Who is the greatest singer in your opinion who is no longer living?

Roy Orbison

The best singer I ever heard was Mariolanza he had a rich beautiful voice. Have any of you ever heard him, I think my mum has still got some old Albums in her collection.

LOL ... that was the first name that came to my mind and I thought, "If I write this, no one will know who he is."

I have too many let me name a few...........Billy Holiday, Barry White, Bob Marley, Aaliyah, Selena, Micheal Jackson. I actually think that they are some of the greatest singers ever. I don't care of they are no longer with us anymore.

My top 3
Nina Simone

Sarah Vaughan

Ella Fitzgerald

For men, ONE voice. Luciano Pavarotti, the Voice of the Century

Based on just the VOICE, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Judy Garland.

Elvis Presley.

Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Whitney Houston, Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, Aliyah and Freddie Mercury. Just to name a few :3

Elvis

Sassy Sarah Vaughan! Oooo!
Eddie Jefferson, this man's chops.... he can sing Charlie Parker lines.
Ella Fitzgerald She'd out cut her horn section
Nat King Cole - perfect pitch.
Otis Redding, listen to "Old Man Trouble"
Arthur (Howlin' Wolf) Chester Burnett, "The soul of man"
Billy Stuart (I do love you, but's alright, alright)
Ray Charles
Whitney Houston
Minnie Riperton, (Loving You it's easy cause you're beutiful, every day that I, ooo)
Nina Simone (Mississippi Got Damn)
Billie Holliday
Sam Cooke
Arthur Conley (If you like good music, ha, that sweet soul music, just as long as it's swingin, ha)
David Ruffin
Etta James
Frank Sinatra,
The Wicked Wilson Pickett
Jackie Wilson
Too many to name, I got chill bumps

No one comes close to his realness.

Jim Morrison or Syd Barrett

3 come to mind

Jim Morrison

Patsy Cline

Ya I love her!

John Lennon(just right) and George harrison(underrated). Janis joplin,Jim morrison,Jerry Garcia..
Damn its making me tear up right now.

Andy Williams

Janis Joplin

No one can ever deny the greatest pop star that ever lived, my guy MJ. there were rumors that Elvis Presley was racist and if he were alive then to see his Daughter involved with MJ he wouldn't be too happy about it

Elvis Was Not Racist!

It's all over the internet if you google it, but it's no biggy cause that's a long time ago. we are all human and it's ok

Michael J.

Michael Jackson

There are several, here are a few:

Ella Fitzgerald
Nat King Cole
Frank Sinatra
Sarah Vaughn
Whitney Houston
Sammy Davis Jr.
Bing Crosby
Mahaila Jackson
Michael Jackson
and Rick James

DIetrich FIscher-Dieskau, of all singers recorded during the 20th Century. Until May of this year, I would have said Jussi Bjorling, but DFD passed away in May.

Here is a video of DD in his 60s singing one of my fav Schubert lieder (link only since SH's embedding seems to be bollixed), with Alfred Brendel accompanying:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

them the beltles

Johnny Cash

Frank Sinatra. Ol' Blue-Eyes. None better.

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