned "New York, New York," which has become the official theme song - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69335&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:14:55 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69335 art.69335 Nancy Wilson art.69335 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69335&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69335&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss The Swinging's Mutual) and the other with Cannonball Adderley). Catapulted to the pop stratosphere, Wilson was the bestselling artist on Capitol Records' roster (beating out everyone from Nat King Cole to the Beach Boys) until the Beatles crossed the pond and eclipsed everything and everybody in their culture-changing wake. Other fine albums from this '60s period include Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues and But Beautiful, a jazz ballad set led by pianist Hank Jones. In the '70s and '80s, Nancy Wilson slowly made the transition from pop star to adult contemporary soul singer. From the 1990s to the present day, Wilson returned to alternating jazz standards, quiet storm and adult contemporary ballads, while putting on a sensational jazz show in concert. The longevity of Wilson's career and the continuing strength of her voice are almost unheard of in modern pop music, though her career -- and her affinity with jazz, blues and soul -- shares many parallels with one-time Capitol labelmate Lou Rawls. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2663&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:56 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2663 art.2663 Lou Rawls art.2663 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2663&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2663&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Live!, which contained his famed pre-song "raps" which helped set the stage for Isaac Hayes, Gil Scott-Heron and Barry White. Rawls classics at the time included "Black and Blue" and "Dead End Street" which helped define the civil rights movement but as Rawls got increasingly popular he helped light up dance floors and bedrooms with some of the tastiest Philly Soul of the 1970s. In 1989 Rawls returned to recording top shelf blues and jazz material, first with Blue Note, then with his own label. While his albums can contain uneven material, Rawls is justly famous for his searing live show and his older material is newly popular with British youth. Rawls passed away from cancer in 2006. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5541&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:37 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5541 art.5541 Doris Day art.5541 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5541&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5541&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5230951&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:45 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5230951 art.5230951 Hayley Westenra art.5230951 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5230951&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5230951&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2994&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Brill Building Pop Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:24 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2994 art.2994 Connie Francis art.2994 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2994&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2994&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Where the Boys Are, and her most enduring hit -- a lightly R&B-ish reading of "Who's Sorry Now" -- still gets considerable airplay on oldies stations. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7125&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:24 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7125 art.7125 Andy Williams art.7125 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7125&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7125&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss