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  • ehh
    Hall Of Fame
    • Mar 2003
    • 28960
    #1

    Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

    Not lyrics, not the music they sang to. Just the voice, who are your five favorites? Post an example too.

    1. Aretha Franklin circa 1965

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    2. Stevie Wonder circa 1969

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    3. Sam Cooke circa 1960's

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    4. Van Morrison circia 1960's

    Sadly Van is crazy about keeping his stuff of YouTube. Just about anything of Astral Weeks will do.

    5. Alicia Keys (gotta have one current one) circa 2001

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    • Po Pimp
      MVP
      • Jan 2005
      • 2249
      #2
      Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

      If we're going strictly by voice...

      Michael Jackson
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      Minnie Riperton
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      Phyllis Hyman
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      Teddy Pendergrass
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      Switch/DeBarge
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      Honorable Mentions:

      Stevie Wonder
      The Temptations (David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks and Dennis Edwards)
      Aretha Franklin
      Marvin Gaye
      Deniece Williams
      Marvin Gaye
      Angela Bofill
      The Stylistics
      Chaka Kahn
      Mariah Carey
      Whitney Houston
      Teena Marie
      Tupac Shakur
      The Notorious B.I.G.
      Stephanie Mills
      Rick James
      Last edited by Po Pimp; 11-14-2009, 09:09 PM.

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        • J0nnD0ugh
          Hall Of Fame
          • Feb 2003
          • 16602
          #3
          Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

          Honorable Mention: David_Ruffin (Temptations), Al_Green, Anne_Murray, Whitney_Houston, Rachell_Ferrell, Anita_Baker, & Elizabeth_Wolfgramm (The Jets).

          5. Stephanie Mills
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          4. Karen Carpenter (Don't laugh. She had an angel's voice. Don't care what nobody says. This is no joke. I listen to this song & tears well up. Straight up.)
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          3. Gladys Knight
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          2. Luther Vandross
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          1. Aretha Franklin (Best cover in the history of mankind)
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          Originally posted by VP Richard M. Nixon
          I always remember that whatever I have done in the past, or may do in the future, Duke University is responsible one way or the other.
          -August 17, 1960
          Thanks, dookies!

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            • canes6812
              Rookie
              • Aug 2008
              • 407
              #4
              Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

              1. Brian McKnight
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              2. Luther Vandross
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              3. Johnnie Taylor
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              4. Michael Jackson
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              5. Alicia Keys
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                • 55
                  Banned
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 20857
                  #5
                  Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                  No love for Al Green!? One of my personal favorite non-rock vocalists ever.

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                    • J0nnD0ugh
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 16602
                      #6
                      Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                      Originally posted by Dislimb
                      No love for Al Green!? One of my personal favorite non-rock vocalists ever.
                      He made my honorable mention. Click the link.
                      Originally posted by VP Richard M. Nixon
                      I always remember that whatever I have done in the past, or may do in the future, Duke University is responsible one way or the other.
                      -August 17, 1960
                      Thanks, dookies!

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                        • Jackdog
                          Wolverine Soldier
                          • Aug 2002
                          • 7719
                          #7
                          Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                          My top 5 female voices:
                          1. Billie Holiday.
                          2. Phyllis Hyman
                          3. Anita Baker
                          4. Sade
                          5. Mary J Blige

                          My top 5 male:
                          1.Marvin Gaye
                          2.Frank Sinatra
                          3.Stevie wonder
                          4.Jeffrey Osborne
                          5. Otis Redding
                          Last edited by Jackdog; 11-11-2009, 10:51 AM.
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                            • Laettner32
                              Banned
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 2873
                              #8
                              Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                              1.) Steve Perry - Journey

                              That is all.

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                                • SPTO
                                  binging
                                  • Feb 2003
                                  • 68046
                                  #9
                                  Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                                  Top 5 voices eh?

                                  5. Tony Bennett

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                                  4. Joe Tex

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                                  3. Frank Sinatra

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                                  2. Aretha Franklin

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                                  1. Marvin Gaye

                                  really early Marvin (he sounds so much like Sam Cooke here)

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                                  in a jazz ballad setting

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                                  Being religious (this is just so beautiful as he sings with his heart and soul)

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                                  Honorable mentions: Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Donny Hathaway, Sammy Davis Jr.
                                  Last edited by SPTO; 11-11-2009, 10:41 AM.
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                                    • Pete1210
                                      MVP
                                      • Aug 2006
                                      • 3277
                                      #10
                                      Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                                      Peggy Lee
                                      Frank Sinatra
                                      Linda Rondstadt
                                      Jim Morrison
                                      Paul Simon

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                                        • pelly
                                          Rookie
                                          • Sep 2008
                                          • 153
                                          #11
                                          Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                                          Anthony Hamilton and everybody else already named

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                                            • Nivek
                                              H*ll *f F*m*
                                              • Jul 2002
                                              • 7999
                                              #12
                                              Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                                              No love for Nat King Cole?
                                              Cameras or guns, one of them is gonna shoot me to death.

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                                                • pelly
                                                  Rookie
                                                  • Sep 2008
                                                  • 153
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                                                  Barry White

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                                                    • Rocky
                                                      All Star
                                                      • Jul 2002
                                                      • 6896
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                                                      Great topic. I'm not just going to limit it to R&B however.

                                                      5. Sam Cooke
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                                                      4. Frankie Beverly
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                                                      3. 2Pac
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                                                      2. Al Green
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                                                      1. Michael Jackson
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                                                      "Maybe I can't win. But to beat me, he's going to have to kill me. And to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me. And to do that, he's got to be willing to die himself. I don't know if he's ready to do that."
                                                      -Rocky Balboa

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                                                        • Jukeman
                                                          Showtime
                                                          • Aug 2005
                                                          • 10955
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Your five favorite voices in the history of music?

                                                          Chuck D...

                                                          That is all

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