Who's voice do you enjoy most, of all time?
For me there's so many it's almost impossible to nail it down. Most, if not all of them, are women.

I'm going to go with Alison Krauss.
Honorable mention to Sade, Whitney Houston, and Lucinda Williams. Sade drove me nuts, Whitney just had talent, Lucinda is just badass. There's so many more that go way back, but I'll leave it at that.

Oddly, my favorite song ever is Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams.
That one is super easy. There's not a day gone by in 30 years I didn't hear that song in my head and it never gets old.
Go ahead and throw your favorite song in there, too. It'll be cool to see if it matches your artist.
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My mind's gonna change in about 3 minutes....but off top of my head....right this second:

Male: Dio
Female: Natalie Merchant
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Male: Lou Graham
Female: Rosey Gaines
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I like women who sing with some balls. :-)

Been listening to Beth Hart as of late.
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+1 for Natalie Merchant but my favorite male vocalist is Robert Plant...or Jim Morrison...or Bon Scott...or Burton Cummings...:-)
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Fixed it for you, brother. :-)
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So many great voices.

Ballsy is Janis Joplin

Range is Mariah

Smooth is Diana Krall, married to Elvis Costello

i liked Natalie a lot too.

Adele aint to shabby.

For great timeless love songs i listen to

the oldies like Tony Williams of the Platters
and Jimmy Beaumont of the Skyliners.

I also have all of Sinatras Reprise recordings.
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Gotta go with classic rock

Man: Freddie Mercury
Woman: Ann Wilson
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That would be Janis Joplin. :-)
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Yeah, her too. Beth Hart is just a bit more contemporary...and still alive! :-)
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Male: R. Kelly, Michael, Usher, Boyz II Men, Johnny Cash, Prince, Isley Bros, and some rappers - 2pac, BIG, Eminem
Female: Whitney, Mariah, Rihanna, Lauryn Hill
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Fixed it for ME, did you? :-) Hey, I've had too little coffee today, 'K?


For ballsy male singers, some often overlooked include Gregg Allman and Johnny Winter. And for mellow males, it's hard to beat Mel Torme.
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It wouldn't have been as funny if you hadn't used a huge font.
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Hey, I was BORN with this huge font. Jealous?


Upon further consideration, I'd have no objection to someone naming Roy Orbison or Sam Cooke . . . so I shall.
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Female is easy for me....Gladys Knight (Hey, I'm a Detroit boy).

Male is tougher. From the Motown/Philadelphia genre, Phillipe Wynne, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson.

From Rock? Chris Cornell (going to Soundgarden tonight), Robert Plant...and Janis for the ladies of Rock. (That's Janis Joplin, not Janis Jackson). :-)
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Ok rock: Bon Scott (dead) and Klaus Meine (alive)
Country: Johnny Cash
Female: Dolores O'Riordan (the cranberries lead) / cyndi lauper

Honorable Mentions:
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Petty
Frank

Gah there are too many to actually list or choose ...
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Male: Bill Kelly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN9aEgNzWts
If you don't get goosebumps at that note he hits on 2:50, something is wrong with you.

Female: Jill Scott
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSYMKUtNuw8
Smooth as butter.

Honorable Mention:
Roy Orbison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjq4wYuwgxs

Alison Krauss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKXhIMgTsrE
(good grief) I ooze with feeling at the 55 second mark every time.
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Maybe there's an ointment or something you could get. :-)
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Hey, it's only Johnson's Baby Oil to baby this johnson. :-)


And for some odd reason that made me flash on the female singer Inva Mula. You don't know her? Yes, you do. She was the Diva Plavalaguna. You still don't know her? Yes, you do. She was the blue alien opera singer in The Fifth Element.

Told ya you knew her.
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Ha!!! Gladys Knight was my next pick when I stopped at Lucinda. :-)
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