Mel Torme, full stop. Immaculate intonation and meter, sings like a horn player with all the contolled bends and shakes, great musicality. Don’t be fooled by the old “Velvet Fog” thing. Just listen to “Swings Shubert Alley” and marvel.
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Your favorite vocalist...
- Thread starter Chad Michael
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Let us not forget that Ms. Danielle can also play a badass bass in high heels while singing! She been a pal for about 15 years.
So many, but I must say that Alison Krause has always stopped me dead in my tracks.
Also, the late Carl Wilson to my ears had the voice of an angel.
Also, the late Carl Wilson to my ears had the voice of an angel.
Elvis
Johnny Cash
Waylon Jennings
Kurt Cobain
David Bowie
Scott Weiland
Layne Staley
Phil Anselmo
Johnny Cash
Waylon Jennings
Kurt Cobain
David Bowie
Scott Weiland
Layne Staley
Phil Anselmo
so many great ones --- all of my favorites have already been listed/mentioned, but i post this as a 'sleeper' --- for fun:
James Ingram (RIP)
BeBe Winans
Chaka Khan
Aretha Franklin (RIP)
Jackie Wilson (RIP)
Sam Cooke (RIP)
Jerry Butler
Curtis Mayfield (RIP)
David Ruffin (RIP)
Phoebe Snow (RIP)
Angela Bofill
Phyliss Hyman (RIP)
Stevie Wonder
Teddy Pendergrass (RIP)
Steve Perry
BeBe Winans
Chaka Khan
Aretha Franklin (RIP)
Jackie Wilson (RIP)
Sam Cooke (RIP)
Jerry Butler
Curtis Mayfield (RIP)
David Ruffin (RIP)
Phoebe Snow (RIP)
Angela Bofill
Phyliss Hyman (RIP)
Stevie Wonder
Teddy Pendergrass (RIP)
Steve Perry
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Freddie Mercury is number 1 for me. Not only a great singer but great musician and entertainer.
After that in no particular order:
Paul Rodgers
Sammy Hagar
John Waite
Rik Emmett
Steven Tyler
Steve Perry
Lou Gramm
Tommy Shaw
Mark Farner
Bon Scott
Roger Daltry
Klaus Meine
After that in no particular order:
Paul Rodgers
Sammy Hagar
John Waite
Rik Emmett
Steven Tyler
Steve Perry
Lou Gramm
Tommy Shaw
Mark Farner
Bon Scott
Roger Daltry
Klaus Meine
6 pages and no mention of:
Lemmy,
Dylan,
Neil Young,
Lou Reed,
or
James Hetfield.
Lemmy,
Dylan,
Neil Young,
Lou Reed,
or
James Hetfield.
Donny Hathaway is there on my short list.
Others:
Stevie Wonder
Todd Rundgren
David Ruffin
Daryl Hall
John Lennon
Aretha
Frank Sinatra
Sarah Vaughn
Others:
Stevie Wonder
Todd Rundgren
David Ruffin
Daryl Hall
John Lennon
Aretha
Frank Sinatra
Sarah Vaughn
Rob Halford is my favorite.
I also really like:
Eric Adams
Tom Waits
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Janis Joplin
Dio
Whitney Houston
Stevie Wonder
Adam Darski
And probably a lot more I can't think of right now
I also really like:
Eric Adams
Tom Waits
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Janis Joplin
Dio
Whitney Houston
Stevie Wonder
Adam Darski
And probably a lot more I can't think of right now
I can’t name one favorite vocalist. The best I can do is by genre and gender.
Male, Blues—B.B. King
Female, Blues—Bonnie Raitt
Male, Jazz—Al Jarreau
Female, Jazz—Carmen Macrae
Male, Rock—Ian Andersen
Female, Rock—Janice
If you ask me tomorrow, most of the answers will change.
Male, Blues—B.B. King
Female, Blues—Bonnie Raitt
Male, Jazz—Al Jarreau
Female, Jazz—Carmen Macrae
Male, Rock—Ian Andersen
Female, Rock—Janice
If you ask me tomorrow, most of the answers will change.
Mine in no particular order are; Paul Rodgers, Chris Cornell, Steve Perry, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jon Anderson, Garth Brooks, and Alan Jackson.
