My top 5 greatest rock vocalists…
1. Chris Cornell
2. Paul McCartney
3. Stephen Stills
4. Layne Staley
5. Eddie Vedder
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Many great selections...just to add some more...Bono...Grace Slick...Stevie Nicks...
...Mick Hucknall (Simply Red)...and SIAP...Mick Jagger
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Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury, Burton Cummings, John Lennon, Janis Joplin,
jimbasil 55116 postsJim Morrison and Ann Wilson.
5 is just to small a list with so much vocal talent in Rock. Mick Jagger, Roger Daltrey, Paul McCartney, Dimash Qudaibergen (who is the greatest vocalist this planet has ever known), Celine Dion, Lara Fabian. Jon Anderson, Al Green.
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Agree w Karen Carpenter - she was amazing (and under recognized for how great her voice was imo).
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In no particular order:
- Steve Marriott (Robert Plant emulated him. Keef wanted him in the Stones. After some demos, Jagger said no, knowing Marriott's vocals would overshadow his.)
- Terry Reid ("Superlungs." Jimmy Page's first choice as lead vocalist for the New Yardbirds. Reid said no and Plant got the gig.)
- Paul Rodgers (Take your pick from Free and Bad Company. Elton John's pick for the greatest rock vocalist of all time.)
- Steve Winwood (He was already magnificent at 15. Wrote some great stuff, with Can't Find My Way Home at the top, along with terrific vocals on that one.)
- Ronnie James Dio (Best hard rock/metal vocalist of all time. Completely unique sound.)
- Chris Cornell (I agree with you here, and will give him the nod over Staley among "grunge" singers.)
And two Jefferson Airplane/Starship vocalists: Marty Balin and Mickey Thomas. Thomas is the most underrated rock vocalist of all time. Yes, he sang during a weaker period for the band, but I don't think any male rock singer could hit the notes he could, and he did it effortlessly. Watch the video on YouTube of him singing "Jane" on the old show, "Fridays." The frightening thing is that he still can.Last thing: McCartney had a tremendous voice. No question. But Lennon had the rock and roll voice. Other than Elvis and Buddy Holly, Lennon has the most distinctive voice in rock history.
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Damn good list. Winwood wrote Can’t Find My Way Home when he was 14, I believe
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better list:
1. roy orbison
2. paul mccartney
3. del shannon
4. elvis
5. whitney houstonmsm, dnc, antifa, blm: trying to kill america.-
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Better, man? (Pearl Jam reference). Good list except for Whitney Houston…
She wasn’t a rock star, bro
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This or any list is subjective. Ann is really good. So was Gayle McCormick, Lydia Pence, Janis.
Male voices Top 10 bring out the obvious names but Mike Smith needs to be there too. To be quite frank, I'm sick of Queen and this opera rock stuff that gets air play every two minutes. Brad Delp of Boston was a force. So is Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company. That's the opinion of industry insiders. You also got your David Clayton Thomas. I can come up with a Top Ten male and female, in random order, that won't include the obvious names. It all begins and ends though with the late great Karen Carpenter.
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Agreed. Have you seen Ann and Nancy’s rendition of Stairway to Heaven…
at the Kennedy Center? Amazing.
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I have.
I doubt she's going to be around much longer, sadly. She was also quite hot back in the day, so the total package at the front of the house.
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