Greatest male vocalists

[RichardW]

Some of the PNW group were talking about music this afternoon, and it was clear that it would be easy to list some of the greatest females vocalist [I'll leave that for someone else to start that thread ;) However, we ran out of names at about a half dozen great male vocalists. We're not talking entertainers or musicians -- vocalists. Yeah, MJ was a great entertainer ... but not a great vocalist. One name per post. I'm going with low-hanging fruit:

(1) Frank Sinatra

[NCRadioMan]

When MJ was a kid, his voice was sublime.


1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? :D)

[NCRadioMan]

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? :D)
3. Denny Doherty
4. Elvis (especially when singing gospel)

[NCRadioMan]

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? :D)
3. Denny Doherty
4. Elvis (especially when singing gospel)
5. Roy Orbison
6. Johnny Cash

[NCRadioMan]

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? :D)
3. Denny Doherty
4. Elvis (especially when singing gospel)
5. Roy Orbison
6. Johnny Cash
7. Bruce Dickinson

[borndead1]

I dunno about "great", but my favorite male vocalists are: LEMMY, Tom Waits, and Howlin' Wolf. I wouldn't add them to the list of Greatest male vocalists though. :D

[bobarian]

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? )
3. Denny Doherty
4. Elvis (especially when singing gospel)
5. Roy Orbison
6. Johnny Cash
7. Bruce Dickinson
8. Brian Wilson

[RichardW]

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? :D)
3. Denny Doherty
4. Elvis (especially when singing gospel)
5. Roy Orbison
6. Johnny Cash
7. Bruce Dickinson

Hmmm .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Danzig I'm familiar only with 4, 5, and 6 on your list. We came to the conclusion that Johnny was a great man, great entertainer, but not on the list. Roy Orbison made it. Elvis, interestingly, didn't even come up. The King of Rock, but I suspect it may be analogous to the King of Pop. :dance: Other thoughts?

[RichardW]

I dunno about "great", but my favorite male vocalists are: LEMMY, Tom Waits, and Howlin' Wolf. I wouldn't add them to the list of Greatest male vocalists though. :D

Great entertainers -- yes; great musicians - yes; cult figures -yes, but not on the list.;)

[RichardW]

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? )
3. Denny Doherty
4. Elvis (especially when singing gospel)
5. Roy Orbison
6. Johnny Cash
7. Bruce Dickinson
8. Brian Wilson

Certainly a musical genius, but not a great vocalist.

[RichardW]

Okay .... here's a little help: Tony Bennett

[SilverFox]

Freddy Mercury

[DavenportESQ]

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? )
3. Denny Doherty
4. Elvis (especially when singing gospel)
5. Roy Orbison
6. Johnny Cash
7. Bruce Dickinson
8. Brian Wilson
9. FREDDY MERCURY

[SilverFox]

Robert Plant

[SilverFox]

Neil Diamond

[SilverFox]

Steve Perry


I will stop there but there are many great Rock (used loosely to include Neil) vocalists, if you mean vocalists period there is a ton of em.

Guys like Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole to go way back
Otis Redding, Bill Medley not as far back, etc etc

Oops that is more than one per post :cb

[NCRadioMan]

Hmmm .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Danzig I'm familiar only with 4, 5, and 6 on your list. We came to the conclusion that Johnny was a great man, great entertainer, but not on the list. Roy Orbison made it. Elvis, interestingly, didn't even come up. The King of Rock, but I suspect it may be analogous to the King of Pop. :dance: Other thoughts?

Certainly a musical genius, but not a great vocalist.

Okay .... here's a little help: Tony Bennett

I mistakenly thought you were asking for opinions. And well, since this is going to be all about you and your groups opinions this thread is pointless.

[younggun]

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? )
3. Denny Doherty
4. Elvis (especially when singing gospel)
5. Roy Orbison
6. Johnny Cash
7. Bruce Dickinson
8. Brian Wilson
9. FREDDY MERCURY
10. Nick Lowe

~and if we want to go with 'different but great' or something along those lines Neil Young really has a voice

[AndyMadera]

his music isnt what most would consider beautiful by any means. but the man really can sing.... If he put on a suit and sang crooners, I bet he would have had all the ladies swooning over him.

James Alan Hetfield

[Genetic Defect]

Sam Cooke

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[Genetic Defect]

Jerry Vale


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[Wolfgang]

Tenor CS ;)

[MarkinAZ]

I'll toss in Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, and the Mills Brothers...

[Genetic Defect]

Tenor CS ;)

he didn't make the list :p

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[adampc22]

how about dalles green ?

[Mr. Ed]

Marvin Gaye!

[taltos]

Josh Groban

[Tenor CS]

Whew, at least I got mentioned before Josh Groban. Now I can die a happy man. Thanks, Wolfgang.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25QIqXbiSE4 :)

[Hippi3Slay3r]

Ive allways enjoyed Serj Tankien (System of A Down) vocals..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUJrt6E6ki0

[icehog3]

Marvin Gaye!

Money. :tu

Phillipe Wynne

Stevie Wonder

Smokey Robinson

Eddie Kendricks

Chris Cornell

[icehog3]

When MJ was a kid, his voice was sublime.




Word. :tu

[TheTraveler]

I've gotta throw the name Lyle Lovett into this ring. Man can sing! :tu

Also, Michael Crawford (original Phantom of the Opera on Broadway) - he's got a set of pipes!

[hotreds]

Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Perry Como- but I'd say "Ole Blue Eyes" takes the prize!

[kydsid]

Andrea Boccelli

[e-man67]

Maynard of Tool

[Hippi3Slay3r]

Dont forget King Diamond Whhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaahahahaha :rolleyes:

[bookman]

Van Morrison!

[SeanGAR]

Bob Dylan

[MajorCaptSilly]

David Coverdale

MCS

[MajorCaptSilly]

Roger Daltrey

MCS

[14holestogie]

Daryll Hall

[Mr. Ed]

Can't forget the late great Levi Stubbs of Four Tops fame.

David Ruffin from the Temptations!

[Mr. Ed]

Otis Redding!

[akumushi]

I can't believe it took until post 12 for Freddie Mercury to be mentioned. He had one of the best voices in the history of music, period. Roy Orbison was pretty damn good as well. I know he's not for everyone's taste, but Thom Yorke is damn good at what he does.

[RichardW]

I mistakenly thought you were asking for opinions. And well, since this is going to be all about you and your groups opinions this thread is pointless.

Just because I'm not familiar with some of the named vocalists doesn't mean they aren't great vocalists ;)

[TheBeard]

Y'all have listed a lot of great names. Some personal favorites that haven't yet been thrown out there are Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) and Art Alexakis (Everclear).

[csbrewfisher]

Paul Rodgers

Stevie Wonder

George Strait

[BillyCigars]

Aside from me singing in the shower :D, I'd add these to the list:

Dean Martin
Michael Buble
Mel Torme
Al Green

[SeanGAR]

Barry White
Big Al Carlson

[WildBlueSooner]

Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye
Freddie Mercury
Michael Jackson
Johnny Cash
Seal

Those are the first names to pop into my head. I like a variety!

[MajorCaptSilly]

Muddy Waters.

MCS

[RichardW]

Johnny Hartman

[Genetic Defect]

Peter Criss

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[DavenportESQ]

Not sure if it was mentioned already...

Elvis

[bobarian]

Aside from me singing in the shower :D, I'd add these to the list:

Dean Martin
Michael Buble
Mel Torme
Al Green

:tpd:

Ronnie James Dio
Axl Roxe
Joe Cocker
Luther Vandross

[Aldebaran]

Elton John
K.Angylus
Steve Von Till
Michael Gira

I didnt go through the entire thread so the first two on my list might be reposts

I was going to add Leonard Cohen but as a singer alone he isnt great it's everything else about him musically combined that makes him great. I was also going ot add Mick Jagger but some of the tracks he has done dont really impress me.

[taltos]

I am somewhat surprised that Ray Charles has not yet made the list.

[Clampdown]

Freddy Mercury

Really no need for a list, he is one of the BEST ever. He could sing it all.

[flat6nut]

Freddy Mercury

That was going to be my answer.

[RichardW]

Did anyone mention Aaron Neville?

[Genetic Defect]

Hank 3

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[RichardW]

Hank 3

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Good oone-- I had not heard Hank III before.

[Genetic Defect]

Good oone-- I had not heard Hank III before.

glad I could be of some service :)

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[RichardW]

[snip]
it was clear that it would be easy to list some of the greatest females vocalist [I'll leave that for someone else to start that thread ;)
[snip]



Bump :rolleyes:

[Genetic Defect]

Bump :rolleyes:

:tpd::fu

[CBI_2]

George Benson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iHu8TvCV5I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voNjeUUcdSo&feature=PlayList&p=21DE24BAECB9445B&index=0&playnext=1

[CBI_2]

Art Garfunkel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-s9uXvwrws&feature=PlayList&p=489B03B1ACEAA2B7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=94

[Fumes]

Billy Eckstine

[CBI_2]

Lou Rawls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg04srhlUyA

[CBI_2]

David Clayton Thomas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkm79KtNnc4&feature=PlayList&p=47586F61EE331EEA&index=0&playnext=1

[acarr]

This has to be broken down to genre. To say the greatest in any one genre is totally different than any other. So for the hard rockers out there:

Johnny James Dio
Geoff Tate
Robert Plant

and probably about 2000 more that I can't think of. Did someone mention James Hetfield? He sings and e note and every song they have is in e minor. Blah

[Whynot]

Art Garfunkel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-s9uXvwrws&feature=PlayList&p=489B03B1ACEAA2B7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=94

You stole my thunder on that one. For pure vocals he was the first to come to my mind.

[acruce]

Andrea Boccelli

What an incredible voice he has.:tu

[RichardW]

to bring the list to date (and BTW -- thanks for posting links for the vocalists who may not be household names :D and even as a reminder for the better known names :ss ):

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Glenn Danzig (who did you think I would list first? )
3. Denny Doherty
4. Elvis (especially when singing gospel)
5. Roy Orbison
6. Johnny Cash
7. Bruce Dickinson
8. Brian Wilson
9. FREDDY MERCURY
10. Nick Lowe
11. James Alan Hetfield
12. Sam Cooke
13. Jerry Vale
14. Tenor CS
15. Nat King Cole
16. the Mills Brothers
17. Dalles Green
18. Marvin Gaye
19. Josh Groban
20. Phillipe Wynne
21. Stevie Wonder
22. Smokey Robinson
23. Eddie Kendricks
24. Chris Cornell
25. Lyle Lovett
26. Michael Crawford
27. Dean Martin
28. Bing Crosby
29. Perry Como
30. Andrea Boccelli
31. Maynard of Tool
32. Neil Diamond
33. Van Morrison
34. Bob Dylan
35. David Coverdale
36. Roger Daltrey
37. Daryll Hall
38. Levi Stubbs
39. David Ruffin
40. Otis Redding
41. Thom Yorke
42. Adam Duritz
43. Art Alexakis
44. Paul Rodgers
45. George Strait
46. Michael Buble
47. Mel Torme
48. Al Green
49. Barry White
50. Big Al Carlson
51. Michael Jackson
52. Seal
54. Muddy Waters
55. Johnny Hartman
56. Peter Criss
57. Ronnie James Dio
58. Axl Roxe
59. Joe Cocker
60. Luther Vandross
61. Elton John
62. K.Angylus
63. Steve Von Till
64. Michael Gira
65. Ray Charles
66. Aaron Neville
67. Hank (Williams) 3
68. George Benson
69. Art Garfunkel
70. Billy Eckstine
71. Lou Rawls
72. David Clayton Thomas
73. Johnny James Dio
74. Geoff Tate
75. Robert Plant

[icehog3]

77 should be Ronnie James Dio ;)

Some more good ones not on the list:

Carl Anderson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytNoiQ8LkS8

Edwin Starr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8C4AIFgUg

Ian Gilliam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WFLUhSym80

[T.G]

How can you have a list of great male vocalists and not include Tom "The Voice" Jones?

Or Sammy Davis Jr?

Or Big Joe Turner?

Or Captain Beefheart?

Or Tom Waits?

I'm not really much into gospel but colelctively, The Blind Boys of Alabama also belong (gotta go back a few years though, they had one or two members die in the last few years)

Also Cee-Lo Green when he's not rapping, is like Marvin Gaye, just an octave or so higher.

And of course William Hung.

[T.G]

(...)
73. Johnny James Dio
74. Geoff Tate
75. Robert Plant

77 should be Ronnie James Dio ;)


*psssst* Tom, 73, not 77...




Oh, and add Sting to the list (as much disdain as I have for him these days, I must admit he is a very good vocalist, and unlike many, he actually can sing)

[icehog3]

*psssst* Tom, 73, not 77...






A typo typo, Adam? :r
Thanks for the assist.

I have much disdain for Sting still, but I can admit he is a good singer. :)

[T.G]

A typo typo, Adam? :r
Thanks for the assist.

I have much disdain for Sting still, but I can admit he is a good singer. :)

Well, if I had't have pointed it out, we would have ended up with "77. Ronnie James Davis, Jr."

One of the things about Sting is that some shows, it just sounds like he just doesn't give a crap - others, he really tries. Runs real hot and cold.

[baldanders]

Wilson Pickett
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfuHgzu1Cjg&feature=related

[floydpink]

Ronnie James Dio
Ian Gillam
Bob Marley

[Jbailey]

The two I would add to the list would be:
Tim Buckley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtU-9EMSYu0)
and his son
Jeff Buckley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKnxmkOAj88)

[RichardW]

A typo typo, Adam? :r
Thanks for the assist.

I have much disdain for Sting still, but I can admit he is a good singer. :)

I just assumed that Acarr (http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpost.php?p=684887&postcount=71) was referring to a brother (cousin?). I dunno.

[RichardW]

How can you have a list of great male vocalists and not include Tom "The Voice" Jones?

Or Sammy Davis Jr?

Or Big Joe Turner?

Or Captain Beefheart?

Or Tom Waits?

I'm not really much into gospel but colelctively, The Blind Boys of Alabama also belong (gotta go back a few years though, they had one or two members die in the last few years)

Also Cee-Lo Green when he's not rapping, is like Marvin Gaye, just an octave or so higher.

And of course William Hung.

I'm surprised they slipped they (nearly) through the cracks :rolleyes:

[ucla695]

Also, Michael Crawford (original Phantom of the Opera on Broadway) - he's got a set of pipes!

Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Perry Como- but I'd say "Ole Blue Eyes" takes the prize!

Andrea Boccelli

:tpd: Great picks! :tu

I have to add the 3 tenors...Domingo, Pavarotti and Carreras.

[hotreds]

Robert Merrill

[CBI_2]

Johnny Mathis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEH3uqbpsm8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd3pDM2f6Y8&feature=PlayList&p=7DA7C9C576173BFB&index=0&playnext=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbLdHrRv2Wg&feature=PlayList&p=7DA7C9C576173BFB&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2

[mosesbotbol]

Would have to add Danzig to the list of greats.

[Gabe215]

Morrissey

[T.G]

Would have to add Danzig to the list of greats.

The duet he did with Shakira was just indescribable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0d553Ms228

[Subvet642]

I'd have to say that Burton Cummings of The Guess Who had the quintessential rock & roll voice and for country/folk it would have to be Gordon Lightfoot. :2