Sjclement Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Not your favorite song, or singer, as some haven't a great voice, but can really sing, but who has the most amazing voice/vocal style, you have ever heard? No top 10's or even top 3's but the one Hands down for me, whatever genre, Ella Fitzgerald. Close run thing between her and Sassy Male vocal wise I can't decide between Tyrone Davis or Oscar Perry both have the laid back styles that I love and both could sing the phone directory
Guest JerryL Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Alexander Patten....... male Jocelyn Brown female.............Thats two Doh!
Guest stevejan Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Not your favorite song, or singer, as some haven't a great voice, but can really sing, but who has the most amazing voice/vocal style, you have ever heard? No top 10's or even top 3's but the one Hands down for me, whatever genre, Ella Fitzgerald. So so difficult.....depends on the moment...staying in tonight as i'm feeling a bit under the weather....listening to Frankie Beverley...got to be one of the great vocalists of all time,his live shows were something special(might do another reply tomorrow and the it could be Aretha,Marvin. Bobby Womack,Lenny Williams......see what I mean about the moment?.....Oh just pulled a Dells LP out...Yep tonight its the mighty Marvin Junior....LOL
Guest stevejan Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Vincent Price yes he has a 'bite' to his voice
dthedrug Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Hi a good one? Aretha Franklin by far the greatest female soul singer even on ballads and she is almost talking a song its pure magic I would love to see her live. as for male there are so many Marvin Gaye Sam Cooke Walter Jackson Wilson Picket But on record Stand By Me by Spyder Turner is one of my faves but all time record after record and for all his great songs it must be Jackie Wilson however in true rare soul collectors mind set I could easy say the same for Otis Reading I no these are predictable but they are the all the kings of soul DAVE KIL i I forgot to put the in the Chicago vocals the Butler Bros Jerry & billy the Major himself Gene Chandler Marvin Smith Curtis Mayfield and on the Rock Steady early Reggae Pat Kelly, Alton Ellis & the Flames, and the UniqueS all records by them are classics HOWEVER THE MOST FAMOUSE VOICE AFTER GIVING IT MUCH THOUGHT? IT HAS TO BE THE GREATEST BLUES , R&B SINGER FROM DETRIOT MICHIGAN THE ONE AND ONLY Mr JOHN LEE HOOKER? BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!? WHAT A VOICE DAVE KIL
Guest stevejan Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 So so difficult.....depends on the moment...staying in tonight as i'm feeling a bit under the weather....listening to Frankie Beverley...got to be one of the great vocalists of all time,his live shows were something special(might do another reply tomorrow and the it could be Aretha,Marvin. Bobby Womack,Lenny Williams......see what I mean about the moment?.....Oh just pulled a Dells LP out...Yep tonight its the mighty Marvin Junior....LOL Now it's Millie Jackson...Caught Up album has just come out...why do poeple ask qustions that the answers are so fluid ?....oh just spotted a Sam dees !2''(After All)....I'll be back
Guest familytree Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 Now it's Millie Jackson...Caught Up album has just come out...why do poeple ask qustions that the answers are so fluid ?....oh just spotted a Sam dees !2''(After All)....I'll be back millie jackson... of course!... this question is impossible to answer.... im wracking my brains!
Sweeney Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 As of this moment in time it's Anne Briggs and her stunningly beautiful version of 'Standing On The Shore'
Guest Trevski Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 (edited) Close run thing between her and Sassy Male vocal wise I can't decide between Tyrone Davis or Oscar Perry both have the laid back styles that I love and both could sing the phone directory Yep, had a little debate there myself! her version of "fever" with a latinesque feel, is superb, and the Verve remix of Peter Gunn..... FF the first 1:30! Edited March 29, 2009 by Trevski
Guest posstot Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 CHUCK JACKSON Somebody at last mentions CHUCK JACKSON!! way hay!!
Reforee Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 Jackie Wilson.........................................by far Maxine Brown....sorry Gladys she pipped you to this one girl MB live and recorded. Phew I would marry her if the boss (Tina) would let me. Love her to bits. Dave Halsall
Guest marge Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 depends... for the octave range I'd go for Jackie Wilson or Aretha for soulful I'd go for Levi Stubbs
Guest Dante Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Surprised no one has mentioned Billie Holiday, the voice, the attitude. She had it all. Can't name only, so here goes some: Female: Billie, Aretha, Erma Franklin, Etta... Male: Gene Chandler, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Jackson (in between tears being probably the best and most soulful vocal performance of all time) and many more...
Windlesoul Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Roy Hamilton for male defo again, particularly any of his beat ballads but even his standards are truly soulful: try the Sinner! Heartaches hurry on by reduces me to tears...... Mark
pikeys dog Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 Some great choices, but for me it's got to be........... Tiny Tim. His version of "Tiptoe through the Tulips" is sublime.
nij flood Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 Not your favorite song, or singer, as some haven't a great voice, but can really sing, but who has the most amazing voice/vocal style, you have ever heard? No top 10's or even top 3's but the one Hands down for me, whatever genre, Ella Fitzgerald. Male:Jackie Wilson Female : Irma Thomas
Guest Posted April 5, 2009 Posted April 5, 2009 With so many talented vocalists emerging from Black America during the 50s, 60s and 70s, this is a huge question but in terms of overall musical timbre, technique and range, I have to agree with Elvis Presley. JACKIE WILSON has to be the number one. The stylistic, musical journey from JACKIE'S spine tingling version of 'Danny Boy' through to the soaring northern soul perfection of 'Because of you' is perhaps unrivalled by any other vocalist. Torch Jazz, showbiz standards, rock'n'roll, r'n'b, uptown Chicago Soul, Jackie could deliver faultless performances within any of these genres and the catalogue he has bequeathed is a truly monumental American musical legacy. On one record buying trip to the states I was left simply in awe, staring at the size of a JACKIE WILSON section in a New York Record shop! On a side note, the biggest 'sin' ever committed by a true soul fan on British televsion, had to be the moment when a hyped up, near hysterical PETE WATERMAN reacted to a 'live' version of 'I get the Sweetest Feeling', performed by the gormless WILL YOUNG. This during the goddamned horrendous 'Shop Idle' series. 'That was better than Jackie Wilson' stuttered WATERMAN. In front of millions. This from a former 70s Northern Soul DJ!!!!!!!! PETE, hang your head in eternal shame! On said record, JACKIE demonstates his unique abilities to stunning affect. He possessed the octave range of an opera singer and an emotional impact that encapsulated the joys and agonies of human relationships. He was a vocal talent without peer or rival and also the man who's sensational dancing inspired JAMES BROWN to get on the 'good foot'. Given the fact that he was also a 'Golden Gloves' Boxing Champion, it would be fair to say that JACKIE WILSON had to be one of the most all round gifted Americans of the 20th Century. It is to the great credit of the British Northern Soul scene, that Jackie's career and memory is held in such enormous collective esteem. JACKIE WILSON 'The Greatest Voice' RIP
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