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The Greatest Singers Of All Time

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By: john-russell • 5 years ago • 30 comments

Nominations?

I prefer pop singers who have an instantly recognizable voice , sing with clarity, and if necessary to the song , have a powerful voice. There are hundreds of great singers who have achieved popular success, in pop , rock, country, and R&B.

Here is how I start off this list

MISS CHATELAINE - KD Lang

SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE - Michael Jackson

WHAT DID I HAVE I DONT HAVE NOW? - Eydie Gorme

IN DREAMS - Roy Orbison

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER - Whitney Houston

MY HEART STOOD STILL - Frank Sinatra

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1 author JohnRussell 5 years ago

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - Am I The Same Girl ?

Crying - Don Mc Lean

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1.1 author JohnRussell replied to JohnRussell @1 5 years ago

Roy Orbison, who wrote the song "Crying" , supposedly called Don Mc Lean "the voice of the century" based on this performance.

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2 author JohnRussell 5 years ago

TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS - Englebert Humperdinck

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3 Dean Moriarty 5 years ago

Elvis

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3.1 author JohnRussell replied to Dean Moriarty @3 5 years ago

Elvis greatest vocal performance

SUCH A NIGHT - Elvis Presley

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6 Tessylo 5 years ago

One of my favorites.

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7 It Is ME 5 years ago

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8 Paula Bartholomew 5 years ago

Although I am not really into opera, Mario Lanza was heads above one of the great voices.

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10 author JohnRussell 5 years ago

OUR DAY WILL COME - Amy Winehouse

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11 al Jizzerror 5 years ago

Jesus Christ! (superstar)

I nominate the guy who sang the part of Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar.

Ian Gillian's voice is so fucking powerful it echoed in my head for two days after I went to a Deep Purple concert.

Here's "Jesus":

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13 Kavika 5 years ago

Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. Unchained Melody.

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14 Buzz of the Orient 5 years ago

Again? Same questions, same answers. How about something a little more esoteric, like who was the best player of the spoons, or best Appalachian Dulcimer player, or best ragtime pianist, or best tambourine player....?

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14.1 al Jizzerror replied to Buzz of the Orient @14 5 years ago

something a little more esoteric, like who was the best player of the spoons, or best Appalachian Dulcimer player, or best ragtime pianist, or best tambourine player....?

I know you can't watch YouTube vids in China but this is a good one.

I hope you can find it on an uncensored site.

Constant Sorrow - from the movie O brother, Where Art Thou

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14.1.1 Buzz of the Orient replied to al Jizzerror @14.1 5 years ago

Yes, it's on both Tudou and Bilibili, both are Chinese sites - loved the movie. What I can't get is the authentic version sung and played by an older genuine old-time traditional music performer, which I do recall watching when I was able to open YouTube.

I'm not asking anyone to tell me what they've posted any more unless it's a reply to one of my comments or is on one of my seeds/articles that I'm obligated to moderate.

Did you know that it was a totally different singer who was singing that song in the movie? From IMDb: " George Clooney practiced his singing for weeks, but in the end his singing voice was dubbed by country blues singer Dan Tyminski ."

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14.1.2 al Jizzerror replied to Buzz of the Orient @14.1.1 5 years ago

Did you know that it was a totally different singer who was singing that song in the movie?

Yes. Here's the skinny:

December 11.2013 – Story Behind The Song “I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow” by the Soggy Bottom Boys

See the video here! Soggy Bottom Boys Man Of Constant Sorrow

The song is a real life reflection of a bluegrass musician from Kentucky of the early 20th century. He was miner and logger who was robbed, shot and ended up blind. His only means of income was his music.

Kentucky bluegrass fiddler, Richard Dick Burnett wrote the song in 1913.

Emry Arthur recorded it in 1928, but it was made famous by Ralph Stanley and the Stanley Brothers in 1950. Bob Dylan and Waylon Jennings also recorded a version

This song was featured in the movie “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”, which is based on the novel The Odyssey. The song relates to the story: the line, “I am a man of constant sorrow. I’ve seen trouble all my days” refers to Odysseus and all the troubles he had on his journey home.

The Soggy Bottom Boys were a group that was made up for the movie with George Clooney as one of the members. The real voice was that of Dan Tyminski ( from the band Union Station, with backing vocals from Harley Allen and Pat Enright.