ok, great male singers. here's mine

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justin townes earle has something i aspire to- u can hear the look on his face in his voice.
good example-

my teach thought this was a crazy idea, til i made him watch this.
in a million yrs i couldn’t b the guitar player he is. and tho i’m a pretty good writer, i’d never touch him as a song writer.
gonna try to b that good a singer tho.

[Walleye]

1. Roy Orbison

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3. OMG ... incomparable.

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7. Agree.

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2. I'm forever Freddie.

So much great talent out there:
Smoky R.
Bowie ( his cover of Wild is the Wind made me break down and cry on my hike last week)
Brian Ferry
Too many to pick one or even fifty.

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4. there will never b another freddie.

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5. I agree.

We were lucky to experience his gift.

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6. Burton Cummings.

Stand Tall

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8. Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Rene Pape,

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jussi Björling, Martti Talvela, Bryn Terfel

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9. Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

[Enter stage left]

10. Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra...

Don Henley,
Jim Morrison

so many greats but these stick out to me.

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17. it want xmas in my house w/o

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11. Nat King Cole will be my number one.

Joe Cocker, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Little Anthony, Lou Rawls, Gary Puckett, Scott Walker, and Eddy Arnold.

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16. mmmm lou rawls.

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12. Paul Rodgers

Bad Company and Solo Gems like Muddy Water Blues

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13. James Taylor.

A new find (for me) - Jordan Donica

2 versions of "On The Street Where You Live"
studio -

live on stage -

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15. james taylor, yes. had the poster.

wore out my copy of sweet baby james.
but yeah, love that guy. that’s exactly what i’m talking about. singin w your whole face. your whole body. teach wd like it is i sang w a book on my head. he thinks i’m silly. i keep telling him- but u can hear it. i guess that’s a broadway thing.

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14. Ian Anderson, John Gorka, Doc Watson

Roger Daltrey, Dave Matthews, stop me

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18. Heartfelt Nostalgia

JIMMY BUFFETT. not a boffo voice, but he could twist it and turn it relative to the mood of the song.

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I think Josh Grobin is one of the finest singers ever....