My Favorite 31 Vocalists of All Time! Pick 17

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 Day 17 Pick: Ronnie James Dio/Rainbow/ Black Sabbath
1. Rising
2. Richie Blackmore’s Rainbow
3. Heaven and Hell
Song: Stargazer
🎤🎸🎵🎹🥁
Life is better with music

[Paul_Progressive]

# 17 Phil Mogg
I feel blessed that I saw UFO finally and for the first time a few weeks before Phil Mogg suffered from his heart attack which led to the end of this band. UFO were one of the first bands that grabbed my intention as a teenager and it was especially (go figure!) their space rock-album which I listened to a million times and still love today.
Best albums: One Hour Space Rock (UFO 2), Force It, No Heavy Petting
Best song: I’m a loser
# 18 John Wetton
# 19 Chris Thompson
# 20 Michael Sadler
# 21 Gary Brooker
# 22 Bruce Dickinson
# 23 Paul McCartney
# 24 Ozzy Osbourne
# 25 Donald Fagen
# 26 Karen Carpenter
# 27 Robert Plant
# 28 Warren Zevon
# 29 Sting
# 30 Roger Hodgson
# 31 Barry Hay

[robmlisanti]

Today im going with Steve Perry for one of my all time favs! Anyway you want it !!

[hammerheadly]

I saw Dennis DeYoung and Styx back in 1979 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. They were fabulous and New England were the openers.

[Brother_MarkG]

Day 19. Rod Stewert - Every Picture Tells a Story, Gasoline Alley, Atlantic Crossing - song: Reason To Believe Almost everyone has heard Rod Stewert sing. He has been doing it professionally since the early 60's and with some heavy hitters like Jeff Beck and The Faces. He has switched from doing rock to the American Songbook.
1. Bill Champlin - Welcome to the Dance, A Circle Filled with Love, Live
2. Al Green - Call Me, Let's Stay Together, The Lord Will Make a Way - song: Love And Happiness
3. Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon, Lorca, Starsailor - song: The Train
4. Jerry LaCroix - Edgar Winter's White Trash/ Roadwork, S/T, Second Coming - song: Turn On Your Lovelight
5. Paul Rodgers - Fire and Water, The Royal Sessions, Bad Company - song: Heavy Load
6. Aretha Franklin - Aretha Live at Fillmore West, I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Lady Soul - song: I Say A Little Prayer
7. Patsy Cline - Showcase, Patsy Cline, Sentimentally Yours - song: Crazy
8. Waylon Jennings - Waylon Live, Lonesome On'ry and Mean, Honky Tonk Heroes - song: House Of The Rising Sun
9. Gary Brooker (Procal Harum) - A Salty Dog, Broken Barricades, Shine On Brightly - song: A Salty Dog
10. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly, Curtis Live, Curtis - song: People Get Ready
11. Rob Rock - The Voice Of Melodic Metal, Live In Atlanta, Eyes of Eternity, Rage of Creation - song: The Revelation
12. Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude, The Sound of Wilson Pickett, Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia song: Hey Jude
13. Delaney Bramlett - Delaney & Bonnie/ On Tour, Home, Accept No Substitute - song: Coming Home
14. Bob Seger - Beautiful Loser, Live Bullet, Smokin' OP's - song: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
15. Mitch Ryder - Detroit, The Detroit-Memphis Experiment, The Roof Is On Fire - song: I Found A Love
16. Chris Farlowe - Live, Out of the Blue, Live in Berlin song: We Going To Make It.
17. Buddy Miles - Them Changes, Live, We Got To Live Together - song: Down By The River
18. Steve Marriot (Humble Pie), Smokin', Performance: Rockin The Fillmore, King Biscuit Flower Hour: In Concert -song: I Don't Need No Doctor
19. Rod Stewert - Every Picture Tells a Story, Gasoline Alley, Atlantic Crossing - song: Reason To Believe

[stuarthecht]

Amazing pick, Pete! I love Dennis DeYoung- he's coming up soon, and curiously I think my favorite DDY albums and song are almost a carbon copy of your choices today. I never deliberately copy you, but I think on this one we seem to be pretty close if not exact in our choices. My pick for day17 is Geddy Lee. Even though my college buddies used to joke about early Geddy Lee sounding like a munchkin, I especially loved that era, before he became self-conscious and tempered his vocal range. Favorite albums: A Farewell to Kings, All the World's A Stage, Hemispheres. Favorite song: "Anthem."

[mikeryanmikeryan]

Hi Pete Excellent choice in Dennis DeYoung . I had him on my list a couple days ago. Here is my pick for day 17.
Pick # 17 - King Diamond - 3 albums - Abigail - Melissa - Don't Break The Oath - Song - Christmas

[johnmichaelwilliams]

Again, good afternoon (evening, night or morning), Pete. Another fine SoT selection for this episode. Personal pick today (or for this episode)? Again, being brief on commentary since catching up on these episodes and choices are not in any order. Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield, various incarnations of Crosby, Stills, Nash and/or Young, Manassas, solo, etc. Deja Vu remains a favorite album and enjoy the vocals of all four of the CSNY crowd but Stills gets the nod for the moment. The three albums? Well, personal discussions include Deja Vu a lot so skipping that one for three eponymous debuts - Crosby, Stills & Nash; Manassas and the first solo album ostensibly titled Stephen Stills. Song? Johnny's Garden from the Manassas debut. This is a softer song and doesn't show all the strengths of his voice, but a personal favorite nonetheless. Thanks, Pete. Think this catches me up so looking forward to the next episode.

[RenatoSantos-hrsz]

- Gregg Allman (The Allman Brothers Band)
- Ronnie Ban Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Charlie Daniels
- Hughie Thomasson (The Outlaws)
- Henry Paul (The Outlaws / H.P. band)
- Gil Moore (Triumph)
- Jim Dandy (Black Oak Arkansas)
- Danny Joe Brown (Molly Hatchet)
- Angry Anderson (Rose Tattoo)

[garyjoyce]

Thank you so much Pete for getting caught up. Banged out a quick 4 episodes. Hardest working guy on you tube 👍💯

[kevinplair]

#17 Glen Hughes. 1) Seventh Star 2) Fused 3) BCC2. Song: Heart Like A Wheel

[guillermomaldonado]

You're a trooper, Pete! 💪🍺🤘
Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy: Thunder and Lightning ("Thunder and Lightning")
Thin Lizzy: Thunder and Lightning ("The Sun Goes Down")
Thin Lizzy: Renegade ("Angel of Death")

[arniegries]

Ann Wilson. Dreamboat Annie. Little Queen. Magazine. Favorite performance - "Magic Man."

[rafaelcruz]

My pick for Day 15 (#17 in my countdown)
Lou Gramm (Foreigner)
1. Foreigner 4 (1981)
2. Head Games (1979)
3. Foreigner (1977)
Best Song - I want to know what love is (1984)

[kevinbrown]

17. David Coverdale (Whitesnake)

* Slip of the Tongue (1989)
* Whitesnake (1987)
* Slide It In (1984)
Song: Still of the Night (1987)

18. Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne)
19. Messiah Mercolin (Candlemass)
20. Marc Storace (Krokus)
21. John Bush (Armored Saint/Anthrax)
22. Dave Meniketti (Y&T)
23. Johanna Sadonis (Lucifer)
24. Phil Anselmo (Pantera)
25. Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult)
26. Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
27. Roger Daltrey (The Who)
28. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
29. Biff Byford (Saxon)
30. David Byron (Uriah Heep)
31. David Lee Roth/Michael Anthony (Van Halen)

[mattshaw]

Great choice! My choice today...
Last of the catch ups, Peter Gabriel
Top albums - Selling England by the Pound from Genesis, Melt and So
Favourite song - Biko

[gwts]

we're caught up. Go take a nap, Pete!
My 17th favorite is George Michael - "Freedom! '90"
Make It Big (with Wham) (1984)
Faith (1987)
Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 (1990)

Full List:
31) Julian Cope - "Soul Desert"
Jehovahkill (1992)
20 Mothers (1995)
Self Civil War (2020)
30) Kim Shattuck (The Muffs) - "Laying on a Bed of Roses"
The Muffs (1993)
Blonder and Blonder (1995)
Really Really Happy (2004)
29) John Lydon - "Flowers of Romance"
Never Mind The Bollocks (with The Sex Pistols) (1977)
Metal Box/Second Edition (with Public Image Limited) (1979)
The Flowers Of Romance (with Public Image Limited) (1981)
28) John Elefante - "Play The Game Tonight"
Vinyl Confessions (with Kansas) (1982)
It's A Jungle Out There! (with Mastedon) (1989)
On My Way To The Sun (2013)
27) Will Oldham - "I See A Darkness"
Days in the Wake (as Palace Brothers) (1994)
I See a Darkness (as Bonnie "Prince" Billy) (1999)
I Gave You (as Bonnie "Prince" Billy) (2005)
26) Bobby Gillespie (all with Primal Scream) - "You're Just Dead Skin To Me"
Primal Screm (1989)
Screamadelica (1991)
Vanishing Point (1997)
25) Izzy Stradlin - "Shuffle It All"
Use Your Illusion I (with Guns N Roses - vocals on three songs) (1991)
Izzy Stradlin And The Ju Ju Hounds (1992)
117 Degrees (1998)
24) Paul Marsh (The Mighty Lemon Drops) - "In Everything You Do"
Happy Head (1986)
World Without End (1988)
Laughter (1989)
23) Tyla Pallas (Dogs D'Amour) - "Satellite Kid"
In The Dynamite Jet Saloon (1988)
Errol Flynn (1989)
More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace (1993)
22) Sinead O'Connor - "No Man's Woman"
The Lion and the Cobra (1987)
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990)
Faith And Courage (2000)
21) Tommy Shaw - "Fooling Yourself"
The Grand Illusion (with Styx) (1977)
Girls with Guns (1984)
Damn Yankees (with Damn Yankees) (1990)
20) Sting - "Bring On The Night"
Synchronicity (with The Police) (1983)
The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)
Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
19) Mark Lanegan - "Shadow Of The Season"
Even If And Especially When (with Screaming Trees) (1987)
Sweet Oblivion (with Screaming Trees) (1992)
Whiskey For The Holy Ghost (1994)
18) Donald Fagen - "Deacon Blues"
The Royal Scam (1976)
Aja (1977)
Kamakiriad (1993)
17) George Michael - "Freedom! '90"
Make It Big (with Wham) (1984)
Faith (1987)
Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 (1990)

[KylerG-km]

15. Robert Plant
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Led Zeppelin - IV (1971)
Song: Dazed and Confused

Like the McCartney pick, no explanation needed. You would be crazy to not have Plant on the list.

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

7. Derek Shulman
8. Grace Slick
9. Ronnie James Dio
10. Ann Willson
11. Paul McCartney
12. Elton John
13. Chris Cornell
14. Phil Collins
15. Robert Plant

[michaelellsworth]

Roger Daltrey - The Who.
3. Quadrophenia 2. Who's Next 1. Tommy. Song - Behind Blue Eyes.

[martinfranco]

Singer: Steve Perry
Albums: Infinity, Departure, Frontiers
Song: Mother, Father