When I was growing up, female artists were the total package. Beautiful and talented. Listed below are some of my favorite female artists.

1 Aretha Franklin

2 Etta James

3 Ruth Brown

4 Natalie Cole

5 Chaka Khan

6 Donna Summer

7 Phyllis Hyman

8 Angela Bofil

9 Anita Baker

10 Stephanie Mills

11 Karyn White

12 Whitney Houston