Voices that 'do it for you'

fatherjack

Early Freddie King

David Sylvian

John Martyn (given the right song)

Chuffola

Stephen Stills

Colin Meloy from The Decemberists

Billy Joel

Napoleon Murphy Brock.

I much prefer "distinctive" to "technically excellent"

Neil Young c.Tonight's the Night, Time Fades Away is just painfully superb.

HAL9000

Another five...

Stevie Nicks
Roger Daltry
BB King
Lisa Gerrard
Josh Groban

Rich

Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) - for the melodies.

Brian Fallon (Gaslight Anthem/Horrible Crowes) - for the soul.

Captain Beefheart - for the growl.

Scott Hutchison (Frightened Rabbit) - for the whine.

Bon Scott - for the balls.

Jamie Lenman (Reuben) - for letting rip.

Clarence "Frogman" Henry - for the frog.

ICBM

Kebabkid said:

Well done ICBM for Karen Carpenter!

To add further proof that great music is timeless, my 9-year-old daughter (more usually found listening to the latest chart, er... music) has recently discovered the Carpenters and has their greatest hits album on near-constant rotation in her room .

And how did I ever forget...

Jim Morrison

lasermonkey

Elizabeth Fraser. I think she's amazing. To me, the Cocteaus were somehow beyond music.

Deadman

ICBM said:

Kebabkid said:

Well done ICBM for Karen Carpenter!

To add further proof that great music is timeless, my 9-year-old daughter (more usually found listening to the latest chart, er... music) has recently discovered the Carpenters and has their greatest hits album on near-constant rotation in her room .

And how did I ever forget...

Jim Morrison

Blimey, good call.

boogieman

Marvin Gaye
Bonnie Raitt
Chaka Khan
Jimmy Dewar in his Robin Trower Band days
Tom Waits

BenSirAmos

Van Morrison

And some people point out that I like the sound of my own voice.

AlbionLass

Jon Boden

Doug

Danny Bowes ~ Thunder, Fantastic voice, live or on the albums + great band, seen em many times and never understood why they weren't more successful?

AlbionLass

Totally agree, still great live too.