I'd like to emphasize the word favorite. I don't want to hear you say who you think has the greatest range etc etc. I want you to tell me who you like listening to. Here are some of my favorites:

Prince
Steve Arrington
Leroy 'Sugar' Bonner

just off the top of my head...

David Sylvian


and
Prince
PJ Harvey
Joni Mitchell

Not really a singer, but I love his voice...

I'm partial to the female voice, so that's who's going to fill most of my list. I claim no semblance of order to this list. I wrote them down as they popped in my head:

Deniece Williams
Donna Summer
Sinead O'Connor
Dionne Warwick
Minnie Riperton
Ronald Isley
Karen Carpenter
Dolly Parton
Donny Hathaway
Chaka Khan
Dusty Springfield
Ann Wilson
Cyndi Lauper
Chris Isaac
Anita Baker
Jennifer Holliday
Prince
Brian Wilson
Stevie Wonder
Eddie Kendricks

PANDURITO said:

Love Tracey, Have read her lates blog on EBTG website, She has a solo album coming out this year or early 07.

Too many, but Gladys Knight is deserves a mention. Her voice is so soulful, and she sounds just as good as ever.

My favourite volcalists are:

Prince
George Michael
Whitney Houston
Chaka Khan
TTD
Anita Baker
Seal
Gladys Knight
Karen Carpenter

I'm sure I'm forgetting someone, but.....

I gotta add Luther to this list. He had a great voice!!
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twink69 said:

Didn't know

Sam Cooke & Jackie Wilson


Enuff said...

These are some of my favorites...like you said, some are all time greats, some just have distinctive voices, or I just like their sound...


Marvin Gaye
Sam Cooke
Chaka Khan
Ronald Isley
Maurice White
Patti Austin
Gladys Knight
David Ruffin
Walt Williams (The O'Jays)
Aretha Franklin
Bobby Womack
Donald Fagen
Al Jarreau
Kenny Loggins
Kathy Sledge
James Taylor
Tracy Thorn
Glenn Goins (Parliament-Funkadelic)
Cuba Gooding, Sr.(The Main Ingredient)
Michael McDonald
Phil Perry
Bobby McFerrin
Seal
Darryl Hall
Minnie Riperton
Cassandra Wilson




...

some of the most important...