Who is your favorite vocalist?

[Tektonik]

I wish I had half the talent of Allison Moyet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJDrLVAjgd8

[Aristus]

1. Kiri Te Kanawa.

Who is also, by the way, drop dead gorgeous!

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. Two from different eras. Joni Mitchell and Natalie Merchant

[hellbound-liberal]

3. Right now, I'd have to say Alison Kraus.

I can't think of anyone who sounds as good as she does!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn8tixOYiZ0

[khashka]

4. For me ?

Usually KaTe Bush or Tori Amos.

But yeah, I agree on Allison Moyet... I haven't yet figured out what that girl can't do.

Khash.

[lukasahero]

5. Oh how I wish I had her voice

It's just so incredible - warm and rich and sensuous.

That said, Eva Cassidy is still my favorite vocalist - she had amazing control.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUwTdqPkluY

[kwolf68]

6. Vocalists

Hmm..

First the ladies

-Janis
-Ann Wilson
-Natalie Merchant
-Billie Holiday


Dudes
-Henry Rollins
-Jello Biafra
-Michael Kiske of the German metal band Helloween (that dude could friggin wail)
-Chuck D

[lightningandsnow]

7. Beth Ditto

of the Gossip.

I love this woman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_oclXxsLS0

[MonkeyFunk]

8. Ella Fitzgerald

hands down. Could listen to nothing but her for the rest of my life.

[MichiganVote]

13. Just to hear her is to know beauty

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

9. WAY too many for a complete list

Just a few:

Neil Sedaka
Dara Sedaka
Karen Carpenter
Mary Black
John Popper
Boz Skaggs
David Crosby
James Taylor
Jim Croce
Janis Joplin
Art Garfunkel
Spanky McFarlane

[DarkTirade]

10. For some reason as I scrolled down

my eyes combined

Mary Black
John Popper

Into one line.

So for a moment I thought you'd listed Mary Poppins. :silly:

[MrsBrady]

11. Julie Andrews and Sammy Davis, Jr.

if you are talking straight-up vocals

[mvd]

12. Hard to beat Patsy Cline, Elvis, and Aretha overall

I can't pick between them because their styles are so different.

[johnnie]

14. No contest for me

Elvis Presley

[abq e streeter]

15. Best I ever saw live was Mitch Ryder

But if I'd ever seen either David Ruffin or Wilson Pickett... or Aretha..........Love Delbert McClinton and BB King too.

[Fox Mulder]

16. I really like Loreena McKennitt.

Her voice is dreamy.

[GOPisEvil]

17. The lovely Neko Case.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qclxx4uO0ac

[Madrone]

19. I fucking KNEW you'd be in here talking about HER.

:eyes:

:grr:

[GOPisEvil]

20. Hey, she's YOUR MySpace friend.

:P

[Madrone]

21. Yeah. so quit LEERING at my friends, asshole!

[GOPisEvil]

22. I have my memories of seeing her live from about 5 feet away.

:swoon:

:ducks rolling pin:

[Madrone]

23. I'd better send her a MySpace message...

RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!111! ... to warn her of your intentions. She'll have to skip SXSW. Maybe she'll play at the Gorge instead. :P


;)

[GOPisEvil]

24. I think you should just come to Austin in September.

You can keep me from stalking her. ;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. ...

[philosophie_en_rose]

25. Josh Groban.

shut UP!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCgxWUUZf5A

[Manifestor_of_Light]

26. Thomas Handsome.

His name is Thomas Hampson but that's what the groupies call him.
www.hampsongs.com

Samuel Ramey.

Alfredo Kraus.

Franco Corelli.

David Bowie.

Art Garfunkel.

Bryn Terfel.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

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The Ladies:

Celine Dion (anything but that suckwad Titanic song)

Beverly Sills.

Julie Andrews.

Ella Fitzgerald.

Myself. :D