I searched back over a year and was surprised I didn't find a topic on this. Plenty of favorite guitarists threads, but no favorite singers thread!
Well, here it is.

Please tell us all who your favorite singers are, and if you like, maybe provide a youtube/myspace link or some such thing so we can hear them sing.


I'll go first. And as could be expected if you've read some of my other posts in this forum, I'll provide youtube links:

...Kaya - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQDa5En2CdU
...Kamijo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEQ2Gv6HWR4
...Juka - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62CWlNCZYdo (If you say he sounds like Gackt, I will wish death upon you.)
...Jui - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04wvCsI_a7Y
...Kaito - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPoWHTlVmFw

Those are my personal top five singers. I'm lucky I could find them all live!

Jennifer Saunders!!!!!!!!
She's a multitalent, many of you probably know her from the TV show Absolutely Fabulous, she's a comedian, actress, writer.
She lent her voice to the Fairy Godmother in Shrek2 and sang "I need a hero", and that woman's got some pipes!

No particular order:

Skip James http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB2POWSnStU (Devil Got My Woman)
Joan Baez - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDXtxSVSEmk (Silver Dagger)
Bob Dylan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9v0U8xWOQI (Boots of Spanish Leather)
Leonard Cohen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aRKZFR5imM (Famous Blue Raincoat)
Nico http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgvyeTOa4bI (Fairest of the Seasons)
Tim Buckley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE_cZIDh62g (Song to the Siren)
Lou Reed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzm5NUg-8Tc (Rock and Roll)
Nick Drake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ShXHW_FrlM (Fly)
Tom Verlaine (Television) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BNDUzcGOjI (See No Evil)
Nick Cave http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHf7deW9L9Y (From Her to Eternity)
Sarah Blasko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVtFUFSNP9U (Always on This Line)

There are a few others I'd like to include but I think I'll spare the rest of you.

Kate Bush, Tori Amos, and Vanessa Carlton. The Trinity.

Anthony Green: www.myspace.com/anthonygreen

Craig Owens: www.myspace.com/chiodos

John Entwistle. Buahaahah!!

Affliction, nice Baez choice.

I thought so, Silver Dagger truly is a brilliant song.

My eyes tear most times I listen to her. Her voice is so powerful. I love to see/listen to her w/ Dylan. I adore the folk movement.

Also, I should mention, the vocalist for the Small Faces had a brilliant voice. Everyone should listen to Afterglow (of your love). Very commanding. But then again, hippy-psychedlic doesn't seem to be popular in here.

Tony Harnell

Jon Anderson

Smokie Norful
Fantasia
John Legend
Patti Labelle
Chris Martin

Brandon Saller, Robert Plant, Josh Homme.

Mark Miller

Axel Rose

Celine Dion

Bryan Adams

Bob Seger

Jim Morrison

Strickly as singers, not including "songwriting"....lots of people i like do both, but this list is just vocals

Ian Gillan
Don Henley
Mickey Thomas
Ann Wilson
Bon Jovi
Axl Rose

Freddie Mercury
Ian Gillan
Steve Perry
Chris Cornell
Mike Patton
Bruce Dickinson
Dio

Aretha Franklin
Janis Joplin
Chaka Khan
Ann Wilson

I have more but am currently brain dead.

Sammy Hagar

Edie Brickell

Billy Joel

Diana Krall

John Mellencamp

Stevie Nicks

Bob Seger

Crystal Gayle

~Dwight Yoakam
~Josh Turner
~Eric Burdon
~Raul Malo
~Shania
~Dolly Parton
~Cher
~Joan Jett

((to name a few))