everybody keeps banging on about robin thicke and jon b etc

but here in the UK, the best white guy soul vocalist you will probably ever hear is Go West's Peter Cox. Unique voice and nobody else sounds like him.

a powerful voice and hugely underrated.

This guy wipes the floor with robin thicke vocally!

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dirtyman2005 said:

Anybody wipes the floor with robin thicke vocally!

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That's Funny, I just did a post on Go West yesterday...I Love Pete's voice, I always thought he was very underrated...I was originally looking on youtube for some tracks from Dancing On The Couch....





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Wow. I don't think I ever saw anyone claim that Jon B or Robin Thicke were the best white singers on earth. Or even r&b for that matter.

I forgot about this guy, but you're right. He's always had a GREAT voice.

What about Lewis Taylor?

dirtyman2005 said:

It's always a matter of opinion, but Peter Cox doesn't sound all that distinctive to me. American ears, I guess. The premise of that show, Reborn in the USA sounds pretty cool. I don't know if anyone here in the States ever saw the show or recognized any of the people on it.

It's only a matter of time before someone in the States nicks the idea and presents their own version.

Graycap23 said:

I don't think either is the best on earth, I just think they have very soulful voices...and I like both styles. I do think Lewis is (or was) a Highly exceptional all-around musician and artist--world class.





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Joe Cocker, "best white soul voice" - James Brown

child boo this one here dont touch jon b listening 2 him i know he white and his sound is not all that he is ok but dont light the r&b candle over his head honey

What is Reborn in the USA? Is it some type of a contest as the Idol shows?

dag said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...in_the_USA

Reborn in the USA was a 2003 ITV reality TV show, in which ten former British pop acts were transported to the USA, where they were supposedly not known (though Tony Hadley, Peter Cox and Gina G had all had charting singles), in the hope of revitalising their music career. Each week, the American audience voted for their favourite act. The two acts with the fewest votes would then face the vote from the British public, where the following week the act with the fewest votes was eliminated from the contest and sent back to Britain. The series was presented by Davina McCall and the eventual winner was ex Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley. Then Jerico's Mark Shaw stormed off after being criticised by other participants for his drunken behaviour prior to the recording of the first concert.


I couldn't have picked out *any* of these singers in a lineup. Imagine if we tried that? Sending out all the singers from Celebrity Rehab or Surreal Life to England and having them compete.

The way the music business is today, that might be the only way most working, talented musicians can get some press.

Actually i think the guy from The Script, i think his name is Danny something...or maybe Ola Salo from The Ark are the best...
P.S. Robin Thicke sucks!!

Total nonsense.

I guess your talking about the most soulfull white singer here, right?

If thats the case, both Thicke and Peter Cox can't even stand in the shadow of Van Morrison.

And not even in the shadows of people like John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, Greg Dulli, Gary Louris, to name a few.

Those people might not exactly release music that can be labeled as 'soul' in the first place, but they definetely show more soul in their delivery then 99,99 percent of the so called 'R&b and nu-soul artists'.

Its one of the prejudices i can't stand: the idea you have to be black, or at least 'black sounding' and performing soul/R&B-like material to be considered 'soulfull'.

Bullshit.

There are (sometimes white) people in the field of folk (Susan McKeown, Kate Rusby), country (Teddy Thompson, Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams) or the singer-songwriter movement (Joni Mitchell, Damien Rice) that simply show way more soul in their delivery then most contemporary black artists.

Soul is colourfree, its the essence.

steven22 said:

Sorry if you're talking about Soul singers then id say James Morrison is pretty good.
Sorry Riverpoet im not keen on Van Morrison...replace van with James though eh?

dirtyman2005 said:

i hope u are kidding?

Alasseon said:

Thanks for the info.

Here´s my tip for an unknown great singer.
Ondrej Ruml - a finalist of the Czech Idol
Grace Kelly

You Are the Sunshine of My Life

Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - this is in a bad quality but worth watching. He playes the banjo incredibly.

Everlasting Love - I love this version of the song

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