Most Talented Singer Ever...

[Ayla ny]

have to add: Aretha Franklin!

 

[daddy]

Ok...here is my short list:

1) Elton John

2) Steven Tyler

3) Stevie Nicks

4) Robert Plant - the early years!!!

5) Michael Bolton

6) Paul Stanley - for "overall talent"

7) ANY memeber of the Eagles...they are all awesome!

That's it!

peace out,
daddy

 

[crydun]

Do ya know Sarah Brightman's very first thing she ever did in 1979? Sarah Brightman And Hot Gossip with the very spacy eurodisco track "Starship Trooper".😀

yes!! crydun sings "I gave my heart to a starship trooper, trooper"

 

[BigBrownEyes]

To narrow the field, the best rock singers are Roger Daltry, Ronny James Deo, Paul Stanley and David Coverdale. Those guys can really belt it out, and they can sing anything.

 

[TklDuo-Drew]

I forgot to add someone to the list who's extemeley talented:

Paul Rodgers of Free, Bad Company, and The Firm.

Surprised nobody listed him.


Drew

 

[JoBelle]

Etta James - I bow before the queen of emotion.

Sara Hickman - "Claim on My Heart" is one of the most precious lilting songs ever.

Kirsty MacColl - "In These Shoes" is a song for the ages.

Tony Bennett - I find his voice to be very sexy for some reason!

Cassandra Wilson - If you haven't heard her....start tonight.

Andrea Bocelli - His voice just sticks with me, so I note it as a fave!

Emmylou Harris - Rich, just rich

Last but not least...My Dad. He has perfect pitch and fantastic range and he can sing ANYTHING from Bluegrass to the Hallelujah Chorus while playing a guitar backup. No kidding here folks. I've been involved in music since I was the tender age of 4 and he's by far the best singer I've ever heard. Sure, it's my dad, so I'm a bit bias, but I'm also a musician and a realist. He's that good.

 

[giantfan121262]

Earlier in the thread somebody mentioned "talented vs favorite". I have many faves but when I saw talented, I thought of singers who were renowned for their voices, which is why I thought of Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond.

As far as my faves

Roger Daltry
Kevin Cronin
Geddy Lee
Billy Joel
Robert Plant
Jon Anderson
Paul Simon
Pat Benetar
Elton John

 

[JoBelle]

giantfan,

You make a good point. Odd that some of the choices I selected aren't actually my favorites.

I found in each of the persons I listed a talent for a genre. Each style dictates a particular level of talent. For example, I could not listen to "At Last" being sung by Barbara Streisand. To me, there is a rawness that tints the voice that is required to convey the lyrics apporpriately. Etta all the way there.

I guess I'd have to really choose "talent" based on the music they are singing.

Jo, apologies if that was already said....I'm loopy tonight!

 

[ceaser]

Clay Aiken, come on man the dude ain't even had his cherry popped yet. He's a far cry from the best ever.

Tony Bennet
Paul Anka
Dean Martin
Whitney Houston
Luciano Povarotti
Luther Vandross
Barry White
Bing Crosby


These singers all have prolific voices. I don't listen to and am not fond of all of them but the question was best singers ever so these are my choices.😀

 

[asutickler]

Depends on what sort of "talent" we're talking about.


Going on pure vocal ability, I would say Whitney Houston (at least until smoking "whacky tabacky" finally ruins her voice).


Going purely on the ability to entertain, I would say Elvis Presley.