Your favorite vocalist...

[Buzz E]

Wow TB is OLD

That being said - I’ll throw out Layne Staley as an old - but not quite as old - option. When he sang, his entire body voiced the note. The emotion that only desperation can bring. Tragic life but god what a voice.

Newer - Brian Aubert from Silversun Pickups. Raspy raw goodness.

Current - laugh if you want, but Lady Gaga can sing virtually anything (have you heard her with Tony Bennett?) And Pentatonix and Lake Street Dive. Dayum.

Yes! Rachel Price from Lake Street Dive...She’s awesome! Saw them at the Fillmore here in San Francisco a couple of months ago. What a great show.

 

[blue4]

Wow TB is OLD

That being said - I’ll throw out Layne Staley as an old - but not quite as old - option. When he sang, his entire body voiced the note. The emotion that only desperation can bring. Tragic life but god what a voice.

Newer - Brian Aubert from Silversun Pickups. Raspy raw goodness.

Current - laugh if you want, but Lady Gaga can sing virtually anything (have you heard her with Tony Bennett?) And Pentatonix and Lake Street Dive. Dayum.

I forgot about Lady Gaga. She definitely can sing anything.

 

[richntiff]

Yes! Rachel Price from Lake Street Dive...She’s awesome! Saw them at the Fillmore here in San Francisco a couple of months ago. What a great show.

I’d LOVE to catch them. Awesome stuff

 

[the federalist]

Off the top of my head:

• George Jones
• Dennis Brown
• Gregory Isaacs
• Teresa Stratas
• Marty Robbins
• Scott Walker
• Lou Reed
• Russell Thompkins, Jr.
• Tammy Wynette
• Barbara Streisand
• Karen Carpenter
• Sam Cooke
• Muddy Waters
• Mark Hollis
• Willie Nelson
• Siouxsie Sioux
• Lee Hazlewood
• Buffy Sainte-Marie
• Ray Davies
• Juan Gabriel

 

[QweziRider]

Floor Jansen

 

[5StringBlues]

Marcy Levy, one of Eric Clapton’s best back up singers. I really liked her work on The Core and others...

^ big yes for Marcy Levy

Wow TB is OLD

That being said - I’ll throw out Layne Staley as an old - but not quite as old - option. When he sang, his entire body voiced the note. The emotion that only desperation can bring. Tragic life but god what a voice.

Newer - Brian Aubert from Silversun Pickups. Raspy raw goodness.

Current - laugh if you want, but Lady Gaga can sing virtually anything (have you heard her with Tony Bennett?) And Pentatonix and Lake Street Dive. Dayum.

I like what Gaga brought to this track:






Layne Staley would certainly be my favorite rock vocalists of the last 30 years. Emotion for sure.






















Get the hell out of my yard.

 

[thedogtrain]

<- in his prime, he was amazing.

 

[LBS-bass]

David Sylvian

yep.

 

[BassGH]

Brandy Carlile
Rob Halford
Patsy Cline
Janis Joplin

 

[naetog]

Currently, male and female:

Devin Townsend -
Dude is ridiculously talented and embarrassingly humble about it.

Agnes Obel -
Haunting, powerful, fragile and unique.
She's amazing.

Honorable mention to:

Hannah Reid -
Love her with London Grammar.

Taylor Kirk -
Like a sonic opiate with Timber Timbre.

 

[5StringBlues]

As far as current go, I like Anthony Hamilton and Charlie Wilson.


My current favorite female singers are mostly blues singers that are under the radar as far as the general public is concerned.


I've worked with Diunna Greenleaf in the past. She sings blues well, but when she sings gospel acapella I'm done.


There is no sound on the computer I'm on so I don't know if this is decent quality or not. Apologies if not.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Annie!

 

[Jeff Scott]

Keith Jones ain't too shabby, either!

 

[1bassplayinfool]

Jann Browne

 

[Thundar]

Steve Perry...still gives me chills every time, especially on "Mother, Father" and "Patiently"

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I'm a metal fan so Halford, Dickinson, and Dio reign supreme for me in that genre... hard to pick one.

I'm just flesh & blood, but I am a fan of Heavy Metal. The choice is very clear for me:

 

[BassikBrad]

Paul Rodgers
Ray Charles & in his backup singers, The Raelets = Marjorie Hendricks, incredible voice, sadly a short life.
Little Richard
Susan Tedeschi
Linda Lewis.....terrific range
Elkie Brooks
early Rod Stewart
Pavarotti
Lowell George
Freddie Mercury
Steve Perry

 

[design]

I love a bunch of ‘soul singers’ like:
*Bobby Bland
*Gladys Knight
*Jimmy Cliff
*Dionne Warwick
*George Jones
*Joni Mitchell
*Merle Haggard
*Chaka Khan

And I also love some pop singers who are somewhat ‘plain speaking’:
*Gene Autry
*Fred Astaire
*Willie Nelson
*Art Garfunkel
*Karen Carpenter

And some ‘rockers’:
*Elvis
*John Lennon
*Bowie
*Ozzy
*Chris Cornell
*Paul Rodgers

 

[wjl]

Billie Holiday

 

[Nephilymbass]

Probably LJ. Just an amazing soulful voice with nice dynamic variety. Been a die hard Sevendust fan since the first album. Also doesn’t hurt that he’s probably the nicest guy you’ll come across in the music industry today. Amazingly kind and humble.