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who are the best tenors of all time-in pop and r &b i was noticing the other day that most of my favorite singers in my record collection happen to be tenors and falsettos. thinking about this i figured out
that because i sing tenor (pretty well as a matter of fact) i always was more into the higher ranged singers than the lower ones... now the problem is with this question people might have to really go through their cds and records to choose their favorites... my dilemma is i have so many favorites..anyway here's how i'll start this: fave pop-rock tenors: lou christie (the most jarring pop singer in the 60's-sing his stuff and i have with musicians and its HARD...rhaPSODY in the rain and lighting strikes are two of lou's best. paul mccartney...he still has one of the best voices in rock and sorry beatles fans i love john but paul's a way better vocalist...he can sing it anyway you want(falsetto..'girlfriend,so bad,martha my dear...." sweet...and i loce her.ps i love you..taste of honey...why don't we do it on the road (the octave shift in the latter part of this screaming classic is a bitch to sing..i've done it and people its murder! don everly...don can't do a bad vocal. what a soulful voice... lindsay buckingham...nice tone...like him better solo bobby caldwell...yep he's superb. (what you won't do for love and JAMica are two of his best examples.. jimmy beaumont (skyliners) since i don't have you ..is a doo-wop classic and a fine example of the late jimmy's vocal skills...he was one of the best white singers in doo-wop bar none... another great singer is and was Johnny maestro of "the crests and brooklyn bridge...16 candles,step by step,trouble in paradise...johnny's still BAD... darryl hall....man he's still amazing...best ones me and mrs. jones...one on one (excellent vocal control) sara smile dion di muci-he was pretty damn good in the 50's...teenager in love and i wonder why...are dion at his most soulful franke valli...i can't even tell ya how hard it is to sing his old 60's classics...the standouts by frankie...sherry,big girls don't cry...opus 17 and let's hang on now the r& b faves and its a hall fo fame list here... sam cooke...pookie hudson...eugene record (chilites) buddy bailey (clovers) cyde mcphatter (drifters-dominoes) jackie wilson (maybe the best there ever was) william hart (delfonics) little anthony gourdine (two people in the world..that's all you need to know folks) micheal jackson (the j5 Mj is the one i'm hippin' ya too..."who's lovin' you' is all i gots to say! smokey robinson (well smokey song can i think of? all of them!) curtis mayfield (gypsy woman-i'm so proud...curtis can't even be any better) eddie kendricks(well i'll tell you about my fave eddie's cuts later on...EK is in my top 5 of all time) harry ray (moments- ray goodman and brown...superb singer) ok...luther's in here too...he's probably the best tenors in the last 25 years.. prince...(how can i ignore him...."damn U and how come you don't call me anymore...do i need to say more) maxwell...marvin gaye (man...marvin did them all so sweet how come he's not mentioned more?) oh and two jamaican greats: dennis brown and keith "slim " smith (slim might be the most underrated and best falsetto singers ever and unless you know reggae from the 60's-70's you don't know who he is....get "my conversaTION and everybody needs love and you'll see he's like curtis but stronger on the timbre. ok..i know there's more but these are ones i DIG. who's your faves? youngca | |
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You've picked out some kickass singers there.
But i'd also add (if he strictly counts as tenor, he was kinda all over the shop) Jeff Buckley. | |
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That would be this fella right here...
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Well, gee whiz. That's a toughie. I'd say these cats deserve top seats:
Al Green Sam Cooke Otis Redding Stevie Wonder Sly Stone Terence Trent D'arby Daryl Hall Elton John Billy Joel Michael Hutchence Freddy Mercury George Michael Mick Hucknall (of Simply Red) John Popper and Marc Anthony bold, sly edits... [This message was edited Mon Mar 29 15:34:33 2004 by ThreadBare] | |
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Big, Curl Quite Not Right Luther
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David Ruffin
Donnie McClurkin (he's Gospel, tho) Ron Isley (shame on you for not mentioning him!) Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired! | |
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Rahsaan Patterson
The great KD Lang. That girl outsings everybody. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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EllisDee, I know you have some good'uns. C'mon wit it, bruh! | |
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Adisa said: David Ruffin
Donnie McClurkin (he's Gospel, tho) Ron Isley (shame on you for not mentioning him!) Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men oh yeah...my bad,adisa forgetting ronnie isley is a sin... oh one other gentleman the late BObby HATfield of the righteous bros.... | |
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Hey, how about Tevin campbell? Easily a great vocalist and still very underated! Like a younger michael Jackson, he puts alot of passion and emotion into a song! | |
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psykosoul said: Big, Curl Quite Not Right Luther
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psykosoul said: Big, Curl Quite Not Right Luther
You know you ain't quite right for saying that.  Luther gets my vote, too. | |
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How bout El DeBarge?  My name is BISCUIT...and I am funky!  | |
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