White Girls with Black Voices

February 21st, 2011 - By Veronica Wells

While there is no such thing is “talking white” it would be hard to deny the fact that there is such a thing as “singing black.” Sure the logic is a little backward and potentially racially elitist but truth be told, historically, there is a soulful tone associated with music performed by black artists. Do we agree? Good. But as with every law of the universe, there are exceptions. Here are some women, past and present, who may lack melanin but certainly not soul.

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  • iRoqq

    I adore P!nk! She is a beautiful person with an extremely beautiful voice. Keep doing what you do best, and that’s being you.

  • Shellfish

    The Brown Sound is Gold and means Cash to these white girls….They are getting promoted more, more appearances and more opportunities……than the REAL BROWN SOUND……..All the time white America will get one of their own to try to top any and EVERYTHING Blacks do….they all sing BLACK SONGS on American Idol….they go home and learn a Black song and win….never done any performances before in their life and then they are instant stars making money off the Black Sound….. and they know this, it's been going on for years, even ELVIS did it!, Michael Bolton, Fergie, Janis Joblin all of the Top white artist have rode on the backs of the "BROWN SOUND" and made millions….they always sing Aretha, Stevie wonder, Luther any Black artist and THEY WIN…regardless how they mess it up…if they sing it half way decent they win……and to make it so bad….Brown skin women are not getting air play, opportunities, or even respect for their own SOUND……….IF a BLACK GIRL IS DARKER THAN A PAPER BAG she is not going to get MAJOR endorsement.s..not only that the Black men in the business will not work with her…….look at the case of Byonce, Kelly and Michelle…if Byonce was any darker…she will be struggling like the rest of the group…and it's a shame…that America rather Hire a white girls singing half-way decent-Brwn sound than to hir a Souful Black girl singing her OWN MUSIC…..Look what happened to Christina A singing the national Anthem…she made a MESS out of it…..What about Fantasia, Jeannifer Hudson, Sharice, Monica, Brandy, any real Black singer ……singing this anthem…..

  • http://www.epiphanies808s.blogspot.com Guest

    WHAT ABOUT NATASHA BEDINGFIELD??

  • Court

    Most of these girls can sing better than every black female singer out with the exception of Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson and Jazmine Sullivan…who else that is black is soulful Jill Scott is but shes not a powerhouse

  • JJceen

    CHRISTINA AGUILERA ALL WAY !
    POWERHOUSE VOICE!

  • jjj

    Please, all of you young ones listen to DUSTY SPRINGFIELD. She will make you reorder your ranking of soulful femal singers whether black or white.

  • jjj

    dusty springfield!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Tee

    Dusty Springfield (agrees with cassandra), Clara Hill, Alice Russell, Coco from Quadron, P!nk (at first), Sheena Easton, Esthero, Robyn, and Laura Nyro. Also already mentioned, Taylor Dane and Nikka Costa.

  • cassandra

    dusty springfield

  • LoriE.

    EVA CASSIDY

  • Mirjam

    I have to say. Non of these women (except Teena Marie) have like a black voice or the soul from a black singer. Dont get me wrong they sing! Real Beautiful! But when they sing i just know that a white person is singing.First time i heard Taylor Dayne singing and Annastacia they had me guessing at first but it just isnt the same.
    from this line i only like Teena Marie, Christina Aguilera and Amy Whinehouse.

  • Kristina

    What about Annie Lenox?

  • Wow

    Wait a sec…
    Where is Jessie J.
    No offense to Duffy but she is NO comparison to Jessie J.
    SORRY!
    And there is tons more talent of lighter melanin that you didn’t mention so there has to be a part two to this thread.

  • Cantria

    They left out Anastacia and Martha Minuzzi gospel artist

  • Guest

    What about that chick from Tyler Perry's play the " Marraige Counselor."?

    • SKT

      Hell yea! That girl can sing!

  • mskayelove

    You are missing one… Her name is Jessica “Jessie J” Cornish… youtube her and listen to her acoustic stuff… Chick is the truth… she’s fairly new but she been writing for big names the last couple yrs

  • Prissy

    Joss Stone's voice is ANNOYING as EFF!!!! I LOVE Amy Winehouse!!!! Now Amy can SANG!!!

  • Eugenia

    There's a chick from Finland named Janita and she's bad, got a powerful voice. Check her out.

  • internalbeauty

    where's Jojo? haven't heard anything from her in a while…

    • kennedy

      jojo's label has been putting her on the shelf while they work with other artist

    • IdoIdoTiff

      Googling it now! I LOOOOOOOOVE JoJo and have been missing her for awhile now.

  • Chloe

    You overlooked Nikka Costa…

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