Who is your favorite singer,, can be a solo artist or a member of a group, any genre

[debm55]

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Mine is Roger Daltrey from the Who. EDIT to add. I always respond to each poster, but I want to have you Loungers have free reign of this thread to express your favorites without my posts. That way you are free to state our favorites without my interruptions.
Enjoy! and share the voices that touched your hearts, soul, and lives

[elleng]

1. Elīna Garanča

https://www.abc.net.au/classic/programs/legends/elina-garanca/13848840

[joshdawg]

2. Group is Pink Floyd.

Singer.....Bob Seeger, Emmylou Harris, Chris Rea, and, oh yeah, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.
Wait, can't forget Bunny Berrigan and Vera Lynn.

[kabi knit]

3. Easy Choice

Amira Willighagen (Dutch Soprano)

[Mister Ed]

4. I like Deborah Harry's singing voice.

It tends to be overlooked because of her captivating visual presence, but I really like her voice.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Linda Ronstadt.

She sent me.

[Zambero]

6. 3-way tie: Steve Marriott, Levon Helm, Joni Mitchell

Daltrey would easily place in my top ten.

[LakeArenal]

7. Too many. Like saying which is your favorite dog. All of them.

Edit: I tend toward weird. Like Brad Roberts.

Leon Redbone.

Edit: Not weird. More unique.

[Sneederbunk]

8. Gordon Lightfoot.

[Frasier Balzov]

9. Barbra Streisand and Steve Perry

[a kennedy]

41. Me as well.........love them both. ♥️

[Brother Buzz]

10. Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline has a hauntingly crazy perfect voice.

[rsdsharp]

11. Jim Croce.

I dearly wish there was more.

[Thunderbeast]

12. John Prine :(

[happybird]

13. That's hard

Frank Sinatra
Jon Anderson
Prince
David Bowie
Bono
Steve Winwood
Jeff Buckley
Jerry Garcia
Sara Watkins

I can’t choose one.

[PJMcK]

14. Ella Fitzgerald

But seriously, who can choose just one?!

[solara]

15. Jazz singer, Mark Murphy ( can't stop at just one)

Johnny Hartman, Sheila Jordan, Kurt Elling, Ann Wilson, Karrin Allyson, Esperanza Spalding, Gladys Knight, Kate McGarry, Keb Mo, Lizz Wright, Billie Holiday, Rene Marie, Samara Joy, Tom Waits, Cassandra Wilson;

[Ocelot II]

16. Renee Fleming.

[joshdawg]

45. Ya got me there!

Not only a magnificent voice, but beautiful as well!

[Tetrachloride]

17. Tina Louise

[Texasgal]

18. Bonnie Rait

Hands down! LOVE HER!

[Jeebo]

19. That's easy: Linda Ronstadt.

I don't even have to think about that one.

debm55, are you going to add all these up and announce a winner of this informal popular poll?

-- Ron

[debm55]

43. I'll see--there are so many I don't now if I can do. Maybe. I not responding to answers because the

answers are so varied and wonderful.

[brush]

20. Sarah Vaughan. Aka, "The Devine One" and/or "Sassy."

To me she's the queen of jazz singing vibrato.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Sarah+Vaughan.+Place+Misty+for+me+video&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=2Ka9ZJaAKLv9kPIPn-iR6AI&ved=0ahUKEwiWzP3Y7aWAAxW7PkQIHR90BC0Q4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Sarah+Vaughan.+Place+Misty+for+me+video&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3dc5c3d7,vid:lJXLqAutql4

[vanlassie]

21. Van Morrison

All Day Every Day.

[cachukis]

22. Ella.

[Tree-Hugger]

23. David Bowie

Would not have survived without him.

[ProfessorGAC]

32. My "A" List, Too

I'll add a Ian Gillan, Lou Gramm, Mickey Thomas, Ann Wilson, & Paul Carrack.
Steve Perry is another that would have been up there except i couldn't stand their music when it became Perry dominant.

[highplainsdem]

24. David Bowie. Robert Plant. Paul Rodgers. Justin Hayward. Bono.

[Trailrider1951]

25. Joni Mitchell

Genius songwriter with the voice of an angel.

[rubbersole]

27. Agree.

Unequaled.

[ProfessorGAC]

33. My Wife Is A Giant Fan

I really like her ability to phrase off the beat.
The "Miles of Aisles" album is my favorite of hers.

[malthaussen]

40. I think Joni is to sopranos as Karen Carpenter is to altos...

... they actually have similar range, but Joni emphasizes the high end and Karen the low end.

Can't go wrong with either, but my personal preference is for the lower register.

-- Mal

[GReedDiamond]

26. There are quite a few, but I will go with Grace Slick today...

[yellowdogintexas]

28. Women soloist: Linda Ronstadt without even blinking

Male soloist: Tony Bennett

Group: This one is a tie Pink Martini, Steely Dan and Brave Combo. (and that is definitely an eclectic group there)

There are lots of amazing musicians out there .

Classical music in general but especially pianists I am obsessive when the Van Cliburn International competition is happening. Fortunately it is all on You Tube and there is a live stream.

Composer George Gershwin, hands down

[Glamrock]

29. Like most here, can't put my finger on one...

If I had to, it would HAVE TO BE Steve Marriot. Just for this single performance. And as singer myself, I would sell my soul, commit murder, what have you to have his tone, his range, and his control. If this performance was all he ever did, my answer would be the same.

My biggest influences would make the hair on me arms stand up. So here’s my other votes (along with they hair raising performances). As a singer, (or ex-singer anyway) ima gone list my top ten in no particular order….‘cept for Steve…

Sir Roderick David Stewart

Sir Robert Anthony Plant

Brother Otis

Tina Turner

Chris Robinson

Ann Wilson

Michael Jackson (Good GOD this fucking kid! I spent my entire adult life borrowing, honing, dialing in my voice. He had it at 12. I hate him! LOL!)

Sam Cooke (with Jackie Wilson who’s in my top twenty for sure!)

Paul Rogers

Of course there are at least another 20-30 that have been hugely influential on me. Van, Leon Russell, Howling Wolf, Hooker, Joe Cocker, brother Elton, etc. Plus some metal stuff from my early years. Don Dokken, Roth, Bruce Dickenson. But these are my top 10 that are always vying for the number 1 slot. Steve is never lower than 3 though, so he gets top honors.

[electric_blue68]

30. Roger Daltrey, Bono, Patti Smith (Patti Smith Group)

Btw I got Who concert stories up to the wazoo if you ever want to hear them 👍

[Emile]

31. Leonard Cohen

[MOMFUDSKI]

34. Don Henly

with Burton Cummings in second.

[Mad_Dem_X]

35. Probably Freddie Mercury.

Chris Cornell would be a close second.

[WestMichRad]

36. Sally Rogers

… a folk singer from Michigan who was mainly active in the ‘80s and ‘90s.

And if I had to pick a male singer, it’d have to be the late Canadian baritone Stan Rogers (no relation to Sally).

Curiously, I’m not much of a fan of folk music, but these two were standouts, IMHO.

[WestMichRad]

37. Sally Rogers - Lovely Agnes

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[Prairie_Seagull]

38. Should have made my choice/s at 6:13 am, Now can't. So many great singers.

I was more opinionated before I read all these excellent choices. What a rich tapestry of sound.

[malthaussen]

39. My favorite vocalists are women.

Couldn't pick a "favorite," but the list goes something like this:

Karen Carpenter
Joni Mitchell
Annie Haslam
Sarah Vaughan
Ella Fitzgerald.

-- Mal

[lastlib]

57. Annie Haslam might be my #1! What a voice!!

"Mother Russia", "Midas Man", "Ashes Are Burning"--just WOW!!!

There is a live performance of "Ashes Are Burning" on youtube. Renaissance didn't have a lead guitar, so they used Annie's amazing voice to replicate one--live!--and the result sent chills down my spine! She was a vocal dynamo!

Not to take anything away from Linda Ronstadt, Ann Wilson, Pat Benatar, Stevie Nicks, or anybody else, but Annie H. is the greatest!

[malthaussen]

58. It's ironic, but lately Annie doesn't hear so well...

... so she has stopped doing the solos at Renaissance concerts, even though her voice is pretty much up to them. The irony? They've replaced her with an electric guitar.

Renaissance didn't use electric guitars in the '70s because they felt that the tech of sound reproduction was not good enough for them. The tech has improved somewhat in the ensuing 50 years.

-- Mal

[lastlib]

60. I thought I heard she also had a bout with cancer....

...but came through it okay.

[malthaussen]

61. Here's an interview from last year on YT:

-- Mal

[a kennedy]

42. K D Lang

[debm55]

44. What a variety of sounds of music that have touched our hearts! I'm trying to keep quiet on this

post to let no interruptions slow the voices that talked to your hearts. souls, and lives.

[Different Drummer]

46. James Hetfield, Metallica singer/guitarist

[First Speaker]

47. Billie Holiday

[Earl_from_PA]

48. Aretha Franklin

...

[beemerphill]

49. Many Favorites

Female Janis Joplin
Male Perry Como
Duo Ian and Sylvia
Group The Seekers

[rogerballard]

50. Carly Simon

I love all kinds of music and all kinds of singers, but I can honestly say she is my most favorite hands down.

[Jeebo]

51. How about opera singers?

Especially female opera singers. Marian Anderson, Leontyne Price, Maria Callas. I am an opera lover, I go to several every year, and wow, opera singers, especially the female ones, can do some absolutely INCREDIBLE things with their voices.

-- Ron

[debm55]

53. Any type of music is fine.

[rurallib]

52. Joan Baez and Yvonne Elliman

[LudwigPastorius]

54. Nancy Wilson

(I like the other Nancy Wilson too, but this one just kills me.)

[mvd]

56. This is a really hard one for me. There are multiple singers that are pretty equal

I’ll say Paul Simon. Just a perfect tone on songs like “Sounds of Silence.”

[thatcrowwoman]

59. Joni Mitchell

Just a taste here, because Joni.
We are stardust. I try to keep that ever in mind.
🕊thatcrowwoman