Best Male Singers of the 20th Century

The King ! The King ! The King ! The King ! The King !

I can't believe no one said Elvis.

Maybe not the best voice of all time (but damn good for the genre) and certainly not the best material, but no one, I mean no one, could sing like Elvis.

When I say "sing", I mean - convey passion and emotion. He had this wonderful, painful, soulful quality that was both unique and mesmerizing. IMHO, Sinatra was not even close in communicating feeling like Elvis. To me, Sinatra "articulated" the songs, Elvis breathed life into them.

I know some will scoff, but had he not been so flawed and had he had better management, no one would have ever approached his genius, even today. God truly did break the mold on that one!

is getting to be quite skilled. just saw him live at the anson ford theater (seen him at the jazz bakery as well) and he was great. it helps to have the laurence hobgood trio to work with but kurt can stand on his own. he has performed with jon hendricks and his mentor-mark murphy.
......regards......tr

Josh Groban, is a new male singer just breaking into the scene. If you watched the closing ceremonies of the winter Olympics, Josh sang the closing song with a female artist. He also sang the star spangled banner at the recent NBC special on 9/11. He has his first CD out and his voice is incredible and with a high quality recording. You can hear is music online at http://www.joshgroban.com

Waltersalas

"His pain is sometimes palpable to the point of being unbearable--in this particular area, he has only one peer, and that is Billie Holiday"

When you speak about pain, unbearable, heartbreaking, gut wrenching you are forgetting Janis Joplin

Boy George, George Michael, Freddie Murcury, oh wait you said men. Never mind.