How would you rate Eartha Kitt as a singer?

Would you say she is more in the style of Dinah Washington or more a Dorothy Dandridge/Lena Horne cafe society type? Y'all think she had true talent?


Here is sample:

I usually think of her as more of a vocal stylist than an actual singer.

To me, half of the joy of listening to one of her records is the sassy attitude that she exudes. She may not be the best technical "singer" but she's got a hellofa voice

HELL YEAH!

She's a stylist singer, like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Sade, Grace Jones, Dinah Washington, Louis Armestrong.

ALL of them mastered the art of distinction IMO. And like Grace Jones, people fussed about her flamboyant attitude and forgot that she was a gifted artist,,,,hell, I don't even think she treated her talent kindly 1/2 of the time.

Love is just like the faucet
It turns off and on
Sometimes when you think it's on baby
It has turned off and gone


Lady Day

What is the difference between a vocal stylist and a singer?

scriptgirl said:

Love is just like the faucet
It turns off and on
Sometimes when you think it's on baby
It has turned off and gone


Lady Day

scriptgirl said:

Harlepolis said:

This thread is not about Bria, it is about Eartha. I fail to see how Bria rates a mention in this thread.

scriptgirl said:

Eartha to me was like a singing Mae West with her play on words. I can hear Eartha singing "I use to be Snow White but then I drifted". She could be very sexual without being skanky and that seems to be a lost art. Eartha is in a class all by herself IMO because I can't think of anyone like her except maybe the previously named Grace Jones.

Original & Sexy voice...