10 greatest vocalists

[HugoB]

10 plus 1

Grace Slick, Roger Chapman, Captain Beefheart, Chris Farlowe,
Alex Harvey, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin & John Fogerty...

To make it eleven:

Tom Waits, Nick Cave & Hank Ray...


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[scrapple]

Re: 10 plus 1

1) Karen Carpenter
2) Ella Fitzgerald
3) Whitney Houston (pre-crack)
4) Barbara Streisand
5) Dusty Springfield

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

I love me some Tom Waits but let's be real here! He has the gruffest voice in recording history. Bless his heart.

 

[SexyKev]

Whitney Houston

 

[pornowhore]

Has anyone here ever listened to Celtic Woman? Their soloist singers have some of the most fantastic voices I have ever heard. Sometimes the members change, and although not everyone sings in every song, there are always four or five soloist singers.

Their voices blend better than any I've ever heard, especially in this song:


And this is just magnificent:


I also like how classy this entire ensemble is. Sometimes it's nice to enjoy some music that's just so PURE. And something refreshingly different from pop performances: no elaborate dancing required - the music's perfect all by itself.

 

[Lord Booticus]

Maybe not the greatest vocalist, but here's a list of my personal favs, in no order because that would be too difficult.

Ladies:
Sarah McLachlan
Amy Lee
Utada Hikaru
Sharon Den Adel
Anette Olzon
Tarja Turunen
Alison Krauss
Imogen Heap
Kate Covington
Katherine Jenkins

Gentlemen:
James Hetfield
Michael Stipe
Andy Hallett
Anthony Head
Claudio Sanchez
Dallas Green
Jared Leto
Frank Sanatra
Doug Robb
Jim Adkins

 

[miketlow]

I'm stunned that Miss Jan Terri is on nobodys list.

OMG stop it!!...lol...She only had a hit in North Chicago!!

 

[miketlow]

So many to choose from!!

Women:

Aretha Franklin
Ella Fitzgerald
Oleta Adams
Coko(SWV)
Chaka Khan
Dionne Warwick
Roberta Flack
Dinah Wahington
Sade
Fantasia


Honorable mention:Alicia Keys,Karen Clark Sheard,Stephine Mills,Faith Evans,Kelly Price,Ledisi and Jill Scott

Men:

Sam Cooke
Donny Hathaway
Tevin Cambell
Johnny Mathis
Michael Bublé
Jamie Cullum

 

[palemale]

Maria Callas -- I'm totally serious. Singing 'Casta Diva!' from Bellini's 'Norma'.

How could anyone call Mariah Carey, Beyonce, or Whitney 'Divas'?

A 'diva' is a coloratura soprano in the Bel Canto tradition. 'Brava, Diva!', not 'you go, girl!'

I agree that none of the vocalists who need microphones to be heard can touch the opera singers for vocal talent. And although HenryReardon doesn't agree with me, Maria Callas is my fave. The final scene where Madama Butterfly dies is particularly great.

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Of course, Birgit Nilson singing Isolde's Liebestod is unbelievable as well.

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Favorite female vocalists (in no particular order, except Maria Callas is my favorite):

Maria Callas
Birgit Nilson
Kirsten Flagstad
Joan Sutherland
Jesse Norman
Montserrat Caballe
Leontine Price
Renata Tebaldi
Fiorenza Cossotto
Victoria de los Angeles

Honorable mention: Renee Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Kathleen Battle, Barbara Hendricks

Favorite male vocalists:

Luciano Pavorotti
Placido Domingo
Guiseppi de Stefano
Dietrick Fischer-Dieskau
Jon Vickers
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Franco Corelli
Mario Del Monaco
Jose Carreras
Enrico Caruso

Honorable mention: Tito Gobi, Carlo Bergonzi, Jussi Bjorling

I'm sure I'm leaving out some worthy people. Henry?

 

[Lostlover]

No Aretha Franklin?

And for the guy above that listed Adam Levine... seriously? Really? C'mon...

What would be your lists of the 10 greatest female vocalists, and 10 greatest male vocalists? Mine would be

Karen Carpenter
Judy Garland
Ella Fitzgerald
Ann Wilson
Shirley Bassey
Barbra Streisand
Whitney Houston
k. d. lang
Edith Piaf
Janis Joplin

Nat King Cole
Freddie Mercury
Dean Martin
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
Ray Charles
Luciano Pavarotti
Johnny Cash
Julio Iglesias
Bing Crosby

What would be yours?

 

[scrapple]

I know this is heresy, but I CANNOT STAND Aretha Franklin. This one-trick pony's act was stale for years. Caterwauling is not singing.

 

[CaptainMellow]

Some of my fave females (please forgive any misspellings):

Janis Joplin
Pat Benatar
Joan Baez
Grace Slick
k.d. lang
Fiona Apple
Ann Wilson
Barbara Streisand
Dusty Springfield
Aretha Franklin
Stevie Nicks
Joan Armatrading
PJ Harvey
Tina Turner
Patsy Cline
Lauryn Hill
Diana Ross
Bonnie Raitt
Amy Winehouse
Mahalia Jackson
Kate Bush
Dionne Farris
Chrissie Hynde
Alison Krauss
Dolly Parton
Annie Lennox
Nina Simone
Gladys Knight
Celia Cruz
Exene Cervenka
Sinead O'Connor
Cass Elliot
Carol King
Cyndi Lauper
Jenny Lewis
Natalie Merchant
Siouxsie Sioux
Martha Davis
Janelle Monae

 

[HugoB]

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...not to forget Tex Perkins from the Beasts of Bourbon



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