Best Female Singers of the 60s

Although rock and roll has been a male dominated industry, we must never overlook the contributions of the ladies.

Here is our salute to the ‘Best Female Singers of the 60s.’

Shirley Bassey struck gold with her rendition of ‘Goldfinger’ for the Bond movie of the same name.

Dusty Springfield is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the UK Music Hall of Fame. Her contributions to music in the 60s is unprecedented, with chart toppers like “I Only Want to Be with You,” “I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” “Wishin’ and Hopin’” and “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me.”

Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, (go ahead and Google the words ‘Queen of Soul’) selling over 80 million records worldwide. Aretha was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the first female performer to be inducted.

Cher was indeed the heartbeat of the 60s super duo ‘Sonny and Cher,’ but her hits in the 80s and 90s make her royalty.

Cass Elliot, Lulu, Joan Baez, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, Lesley Gore, Gladys Knight, and Janis Joplin round out our top performers.


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