top 5 most distinctive vocalists

[Sox]

John Lennon, Robert Plant, Paul Rodgers, Howlin` Wolf, Noddy Holder. These are my favourites but I think Roy Orbison should rank among the all time greats.

 

[LG]

...I should have put Roy on my list, but I'm still waking up.

 

[Sox]

I think Kate bush is unique and I had a crush when I was young but Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield.. Oh yeah Janis just amazing.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

These are the 5 singer that I think of most when it comes to hearing them and there being NO chance of thinking they are someone else.

Axl Rose
Justin Hawkins
Ozzy Osbourne
Eddie Vedder
Bon Scott

 

[Lynch]

Wow, by the definition of distinctive in the 3rd post, there would really be a LOT of guys that fit that description. Too many to list only a top 5 (at least for me), so I'll give my favorite top 5 that I think are pretty distinctive:


Don Dokken
Geoff Tate
Paul Stanley
Ronnie James Dio
Rob Halford

 

[Groovy Man]

Off the top of my head...

Doug Gray (Marshall Tucker Band)
Steven Tyler
Paul Rodgers
Rod Stewart
Janis Joplin

When they sang, you automatically knew who was singing.

I was going to list Bob Dylan, I love his vocals, it's just part of what makes Dylan - Dylan , but he wouldn't make my top 10 -20 vocalists.

Ian Anderson
Jon Anderson
John Kay

Those are great picks right there.

And love Ann Wilson too.

 

[gguerra]

Peter Gabriel
Ronnie James Dio
Robert Plant
Paul Rodgers
Kate Bush

 

[Magic]

How about Cher as a distinctive female vocalist???

Distinctive males:

Ray Charles
Little Richard
Steve Perry
Jon Anderson
Roy Orbison


There are so many distinctive vocalists it is hard to name just 5.

 

[Mr. Shadow]

 

[LG]

Off the grid here, but when I play Marillion, early Genesis, then later Genesis it struck me that Fish, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins are remarkably similar the way they sound...not all the time but in certain songs you could swear it's any one of them.