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Stuck on the Border
Top 10 Favourite Singers
Thanks to TBF for the suggestion. Here are mine:
1. Glenn Frey
2. Don Henley
3. John Lennon
4. Paul McCartney
5. Van Morrison
6. Mick Jagger
7. Bob Dylan
8. Robert Plant
9. Elton John
10. Mark Knopfler /Neil Young (tie)
I realise that Dylan's singing is not for everybody, but I cannot leave him out. As for Knopfler, ditto, but although he may not have the most 'tuneful' voice or a great deal of range, I defy anyone to hear him sing Romeo & Juliet and not get a lump in their throat.
Honourable mention to Randy Newman, whose singing also is not for everybody, but he does it for me.
My favourite female singer is Kate Bush. There is nobody like her, although I agree with Rolling Stone about Aretha. I don't think I can do a Top 10, at least not yet.
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Re: Top 10 Favourite Singers
This is pretty off the cuff, but these are the ones that immediately came to mind:
1. Don Henley
2. David Gilmour
3. Neil Young
4. Tom Waits
5. Robert Plant
6. Glenn Frey
7. Randy Newman
8. Morrissey
9. Jeff Buckley
10. Phil Lynott
I'd also like to fit Jackson Browne in there somewhere. Paul Young too, at his best, had a gorgeous rough, soulful voice that I adore. More honourable mentions to Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. As for female singers, I admire Stevie Nicks, Annie Lennox, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell & Joan Armatrading.
you better put it all behind you, baby, 'cause life goes on
you keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside--
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Stuck on the Border
Re: Top 10 Favourite Singers
Hmm....I'm almost embarrassed to admit that most of my favorite would be people that hardly anyone has heard of lol
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Stuck on the Border
Re: Top 10 Favourite Singers
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Stuck on the Border
Re: Top 10 Favourite Singers
The Doobies' singer before Michael McDonald was Tom Johnston. Boston's singer was the late Brad Delp.
The person on your first list I haven't heard of is Russ Lee. On your second list I haven't heard of Jonny Lang & Kenny Hinson.
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Re: Top 10 Favourite Singers
There's a difference between "favorite singer" and "favorite overall musician" so I'm going to focus on vocal power. This includes those who may not have a technically "beautiful" voice with lots of range, but contain enough emotion in their vocals to lift the song to the next level. I'm certain I've forgotten some but this is off the top of my head (just for kicks I linked to some examples of their vocal prowess).
1. Stevie Nicks
2. Glenn Frey
3. Sarah McLachlan
4. Don Henley
5. Bruce Springsteen
6. Bono
7. Whitney Houston
8. Bette Midler
9. Billy Joel
10. Lindsey Buckingham
Honorable mention:
Ladies: Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson, Grace Slick, Linda Ronstadt, Kelly Clarkson, Roberta Flack, Amy Lee, Jennifer Hudson, Annie Lennox, Trisha Yearwood, Ella Fitzgerald, Celine Dion, Christine McVie, Chrissie Hynde
Guys: Nat King Cole, George Michael, Paul McCartney, Josh Groban, Phil Collins, Chris Isaak, JD Souther, Jackson Browne, Bob Seger, George Strait, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Randy Meisner
Always in our hearts, Never forgotten
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