Any vocals that you like?

Anita O'day
Andrews Sisters
Sisters Barry
Julie London
Sade
Joanne Jet too especially on high volumes!
Guesch Patti
Patricia Kaas
________

Freddy Mercury
Mark Knophler
Joe Dassin 
Serge Gainesbourg 
Peter Gabriel
Peter Hammill
Dave Gahan (depeche mode)
Chris Rea

Phoebe Snow - Phoebe Snow (Analog Productions 45rpm)
Janis Ian - Breaking Silence (Analog Productions)
Ella Fitzgerald - Let No Man Write My Epitaph (45rpm)
Alison Krauss - A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection (CD)
Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas (LP)  the backup vocals are sublime
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall (LP and CD)

I have more but I've got to get back to work.

Doug MacLeod  Theres a Time
Jacintha  A Tribute to Ben
Dean Martin Dream with Dean

Thank you guys.  Keep coming.  I just did a Tidal and so much music to choose from.  Wow, lots of good musics that you guy listed sound so good.   

Jerroot read my mind!

Also:
Rickie Lee Jones (Especially Rickie Lee Jones album and Pop Pop album)
Louis Armstrong - St. James Infirmary
Melody Gardot Live in Soho
Fleetwood Mac Rumours (top 10 all-time selling LP)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (self-titled & Deja Vu)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (Mono as intended!)
Peter Gabriel - New Blood especially Red Rain

Cheers,
Spencer

Judy Collins--Who Knows Where the Time Goes (album)
Patsy Cline--Sweet Dreams
Joan Baez--I Dream of Jeannie/Danny Boy
Tom Waits--Blood Money (album)
Roy Orbison--Crying
Stevie Wonder--You and I
Aaron Neville--Save the Last Dance For Me

Patricia Barber "Too Rich For My Blood" nuf' said!

Beyonce' performing Etta James in "Cadillac Records" was pretty spectacular!

Off the top of my head and not yet mentioned:

Aretha Franklin
Joni Mitchell
Tina Turner
Eva Cassidy 
Annie Lennox
Nina Simone
Florence Welch
Janis Joplin
__________

Bob Dylan
Elvis
Al Green
Jeff Buckley
Jackie Wilson
Elvis Costello (Best terrible singer award)
Ray Charles
Curtis Mayfield
Smokey Robinson
Elton John
Robert Plant
Sam Cooke 
Otis Redding
James Brown
Marvin Gaye
(Younger) Van Morrison
Levon Helm
Simon & Garfunkel

people are different and some vocals one likes will hurt my ears such as:

Aretha Franklin,
Nina Simone,
Bob Dylan,
Same Cook...
 ________________

I really love Simon & Garfunkel "Parsley Rosemary and Thyme" album each and every song and recording quality too.

Civil Wars(Joy Williams/John Paul White)---Disarm
Johnny Swim---Diamonds, Take The World
Paul Rodgers(Bad Company)---Simple Man, Seagull
Steve Perry/Greg Rolie(Journey)---Wheel in the Sky

Bill

Willland, be sure to check out Paul Rodgers' The Royal Sessions...brilliant! Cheers,
Spencer

Spencer,

Thanks for the heads up.  I will do that.

Funny thing is that Rodgers' voice has not deteriorated in any way, shape, or form in the last 30 years.  That can't be said about most vocalists in their 60's.  Especially rock vocalists.

Bill

Thank you.

Try some oldies ...

Jo Stafford
Margaret Whiting
Doris Day
Tony Martin
Dinah Washington
Kay Starr 
June Christy
Chris Connor
Etta Jones
Nancy Wilson (early stuff)
Jack Jones
Pearl Bailey
Keeley Smith
Mel Torme'

Glenn Hughes 

N

Oregonpapa, Did you mean Etta James? 

Oregonpapa can speak for himself, but I doubt that he made a mistake when listing 'Etta Jones'. She is another jazz singer with a big voice. Actually I like her better than James. If you are interested I'd suggest you listen to a compilation on High Note (HCD 7124) titled 'Always In Our Hearts', Etta Jones as we loved her. This might turn you on to a singer who was around for many years but for some reason we don't see mentioned often in these forums. 

Thank you,

Check out the Ep by John Arch "Twist of Fate" this guy has serious pipes!!!

Robert Halford!!! back in the day definitely in top 10 vocalists of all time!!!

Slaw, I agree with both of your posts whole heartedly!

Joanne Shaw Taylor. 

N

The Everly Brothers Cadence and early Warner Brothers recordings (on Ace Records, a great UK company) and Roy Orbison's Monument stuff. Great voices, great songs, fantastic production and sound!