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What about........PAUL ROBESON? :lol: Stevie Z

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What about........PAUL ROBESON? sleep3.gif Stevie Z

roy hamilton has got the got the voice :lol: but not the song :no:

What about........PAUL ROBESON? :lol: Stevie Z

The main man, Mr. Marvin Gaye

Ben E King

Levi stubbs

Curtis mayfield

I cant even decide out of the three above

Ben E King

Levi stubbs

Curtis mayfield

I cant even decide out of the three above

:lol:

Otis Redding

Jackie Wilson

Sam Cooke

:no:

Get a grip all of you, only one singer songwriter who epitomised that sound....the late, great, Curtis Mayfield, my all time No.1 hero, bar none...........[and for those of you who know me quite well, I place him just slightly above the greats of welsh rugby - Phil Bennet, Barry John, JPR etc] Has there EVER been a more distinctive voice and influential person in the history of our scene? Personally I think not...

Rich

:lol:

Otis Redding

Jackie Wilson

Sam Cooke

:no:

Otis Redding

Jackie Wilson

Al Green

Earl King

Aaron Neville

Wilson Picket

I Roy......Reggae man

:no:

David ruffin

Barry White

Teddy Pendegrass

Lou Rawls

Melvin Franklin

Cissy Houston

Ruth Brown

to name but a few

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Stop messing about the lot of you . . . . it's got to be BOBBY BLAND!!!

Ray Pollard and Levi Stubbs. Would have loved to hear the two duet.

Marvin

Melvin Franklin (Makemyvinyl - superb choice)

Marvin

George Benson

Marvin

Otis

Marvin

Roy Hamilton

Marvin

and finally to complete the top 10 list

Marvin probably.

garland green for me :lol:

Shane

Stop messing about the lot of you . . . . it's got to be BOBBY BLAND!!!

:no: Bobby Bland indeed :lol:

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Otis Redding

Jackie Wilson

Al Green

Earl King

Aaron Neville

Wilson Picket

I Roy......Reggae man

Hi ,I saw Al Green at a little venue called the "Basement" on his first live tour over here in my home town of Bury.Gotta say he could sing :lol: Just remembered seeing the Detroit Spinners in Manchester ,also in the early 70s.Phillipe Wynne was lead(formerly of the Pacesetters)....what a fabulous range to his vocal talent.He even took off Diana Ross singing -Where did our love go-fab.Such a shame he passed away July 1984.Any one on here see the 'Spinners doing that particular set?ATB Stevie z :no:

Haven't actually formed a decision yet, but Darrell Banks would be in the short list.

BILL BRANDON & SAM DEES

From the girlies - BETTYE SWANN

Sy Hightower Melvin Moore Jacky Beavers Big Dee Irwin Tommy Tate Levi Stubbs Sonny Munroe Nick Ashford Nat Cole Marvin Gaye Sonny Charles Ron Banks JJ Barnes Larry Hancock Joe Valentine Otis Clay Bobby Wommack Ray Charles :yes:

Jackie Wilson, so much power and emotion and a huge range too

David Ruffin

Edwin Starr

Marvin Junior

Tommy Tate

Tyrone Davis

Dennis Edwards

Overton Vertis Wright

What about........PAUL ROBESON? :ohmy: Stevie Z

Any black U.S. record dealer who says "Yeah I got one of them somewhere you can have it for five bucks" :ohmy:

Steve Mancha or Emmanuel Laskey

All wrong, the answer is Lou Johnson.

Though Curtis gets second for eloquence.

Ady shame on you, you missed the chance for a plug for Kent product.

Even more surprising than the omission of Mr Womack must be James Carr, so soulful it hurts especially now we so much know more about how painful his life was.

I am going to play all 3 of the excellent James Carr cds I have on Kent (any commission payable in cd's Ady!!)

Cheers

Jock

Ady shame on you, you missed the chance for a plug for Kent product.

Even more surprising than the omission of Mr Womack must be James Carr, so soulful it hurts especially now we so much know more about how painful his life was.

I am going to play all 3 of the excellent James Carr cds I have on Kent (any commission payable in cd's Ady!!)

Cheers

Jock

Sometimes you gotta tell it like it is. But JC certainly turns a lot of connoisseurs on. His CDs sell like hot cakes.

Walter Jackson - nuff said!

Spot on Phil. :rolleyes:

With Jackie Wison in second place.

Sy Hightower Melvin Moore Jacky Beavers Big Dee Irwin Tommy Tate Levi Stubbs Sonny Munroe Nick Ashford Nat Cole Marvin Gaye Sonny Charles Ron Banks JJ Barnes Larry Hancock Joe Valentine Otis Clay Bobby Wommack Ray Charles :rolleyes:

I'm a fan of Ray Charles, but wouldnt have him down as having a great voice. I like the fact he sounds like he is on 150 fags a day (He was on a lot worse for many years). His voice is more of a bluesey hollarer than a soulful smooth Nat King Cole, and think thats where his popularity comes from. For me its almost a case of loving his records because he sounds like he shouldnt have a voice to sing with. If you catch my drift.

Male - Roy Hamilton.

Female - Ty Karim.

Male & Female - Sylvester (not the cat the singer)

Regards Ritchie. :rolleyes:

What about........PAUL ROBESON? :rolleyes: Stevie Z

Its got to be the the guy that Elvis said had the voice of a angel who came to earth so people could hear him sing

ROY HAMILTON.

Toss up between

Jackie Wilson & Deon Jackson

For me :rolleyes:

HB :yes:

Got to agree with SteveC Ray Pollard wins it for me,have a listen to no more like me on Shrine.can not be bettered.

Regards Soulster22 :rolleyes:

Ray Pollard and Levi Stubbs. Would have loved to hear the two duet.

Toss up between

Jackie Wilson & Deon Jackson

For me :rolleyes:

HB :yes:

Shouldn't you be on a building site somewhere?

Shouldn't you be on a building site somewhere?

MONDAY CLUB RULES OK

:rolleyes: HB

[James Earl Jones - actor, beautuful voice.

Mark Bicknell - oh do you mean singer...lol

spot on mark,

james earl jones pure velvet.

if you can get your hands on the motown beatles thingy c.d. edwin starr singing my sweet lord will make any grown man cry.

No contest........Jackie Wilson..........The greatest!!!!!!!!!

being serious, and just naming vocalists

i can't believe nobody has mentioned someone with a great voice, and who has been very prolific to boot,

what about ....teddy pendergrass. then.....

lou rawls

levi stubbs

bobby womack

marvin

in no order

female..........

jean terrell

betty wright

esther philips

again in no order and all spur of the moment choices with dozens more not included, ooh i love 'em all :thumbsup:

What about........PAUL ROBESON? :lol: Stevie Z

i really haven't got a clue - I keep changing my mind as I'm typing

Marvin, Womack, Pickett, Ruffin, Big Walt. The list is endless. What about James Carr :lol: Or even the 'Tan Nightingale' himself, Johnny Adams :thumbsup:

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