Have to confess to being an Elvis fan since he started in the 50s,this man could sing anything from wild country rock to soft voiced ballads,his Thats the way it is album remains one of my all time favourites. A very close second is Freddie Mercury who could have been a fine opera singer had he not died so early.
Luther Vandross, i think just sneaks into the seventies as a singer.
Well he was singing in the 70s but backing other artists & singing radio jingles. Late 70s he was in a group named Luther but it wasn't "his" group & I don't think he was the lead singer. Certainly the 80s when he burst onto the scene with his solo stuff but all this means nothing as it's just a list of what seems to be peoples favourite singer. My choice ? Little Jimmy Osmond
Luther Vandross, i think just sneaks into the seventies as a singer.
Well he was singing in the 70s but backing other artists & singing radio jingles. Late 70s he was in a group named Luther but it wasn't "his" group & I don't think he was the lead singer. Certainly the 80s when he burst onto the scene with his solo stuff but all this means nothing as it's just a list of what seems to be peoples favourite singer. My choice ? Little Jimmy Osmond
Wasn’t he one of the backing singers on Young American?
Personally I like distinctive voices that are versatile.
Anyone wanting to hear Plant not screaming should listen to his version of the Tim Hardin classic If I Were a Carpenter. In my view he absolutely nails this ballard.
Roger Daltrey displays a similar versatlity in some of his solo work. Believe it or not his first album away from the Who was written by Leo Sayer. He also performed the Beggars Opera which involved him technically singing Opera around this time.
Other favourites of mine ( which wouldn't be fashionable) are David Essex and the previously mentioned Leo Sayer. Both of whom are good singers who both wrote much of their own material.
Luther Vandross, i think just sneaks into the seventies as a singer.
Well he was singing in the 70s but backing other artists & singing radio jingles. Late 70s he was in a group named Luther but it wasn't "his" group & I don't think he was the lead singer. Certainly the 80s when he burst onto the scene with his solo stuff but all this means nothing as it's just a list of what seems to be peoples favourite singer. My choice ? Little Jimmy Osmond
Wasn’t he one of the backing singers on Young American?
Little Jimmy Osmond or Luther Vandross ?
If LV I didn't know that but wouldn't surprise me ?
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Hate these questions... too many and then someone says another and you go "oh yeh"
Robert Plant for me.
A very close second is Freddie Mercury who could have been a fine opera singer had he not died so early.
He had a hit with, Up On The Roof
Personally I like distinctive voices that are versatile.
Anyone wanting to hear Plant not screaming should listen to his version of the Tim Hardin classic If I Were a Carpenter. In my view he absolutely nails this ballard.
Roger Daltrey displays a similar versatlity in some of his solo work. Believe it or not his first album away from the Who was written by Leo Sayer. He also performed the Beggars Opera which involved him technically singing Opera around this time.
Other favourites of mine ( which wouldn't be fashionable) are David Essex and the previously mentioned Leo Sayer. Both of whom are good singers who both wrote much of their own material.
If LV I didn't know that but wouldn't surprise me ?