Posted on 11/06/2010 9:21:42 PM PDT by Sparky21555
1) Roger Daltry 2) Robert Plant 3) Paul McCartney 4) Frank Sinatra 5) Neil Diamond 6) Dean Martin 7) Roy Orbison 8) David Clayton-Thomas 9) Bing Crosby 10) Otis Redding
Donning my asbestos suit now. Good thing I have a beer in my hand to put out thre flames!
I’ll add Tom Russell
“Wheres Ronnie James Dio?”
Or Bruce Dickinson?
Neals guitar just can't do it without Perry's voice and visa versa.
They have NEVER had a single hit without him and any real Journey fan would know that. :0)
He should still be with us at the age of 74 today.
Mel Torme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbdtZi-LYQ&feature=related
Bob Dylan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrYfH2Asft0&feature=related
Spike Jones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvt4b_qwC_Q&feature=related
Mose Allison http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgaxpwzEqDI
Assume it is some country yokel?
Yep, I missed that one! Probably the best of the 3.
I thought he was a Producer.
STEVE PERRY FROM JOURNEY
JOHN WETTON FROM ASIA
I’m a huge Julio Iglesias fan, nice to see someone else on this board is also one of his fans. I also like Marty Robbins.
Elvis,
Engelbert Humperdinck
No, but neither have The Who, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd or Boston.
I'll take you well-made point and largely agree.
In 20/20 hindsight, my list was possibly biased toward the smooth, mellow side (with the notable exception of Ernest Tubb). That being said, it really was near criminal of me to not have the great Ray Price in the top ten. He could do both the authentic honky tonk vocal style and turn it around with elegant, velvet sound of "For the Good Times".
Ray and Roger Miller on Invitation to the Blues is simply sublime.
When I step on my cats tail she still sounds better than Dylan.
Beaversmom, here's one that I'd already mentioned: Luther Vandross for a great from the '80s.
Bruce Dickinson
Roy Kahn
James Hetfield
Axl Rose
Geoff Tate
Ville Valo
Robert Plant
Rob Halford
Biff Byford
Chris Cornell
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