Greatest Male Vocalist- since we've done the distaff side

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:41 pm

Not limited to three- but limited to non-classical

Hmmm let's see-

Freddie Mercury

Dean Martin( sway):love:

Eddie Vedder

James Taylor

I'm sure y'all will remind me of the ones I've forgotten.

Go for it.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:40 pm

He's not that well-known, but I think Casey Stratton is a good vocalist. He does lots of Tori Amos covers and sounds much like her, too.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=O5-cwgOr2CY

Perhaps on the other end of the male voice-spectrum is Christy Moore. I love him, too. Here he is doing a duet with Sinéad O'Connor (though he has the smaller part; I don't have any videos of him without Sinéad O'Connor right offhand).

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JDX9fsgD7fc

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:15 pm

Van Morrison

Roy Orbison

Ray Charles

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:16 pm

Dick Gaughan
Baaba Maal
Teddy Taylor
Howard Tate
Marvin Gaye
Youssou N'Dour
Salif Keita
Garnett Mimms
Camaron de la Isla
Elvis Presley

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Fri May 18, 2007 3:10 am

Roger Whitaker

Eldarion · Post by **Eldarion** » Fri May 18, 2007 3:11 am

Bobby McFerrin

Sliabh Luachra · Post by **Sliabh Luachra** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:07 am

Joe Cocker

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:25 am

I always thought Paul Robeson had a sweet voice.

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:31 am

I don't know if you'd call it a "great" voice, but Jimi Hendrix's singing always really got to me.

If we can consider three separate voices as one, I'd go with Crosby Stills and Nash.

scheky · Post by **scheky** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:09 am

Tiny Tim? <ducks>

chas · Post by **chas** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:11 am

brewerpaul wrote:I don't know if you'd call it a "great" voice, but Jimi Hendrix's singing always really got to me.

To me great voice and great singer are only marginally related.

The three who came to mind when I saw this thread:

Sam Cooke
Tom Waits
Colin Blunstone (the Zombies). Every time I listen to Odyssey and Oracle, which is still often, I'm simply blown away by his singing. I wish he recorded more.

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:12 am

Gordon Lightfoot
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
Jon Anderson (Yes)
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
John Kay (Steppenwolf)
Dan Hartman (Edgar Winter Group)
Lennon, McCartney, Harrison (Beatles)

djm

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:16 am

And in ITM:

Sean 'ac Dhonncha
Darach Ó Catháin
Dhiarmuid O Suilleabháin

djm

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:33 am

Enrico Caruso (tenor) listen

John McCormack (Irish tenor)listen

Jussi Bjorling (tenor)listen

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)listen

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:55 am

Doug_Tipple wrote:Enrico Caruso (tenor) listen

John McCormack (Irish tenor)listen

Jussi Bjorling (tenor)listen

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)listen

You're breaking Cowtime's rules here Doug, but I like your choices.