Best singing voices ever?

[benji2]

Hannah Reid of London Grammar
Katie Noonan
Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star

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[Grave Danger]

Nat King Cole. Legend has it (well, a story on a documentary) that he didn't even want to be a singer, he just wanted to play jazz piano, which is what he did at first. His jazz band had regular gig at a bar, and one day the owner of the bar said that they had to get a singer or lose the gig. So, given no one else was available, or they didn't want to pay an extra member, Nat started singing, and the rest is history

The wonderful tone of Nat's singing voice probably came from his heavy smoking habit, which most unfortunately led to his death at age 45.

Probably a similar story with Matt Monro as well, although he was an alcoholic too!

 

[2Knights]

If we're going to be honest this would be a thread about opera singers. Leaving them aside -

Men: Elvis, Chris Cornell
Women: Judith Durham, Dusty Springfield, Sandy Denny (no mentions yet), Patsy Cline.

Great singers have effortless power.

 

[DroopStDanny]

I have a great Nat King Cole story to share.

When Nat bought a house in an all white suburb of L.A., his new neighbours told him they did not want any "undesirables" moving into the neighbourhood. Nat said, "Neither do I. And if I see any undesirables coming in here, I'll be the first to let you know."

 

[SaltPeter]

Joss Stone and Ella Eyre

 

[CabWesty]

Not a huge fan of country, but loving me some Emmylou Harris.

 

[Freofalcon]

Not a huge fan of country, but loving me some Emmylou Harris.

Love this version of the Poco classic.

She was a babe.

 

[TheWoodenSlug]

+1 for Emmylou Harris. Her and Gram Parsons' cover of Love Hurts is the ****.

 

[Power Raid]

Sam Cook

 

[Gough]

+1 for Emmylou Harris. Her and Gram Parsons' cover of Love Hurts is the ****.

Gram's voice had a real break your heart quality too.

 

[Dan Moody]

Many truly great voices out there but my favourite is Matt Johnson of theThe. Listen to Lonely Planet, amazing song

 

[Reppie]

Ian Gillan
Rob Halford
Paul Rodgers

 

[Bazzar]

Joan Armatrading

Her album Me Myself I is one of the great test albums for high end audio.

 

[maryjames]

Millie vanille

 

[Plugger35]

Mahalia Barnes

Her and Neil's son knocked it out of the park on Jools Holland show.



Even the Poms were stunned at how good they were.

 

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[Cmarsh]

Has Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston been mentioned?

Now there is someone who could hit the high notes.

 

[Ulahoopski]

Ronnie James Dio
Tom Waits
Jeff Buckley
Diamanda Galas
Gin Wigmore
Sebastian Bach
Conor Mason