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? )

[NCRadioMan]

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

[NCRadioMan]

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

[NCRadioMan]

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

[RichardW]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

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

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. Other thoughts?

[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.

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

When MJ was a kid, his voice was sublime.

Word.

[TheTraveler]

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

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!

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

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Sam Cooke

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Jerry Vale


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[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

[RichardW]

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

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

[Wolfgang]

Tenor CS

[MarkinAZ]

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