My Favorite 31 Vocalists of All Time! Pick 26

Join Pete Pardo throughout the month of August as he picks out his favorite 31 singers of all time, plus his favorite 3 albums they appeared on and his favorite vocal performance in a song by that vocalist.

[diannecarpenter]

Thank you, Pete, for your pick.
All the damn time.
My 26 Pick: Paul Rodgers
Free/Bad Company
1. Straight Shooter
2. Fire and Water
3. Bad Company-
Bad Co.
Song: Feel Like Making Love
🎤🎸🎵🎹🥁
Life is better with music

[joshcreasey]

26. Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey, The Storm, solo)

Santana - Abraxas
Journey - Look Into The Future
Journey - Next

Song: Journey - Look Into The Future

[dannyhoeykens]

My pick for today is Joni Mitchell.
Albums: 1) Hejira
2) Blue
3) The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Track: Coyote

[KylerG-km]

6. George Harrison
All Things Must Pass (1970)
Living in the Material World (1973)
S/T (1979)
Song: Let It Down

I decided to pick only his solo material since George would only get a couple of songs on a Beatles record. That being said, his material is among the best in the Beatles' catalog. There is a distinct comforting element to his vocals that pairs so well with his songwriting and slide guitar playing,

1. Stevie Ray Vaughan
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Peter Gabriel
4. Klaus Meine
5. Freddie Mercury
6. George Harrison

[ericwalker]

Ann Wilson

Albums: Dreamboat Annie, Dog & Butterfly, and Heart

Song: Magic Man, ...but her vocals on "Love Me Like Music (I'll Be Your Song" is a thing of beauty.

[justinmathewson]

Ann Wilson ! Dreamboat Annie. Crazy On You

[davidholmes]

THIRTY-ONE FAVORITE VOCALISTS

Phil Lynott
Ireland, born in England - born 1949 and died 1986

Three vocal highlights -

“Still in Love with You, ” from the album Nightlife (1974) by Thin Lizzy
“Cowboy Song, ” from the album Jailbreak (1976) by Thin Lizzy
"Sarah, ” from the album Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979) by Thin Lizzy

Previous choices -

Ray Davies
Rob Zombie
Roger Daltrey
Thom Yorke
Van Morrison

[michaelellsworth]

Rob Halford - Judas Priest
Albums - Painkiller, Sad Wings of Destiny, Stained Class.
Song - Beyond the Realms of Death

[WarhawkBeyond]

Day 6: Glenn Hughes
Black Country Communion
Deep Purple: Come Taste The Band
The Dead Daisies: Holy Ground
Song: Far Away


Day 5: Benoit David
Mystery: The World Is A Game
Mystery: One Among The Living
Mystery: Beneath The Veil Of Winter's Face
Song: Through Different Eyes


Day 4: Geddy Lee
Rush: Hemispheres
Rush: Moving Pictures
Rush: Power Windows
Song: The Camera Eye

Day 3: Jon Anderson
Jon & Vangelis: The Friends Of Mr. Cairo
Yes: Going For The One
Yes: Close To The Edge
Song: Awaken

Day 2: Greg Lake
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
Emerson, Lake & Powell
ELP - Tarkus
Song: Epitaph

Day 1: John Wetton
King Crimson: Red
UK
Asia: Astra
Song: Too Late

[rickmay]

My pick for today: Rod Stewart (solo performer)
Never a Dull Moment
Every Picture Tells a Story
Foot Loose and Fancy Free
Favorite vocal performance: Reason to Believe.

[sabinoabdala]

Day 6: Beth Gibbons
Albums: Dummy, Portishead, Third
Song: Black Sabbeth (Black Sabbath cover w/Gonga)

[jerryattwooll]

My choice today is the frontman for a superstar band. In the 70s when the original line up of his main band were together, they were arguably the most energetic and explosive live act on the planet. ROGER DALTREY from The Who. The Daltrey roar as I call it was/is one of the definitive vocal styles of the whole arena rock scene and the man's chest beating machismo set the standard for so many frontman and singers who followed in his footsteps. But he could do sensitive and subtle too, such was his ability.
Albums
Who's Next
Quadraphenia
Who Are You.
Favourite vocal
Won't Get Fooled Again. A definitive arena hard rock vocal on a definitive arena hard rock song
27 Derek St Holmes
28 Klaus Meine
29 Ronnie Van Zant
30 Pat Benatar
31 Jimmy Dewar.
Love Pete's choice today, and will feature higher on my list later in the month.

[stevenbruno]

No particular order. Just picking a different name for each day. I've posted a couple favorite vocal tracks of mine as well:

Although he got a bit "whiney" sounding in the 80's, Paul Stanley was a powerful and unique voice in his prime. Many non-Kiss fans might not realize he did Phantom of the Opera .



27. Paul Rodgers - Free / Bad Company (Bad Company ; Fire and Water)
28. Ronnie James Dio - Dio (Don't Talk to Strangers ; Holy Diver)
29. Pat Benatar (Hell is for Children ; Promises in the Dark)
30. Klaus Meine - Scorpions (We'll Burn the Sky ; Still Loving You)
31. Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull (Orion ; Heavy Horses)

[martinfranco]

Singer: Phil Mogg - UFO
Albums: Lights Out, Obsession, The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent
Song: Love To Love

[SWEETFA]

Eric Bloom (BOC) First 3 albums. This Aint the Summer of Love, Srairway to the stars, Harvester of Eyes

[guylanglois]

Jimi Jameson
Survivor- vital signs
Target-Target
Jimi Jameson- when love comes down

Performance: broken Promises /I can't hold back

[guillermomaldonado]

Joe Lynn Turner
Rainbow: Bent Out of Shape ("Can't Let You go")
Yngwie Malmsteen: Odyssey ("Crystal Ball")
Joe Lynn Turner: Belly of the Beast ("Dark Night of the Soul")

[mikeryanmikeryan]

Hi Pete. good pick in Lou Gramm. Here is my pick for Day 26.
Pick # 26 - Rik Emmett - Triumph - 3 albums - Allied Forces - Just A Game - Never Surrender - Song - Fight The Good Fight

[purpletemple]

Your dog (I presume) is making the same noise that John Bonham's bass drum pedal does on Since I been Loving You...😁😁

[zacharyravn]

My pick for today: James Labrie of Dream theater. Before his unfortunate vocal injury, James was one of the best metal vocalists! He perfectly suits the melodic nature of the band’s music, but can turn on the grit when it calls for it. My favourite performance of his has to be Take the time, off Images and words. I think this song shows all the facets of what he could do back in the day. It’s a real shame his voice was never really the same after.