I Vote NORAH JONES as "Most Admired Singer." (Re: 60 Minutes Interview)

[The Cleaner]

Did anybody see the 60 Minutes interview with Norah Jones? I was impressed by her poise, her friendliness, and how down to earth she is. She just seemed so humble and kind too - unpretentious and like somebody you'd feel perfectly comfortable talking to if you met her on the street.

We need more entertainers like Norah Jones!

[Pierre.Suave]

1. I know who

Norah Jones is, but who is Nora Jones?

http://www.norahjones.com/

[tridim]

2. Unlike the contestants on American Idol, she has real talent..

Hot as hell too. ;)

[SlowDownFast]

3. Gorgeous.

Saw it. Gorgeous in every way.

[EC]

4. Being the daughter of Ravi Shankar

she should have all those qualities...and doesn't disappoint...

[toddaa]

5. Watered down cocktail tinkling

As a lightweight pop singer, I guess she's okay. But she's no Betty Carter. Not by a long shot.

[alfredo]

7. It's not the genre, it is how well you do what you do. If you want

a superb scat singer, then Betty Carter was the queen. If you want dreamy romantic music, Betty Carter would not be your choice. She could sing torch, but that wasn't why we went to her shows. If you want a laid back friendly evening of music well done, Nora Jones would be a good choice.

Some days I like some Bach, the next day I might want to rip the paint off the walls with some "Hoodoo Zephyr" by John Adams. Some Days I might want "Dropping Things" by Betty Carter, or "Come Away With Me" by Nora Jones. Carter is the superior artist but some days I want a pretty voice singing just for me.

[toddaa]

8. -shrug-

Don't get much of a chance to be an annoying jazz snob on DU. For a pretty voice singing just for me, I turn to Diamanda Galas.

[alfredo]

9. I agree, but Nora Jones and Betty Carter were being discussed,

so I used them as examples.

[Pyrzqxgl]

11. Shes no Ma Rainey, Sippie Wallace, Ida Cox, Clara Smith, Lucille Bogan, or

Bessie Smith, Cleo Brown, Ethel Waters, Maxine Sullivan, Etta Baker, Big Mama Thornton, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Dorothy Dandridge, Billie Holiday, Lizzie Miles, Memphis Minnie, Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, Pearl Bailey, Nina Simone, Lena Horne, Nina Mae McKinney, May Alix, Irma Thomas, Sister Rosetta Tharp, Ruth Brown, Bertha "Chippie" Hill, Trixie Smith, Jesse Mae Hemphill, Ivie Anderson, Etta Jones, Kansas City Kitty, Rosetta Crawford, Nellie Lutcher, Eva Taylor, Sara Martin, Laverne Baker, Ella Johnson, Mamie Smith, Josephine Baker, Helen Humes, Betty Roche, Blind Mamie Forehand, Rosetta Howard, Odetta, Faye Adams, Esther Phillips, Julia Lee, Monette Moore, Savannah Churchill, Valaida Snow, Lavaida Carter, or even The Interna- tional Sweethearts of Rhythm, but she is Norah Jones and for that we can be thankful.

[Booster]

6. I was very impressed with her in that interview. That girl could

go country anytime she wants. She seems like a beautiful soul.

[KT2000]

10. Also a NYT article

that featured her about a month ago.
Her love is music - not the trappings of celebrity. That makes her rare.
She is a talent too.