http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=17&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Vocal Artists on Rhapsody OnlineVocalen720Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:20:36 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=17&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2923&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:50 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2923 art.2923 Frank Sinatra art.2923 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2923&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2923&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:56 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.154 art.154 Elvis Presley art.154 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61479&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:04:00 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61479 art.61479 Michael Buble art.61479 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61479&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3321&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3321&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61768&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61768&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67351&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67351&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4528&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1449&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1449&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63133&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58015&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58015&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62135&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62135&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5199&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:56 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5199 art.5199 Ella Fitzgerald art.5199 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5199&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5199&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:56 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4195 art.4195 Diana Ross art.4195 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1433&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Easy Pop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:57 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1433 art.1433 The Carpenters art.1433 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1433&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1433&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss
The Carpenter siblings' densely layered, pop-oriented demo tapes eventually caught the attention of Herb Alpert, who signed them to A&M in 1969. They released their first album that November. Originally titled Offering, it was ignored until it was repackaged as Ticket to Ride, on the strength of the moderate success of their Beatles-cover single. Close to You's title track, a Burt Bacharach tune, sold more than a million copies and went to Number One in the U.S. and several other countries. Their hits continued: "We've Only Just Begun" (Number Two, 1970), "For All We Know" (Number Three, 1971; it won an Oscar for Best Song in 1970), "Rainy Days and Mondays" (Number Two, 1971), "Superstar" (Number Two, 1971; written by Leon Russell), "It's Going to Take Some Time" (Number 12, 1972), "Hurting Each Other" (Number Two, 1972), "Goodbye to Love" (Number Seven, 1972), "Sing" (Number Three, 1973), "Yesterday Once More" (Number Two, 1973), "Top of the World" (Number One, 1973), "Won't Last a Day Without You" (Number 11, 1974), "Please Mr. Postman" (Number One, 1975), and "Only Yesterday" (Number Four, 1975).

The 1973 LP The Singles 1969–1973 was a bestseller, and the Carpenters were three-time Grammy winners. They hosted a short-lived variety series, Make Your Own Kind of Music, on NBC in 1971. At the request of President Nixon, they performed at a White House state dinner honoring West German Chancellor Willy Brandt on May 1, 1973. They toured internationally through the mid-'70s. Their 1976 tour of Japan was, at the time, the biggest-grossing concert ever in that country. From 1976 to 1980 the pair hosted five ABC television specials. Through the late '70s the Carpenters were noticeably absent from the charts, but returned to the Top 20 in 1981 with "Touch Me When We're Dancing."

On February 4, 1983, Karen Carpenter died in her parents' home of cardiac arrest, resulting from her long struggle with anorexia nervosa. Her story was presented in the highly rated made-for-television movie The Karen Carpenter Story in 1988. The posthumous LP Lovelines drew critical notice for its inclusion of four tracks Karen had recorded for an unreleased 1980 solo album. Richard's solo effort, Time, featured duets with Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield yet failed to chart. The followup merely features easy-listening, instrumental revisions of various Carpenters songs.

With time, the duo's saccharine image has receded somewhat, and Karen Carpenter is acknowledged by women rock musicians, including Chrissie Hynde and Madonna, as a pioneer. Sonic Youth, Sheryl Crow, Matthew Sweet, Cracker, and the Cranberries were among the fourteen acts who contributed to the 1994 Carpenters tribute album If I Were a Carpenter. Around the same time that fall, the Karen and Richard Carpenter Performing Arts Center at Cal State University opened in Long Beach, California. Karen Carpenter's eponymous solo debut, recorded in 1979 and 1980 but unreleased until 1996, continued to keep her memory alive. The somewhat mature — but hardly edgy — album found her experimenting with disco and mildly suggestive lyrics.

from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001) ]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3922&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:52 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3922 art.3922 Tony Bennett art.3922 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3922&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4516&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:50 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4516 art.4516 Nina Simone art.4516 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4516&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4516&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss
Simone began singing in church and taught herself piano and organ by the time she was seven. She took classical keyboard lessons and attended New York's Juilliard School of Music, then began playing East Coast clubs and concerts. Her first hit was a 1959 gold record of Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy."

In the '60s she moved toward R&B, recording Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (a subsequent hit for the Animals). This led to sizable popularity in England, where she had hits with "Ain't Got No/I Got Life" (from Hair) in 1968 and the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody" in 1969.

By then she had become a black-power activist (her first protest song, "Mississippi Goddam," mourned the death of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers), and politically oriented tracks like "Four Women" (on an out-of-print Philips album) alienated her white audience. She became even more intense and unpredictable in concert, and despite continuing critical acclaim, she gradually lost her commercial standing. Financially, she fell upon hard times, and she divorced her manager/husband (her first marriage had also failed). In 1974 Simone quit the music business. Leaving the States, Simone took up residence in Switzerland, Liberia, Barbados, France, and the U.K. in the mid-'70s. By 1978, however, she had returned to music, releasing Baltimore and touring the U.S. again. While the early '80s were a fallow period, Simone experienced a comeback in 1987 when a television commercial for Chanel No. 5 perfume used her early recording "My Baby Just Cares for Me." Her candid 1991 autobiography, I Put a Spell on You, and an appearance on Pete Townshend's Iron Man boosted her revival. In 1993, with her music featured in the film Point of No Return and with a new studio album, A Single Woman, Simone gained a new audience for her fiercely elegant fare. In 1995 Simone was ordered to pay a $4,600 fine for shooting at two teenaged boys whom she maintained were disturbing her peace while she was gardening; that year also, she was fined $5,000 for leaving the scene of a car accident that had occurred in 1993. The '90s concluded, however, on a happier note, as her music was presented again in a number of well-crafted anthologies. In 2003, Simone died at age 70 after a lengthy battle with breast cancer.]]> http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62012&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62012&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2090&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3503&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Quiet Storm Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:55 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3503 art.3503 Anita Baker art.3503 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3503&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3503&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65269&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56835&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56835&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2182&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2182&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62041&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61240&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:54 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61240 art.61240 Johnny Mathis art.61240 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61240&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61240&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62120&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:56 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62120 art.62120 Bing Crosby art.62120 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62120&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62120&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1060&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1060&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9491&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9491&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61239&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61239&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7235835&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2106&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2106&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61145&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:52 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61145 art.61145 Rosemary Clooney art.61145 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61145&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59158&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4856&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Good Old Days Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:53 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4856 art.4856 Perry Como art.4856 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4856&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69335&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3930&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3930&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42891&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42891&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2146&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2146&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.34686&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3374&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3374&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55039&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2663&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.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://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5541&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5541&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62122&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Cabaret Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:03 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62122 art.62122 Blossom Dearie art.62122 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62122&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62122&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7125&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:54 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7125 art.7125 Andy Williams art.7125 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7125&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7125&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61241&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Cabaret Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:56 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61241 art.61241 Judy Garland art.61241 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61241&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61241&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.52710&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:57 -0800 Top Vocal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.52710 art.52710 Steve Tyrell art.52710 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.52710&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.52710&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fartist-chart.rss