Can you recommend a book on singing? [more inside]
posted by monkey closet on Jul 25, 2008 - 3 answers

Whatever happened to Lamya? [more inside]
posted by sergeant sandwich on Jun 28, 2008 - 5 answers

I like singers with strange voices. I don't like novelty songs (e.g. Betty Boop) and I don't like "songs" that are so avant-garde that they're basically noise (e.g. someone screaming into a microphone). So I'm not looking for strange music. I'm looking for traditional (melodic) music sung by singers with non-traditional singing voices. Examples of what I like: Joanna Newsom, Leon Redbone, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Elaine Stritch. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jun 22, 2008 - 104 answers

A few years ago I saw a music video with a female singer whose face had been blue screened into a animated scifi setting. The video was very cool despite its somewhat "Clutch Cargo" (or Johnny Chimpo if you prefer) vibe. Anybody have any idea what song it is?
posted by tcobretti on Jun 4, 2008 - 5 answers

Does anyone know the name of the 2nd singer in this YouTube clip of Mongolian Urtiin Duu? [more inside]
posted by bwg on Mar 31, 2008 - 1 answer

What's a good example of a song whose emotional power affects the artist performing it? I'm trying to compile a list of songs whose musical landscape and/or lyrics are so emotionally potent that the emotion emerges clearly in a recorded version of the song. [more inside]
posted by AngerBoy on Jan 30, 2008 - 97 answers

I've got this MP3 I'm trying to identify, and many attempts at googling the lyrics have left me wanting. The lyrics to the chorus are "you're feeling sorry, feeling sorry, alright... (snip) for nobody but yourself" It's a lady singing, very catty, chacha beat. Link to a snippet of the song is inside, if anyone could provide me artist/title/album or any of the above that would be fantastic! Thanks for considering it! [more inside]
posted by jwhowa on Jun 25, 2007 - 4 answers

Need a band name! Can't wait to see what the AskMeFiLites come up with! [more inside]
posted by TiredStarling on Mar 26, 2007 - 68 answers

I need (well maybe not need, more like really really want) an mp3 of Jerry Lewis (playing Buddy Love) performing that Old Black Magic from The Nutty Professor... [more inside]
posted by Chrischris on Sep 26, 2006 - 5 answers

Name the anonymous singer in this Guardian piece. [more inside]
posted by oh pollo! on Jan 3, 2006 - 31 answers

Help me put a name to some Ethiopian music I heard last night. [more inside]
posted by nomis on May 31, 2005 - 3 answers

What's the best way to audition a vocalist? [more inside]
posted by LordSludge on May 25, 2005 - 10 answers

After following the invaluable advice in the AMF thread on internet radio, I discovered Whole Wheat Radio, and there was introduced to an excellent singer-songwriter named Greg Trooper. He's got about six albums in print in one form or another. Since I've found the taste of the All Music Guide reviewers to be...unreliable, is there anyone familiar with Mr. Trooper's work who can suggest where to begin?
posted by mojohand on Jan 1, 2004 - 4 answers