Sylvia Robinson, Pillow Talk
You have to wait a little bit for it, but vocal fry? Fffttt, she’s got vocal scorch.
Timi Yuro has about 20 or so songs available on youtube. You will not regret it. I did not notice if anyone mentioned Little Esther but you will probably enjoy her work as well.
Courtney Barnett
Sharon Van Etten
Heartless Bastard(ess)
Shovels and/or Rope
Kristen Hersh
who also has a band 50 Foot Wave
and is in Throwing Muses
And maybe Deep Sea Diver qualifies:
You could try Maggie Bell
Here she is covering Free’s Wishing Well.
And Penicillin Blues a couple of years earlier when she was singer with Stone the Crows
Or Elkie Brooks when she was with Vinegar Joe.
Ride Me Easy
Curved Air (with Sonja Kristina) - Easy Maybe not quite what you’re after…
Missy Higgins, “Where I Stood”
Christina Perri, “Jar of Hearts”
Reba McEntire, “Why Haven’t I Heard from You”
Love 'em!
Haley Reinhart can have a beautifully raspy voice.
Here she is doing a cover of Creep with Scott Bradlee and the Postmodern Jukebox.
Carolyn Wonderland