Ok- So who's the best singer ever?

[curse10]

Two of my favorites?

Annie Lennox and Julie Andews :-)

[dedhed]

1. Tony Bennet...

... ROCKS!

:bounce:

[Angelus]

2. IMO, the best singer is...

Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.

[Goldmund]

3. You're lying

n/t

[Angelus]

6. You sure?

;)

[Goldmund]

9. Unless you...

"misspoke"

[southpaw]

10. I'm shocked...

Really, I am. :eyes:

[terrya]

4. Barbra Streisand.

A gorgeous voice still...who can sing in almost any genre.

[arwalden]

5. Karen Carpenter, Judy, Babs, Patsy, Dolly

[curse10]

7. Dolly is playing on my iTunes right now

:-)

[southpaw]

27. Dolly is a national treasure...

the Trio (Dolly, Emmylou and Linda) can bring a tear to my eyes... and they often do.

[carolinayellowdog]

8. Two Virginians: Ella Fitzgerald and Patsy Cline

although I guess by some measure you'd have to give it to Sinatra

[Commendatori]

11. Ronnie James Dio and Bruce Dickinson (n/t)

[THUNDER HANDS]

12. Louis Armstrong

What a wonderful world.....god I love the way he sang that.

[Gildor Inglorion]

13. Judy Collins

No contest; the voice of an angel.

[felonious thunk]

14. Luciano Pavarotti

If you've ever seen him live, it's just amazing.

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. Billie Holliday, Sarah Vaughan, Dame Gwyneth Jones

and for the guys, it's Dio, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong, Peter Gabriel, Placido Domingo

[Whitacre D_WI]

16. Marian Anderson. Without question.

I also dig Bjork, Bruce Dickinson, Dusty Springfield, Elvis, many others... you know, as "good singers."

Most of my favorite singers have less -- erm -- "trained" voices.

[tishaLA]

17. Ella

and then everyone else.

[Delano]

18. Whitney Houston in her prime

She showed so much potential. I really hope she gets it together. Her voice was literally like buttah.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

19. Miles Davis

His voice sounds like gravel in a meat grinder

[Burma Jones]

28. Hee Hee Hee Hee

Nobody sang with a trumpet like Miles though.

[Squeech]

20. Sandy Denny

Unless it's Aretha Franklin.

[riverwalker]

21. the Queen

Dinah Washington
there is no other ;)

[XNASA]

22. Thom Yorke, Warren Zevon and Tom Jones

[arwalden]

23. NOTE: Most Of The Entries Here Are WOMEN SINGERS

Hmmmm.

[Fenris]

25. SEXISM!

[sendero]

24. Elizabeth Fraser....

... but then I realize that she's not everyone's cup of tea :)

[Wilber_Stool]

26. Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra n/t

[Burma Jones]

29. Nat "King" Cole (n/t)

[CO Liberal]

39. I Second Your Nomination

:-)

[DrDan]

30. Ella, Ella, Ella

*

[ronnykmarshall]

31. Barbra Streisand

Frank Sinatra

Ella Fitzgerald

Judy Garland

Billie Holiday

[mvd]

32. Mine

Female - Patsy Cline, Aretha Franklin, Rosemary Clooney, Emmylou Harris, Susanna Hoffs
Male - Elvis, Paul McCartney, Luther Vandross, Frank Sinatra, Merle Haggard

[JVS]

33. HEINO

[maveric]

34. Hands down Aretha Franklin.

Her voice is so powerful and timeless.

[Westegg]

35. Callas, Janis, Joni. And Robert Plant!

[ForrestGump]

36. ELVIS!

Yeah, baby!



Thank you very much...

[Erratic]

37. Mike Patton, Brandon Boyd, Thom Yorke

Probably showing my youth here.

-Mike Patton is a fucking vocal acrobat. Listen to the entire Tomahawk album "Mit Gas"

-Brandon Boyd from Incubus can hold a note like a champ and his lyrics are always a fun lesson in imagery and metaphor.

-I've seen Radiohead live twice and Thom Yorke's voice haunts me every time I lay my head down to sleep.

[Tom_Foolery]

38. Female: Karen Carpenter & Male: Ray Price n/t