Joe's initial parameters seemed to exclude R&B/Pop songstresses. :p

But I am really loving Dionne's cover of Hey Jude about now. :D

Whitney masterpiece I'm feeling at the moment: God Bless America, live in NYC in 1999. In this patriotic sequel to her legendary SSB performance, Whitney does what she does best: Combines earth-shattering power, clarity, and range, with a torn-from-the-gut gospelicious flair.