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woodyng wrote:although i can't stand to listen to either of them now (exccpt for their earliest work), ROD STEWART,in the early jeff beck group/faces days was one of THE rock singers,and paul rodgers of FREE was right up there with him. i am a huge fan of the general prog scene of the 70's,so jon anderson,greg lake,et.al are favorites as well. macca/jagger/davies/burdon are also classic of course. and if you're venturing into soul/rock territory todd rundgren/darryl hall....

Right on, I thought of both of those fellows while making my list. Rod's voice was made for Jeff's guitar work!!!

Robin Zander, Cheap Trick

Greg Lake.







and my favorite....

The three headed monster comprised of Richard Manuel, Levon Helm, and Rick Danko.

From those who have not been mentioned, in no particular order:

- Sir Elton John
- Ian Gillan
- Rob Tyner
- Little Richard
- Grace Slick

Glad to see Little Richard on a list..Curtis Mayfield comes to mind as well as...

Grace Slick?

antipodean wrote:From those who have not been mentioned, in no particular order:

- Sir Elton John
- Ian Gillan
- Rob Tyner
- Little Richard
- Grace Slick

I'd tagged Little Richard early on. How could he be forgotten?

No one has mentioned Paul Rodgers yet. I've always thought that he has one of the purest rock voices anywhere.

Also, I have recently done a deep dive on The Band again. I think Richard Manuel's voice is astounding in its ability to express emotion. I just can't get enough of it right now.

Jon

woodyng mentioned Paul Rodgers and I concurred along with Rod


How bout Lonesome Dave?

I said I would step back and let you guys add to the list but I felt I had to jump in at this point.

Now I am never one to complain when boundaries are stretched etc like Scotty did a bit earlier wandering off into a different genre for a brief interlude, but Grace Slick Evan? Grace is a woman (at least the last time I checked). Time to break out those reading glasses mate.

This category is The Very Best Male Rock Vocalists. For those wondering about all of this, the female category in the best of series will occur after this one has run it's course.

I do have a number of other "best of" all planned, lined up and ready to go. Stay tuned.

I have to say this list is starting to get interesting. Keep 'em coming.

ric325v63 wrote: Also, I have recently done a deep dive on The Band again. I think Richard Manuel's voice is astounding in its ability to express emotion. I just can't get enough of it right now.

All these replies and only a passing reference to Mick Jagger?

He's the definition of rock vocals. Anyone who has sang rock songs at one point or other has tried to sound a bit like Jagger...try to sing "Brown Sugar" without basically imitating him.

My favs in no particular order:

Roger Daltrey
Mick Jagger
John Lennon
Rod Stewart
Joe Cocker
Robert Plant
Ray and Dave Davies harmonizing
Elvis Presley
Roy Orbison
Little Richard
Neil Young
Ian Anderson
Jon Anderson
Tom Petty
Paul McCartney

Sorry, never been impressed by Mick's vocals. I'll take Steven Tyler before Mick. His showmanship is there but feel it masks an average voice.

In no particular order
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
John Fogerty
Roger Daltrey
Glen Frey
Roy Orbison
Tom Petty
Mick Jagger
Roger McGuinn
Elton John
Mike Smith
Ric Ocasek
Elvis Presley