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52. Male singer

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 10:12 PM

Jul 2

My favorite is British Singer from the 1960s to the 1980’s Matt Monro, described by Frank Sinatra as the best vocalist he’d ever seen. Monro is known for the Bond theme “From Russia with Love”, “The music played”, “Born Free” and many others.

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Who is your favorite male singer/s. solo or lead singer in a group. Mine is Steve Winwood. I love his voice.and songs. [View all] debm55 Jul 2 OP

Jim Morrison Bluestocking Jul 2 #1

Thank you very much ,Bluestocking. He was my second choice. Neil Young my third. debm55 Jul 2 #9

Mine, too. Then Roger Daltrey surfered Jul 2 #14

Thank you very much surfered. debm55 Jul 2 #23

Great Choice ProfessorGAC Jul 2 #2

Thank you very much ProfessorGAC. debm55 Jul 2 #11

Chris Cornell is very special and unique YorkRd Jul 2 #3

Thank you very much for sharing with us. YorkRd. debm55 Jul 2 #24

Leon Russell, Lou Rawls Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2 #4

Thank you very Grumpy Old Man for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #25

Martti Talvela, Rene Pape, Peter Mattei, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (opera and classical). Also Elvis. Ocelot II Jul 2 #5

Thank you very much Ocelot II for sharing your selections with us. debm55 Jul 2 #26

Paul Simon... GiqueCee Jul 2 #6

I agree. Thank you very much GiqueCree. For all of your suggestions. debm55 Jul 2 #28

I remember Pete Townshend saying he wished he could write like Simon electric_blue68 Jul 2 #42

For me, in bad political times, it is American Tune. karynnj Jul 3 #108

Neil Finn 303squadron Jul 2 #7

What a great compliment. Thank you very much 303squadron. debm55 Jul 2 #32

Aaron Neville, Roy Orbison, Van Morrison, Chris Isaak stopdiggin Jul 2 #8

Thank you stopdiggio. for sharing your selections. I really liked Moon Dance.by Van Morrison. debm55 Jul 2 #33

aaron- mopinko Jul 2 #34

Thank you mopinko, thank you very much. I agree. debm55 Jul 2 #56

Felix Pappalardi and Jack Bruce justaprogressive Jul 3 #118

Winwood is in my top 3 luvallpeeps Jul 2 #10

Thank you very much. luvallpeeps. David Bowie would be on my list also . but I only included one. debm55 Jul 2 #35

Neil Young, Bob Dylan WheelWalker Jul 2 #12

thank you Wheelwalker., Neil is on my list too. Thank you for your selections. debm55 Jul 2 #36

Perry Como Chipper Chat Jul 2 #13

Thank you Chipper Chat. I loved his voice too.. especially," I Left My Heart in San Francisco" Wonderful song. debm55 Jul 2 #37

Paul McCartney maccafan Jul 2 #15

Thank you maccafan. very much. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #57

two The Wizard Jul 2 #16

Great choices. The Wizard, thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #75

Johnny Mathis cloudbase Jul 2 #17

Very good selecions thank you very much for sharing with us. cloudbase. debm55 Jul 3 #76

Jim Croce. Art Garfunkel. rsdsharp Jul 2 #18

I remember Jim Croce, Loved to sing to his songs. RIP jim. Thank you rsdshard for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #77

Josh Groban SheltieLover Jul 2 #19

Thank you very much SheltieLove. Agree with you. Lovely voice and songs. debm55 Jul 3 #78

Michael McDonald, Paul Rogers BOSSHOG Jul 2 #20

Thank you very much, BOSSHOG. I remember Michael from the Doobie Bros. and Paul Rogers for Pink Floyd. Great voices and debm55 Jul 3 #89

Elton John, Don Henley and John Lennon TommieMommy Jul 2 #21

Thank you TommieMommy. I liked early Elton john and Henley and Lennon. Add George Harrison tool debm55 Jul 3 #82

Steve Winwood made me a good skier--REALLY! I listened to Back in the High Life on a Sony walkman hlthe2b Jul 2 #22

Thank you very much hlthe2b. I will also add " The Low Spark of High Heeled boys." debm55 Jul 3 #83

That was my fave album at one time - still love it a lot lark Jul 3 #97

Agree. Thank you lark. debm55 Jul 3 #99

I've always liked the music of Gordon Lightfoot customerserviceguy Jul 2 #27

Thank you very much . I loved his soft voice and his songs. RIP Gordon. debm55 Jul 3 #91

Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers) choie Jul 2 #29

Michael McDonald's voice I love. Neil Young. David Bowie. applegrove Jul 2 #66

Thank you very much for all your wonderfulo selections.applegrove. debm55 Jul 3 #103

Thank you for your selections. Both memorable singers. Thank you choi. debm55 Jul 3 #96

John Denver. Such a pure, clear voice. Fichefinder Jul 2 #30

I agree Fichefinder. Loved his songs. RIP John debm55 Jul 3 #110

John Gorka. No contest. Easterncedar Jul 2 #31

I agree , Easterncedar. Loved his voice and songs. debm55 Jul 3 #98

Andy McCluskey (OMD), and Peter Noone dickthegrouch Jul 2 #38

Thank you very much for your selections. dickthegrouch. debm55 Jul 3 #100

Prince Unwind Your Mind Jul 2 #39

Absolutely , Unwind Your Mind. You have a terrific selection. Thank you. debm55 Jul 3 #117

Complaining to a friend while having a bad day Unwind Your Mind Jul 5 #141

Roger Daltrey, Bono... My 2 favorite bands! electric_blue68 Jul 2 #40

My favs are ILikePie92 Jul 2 #41

Oh Wow, you have a lot of favorites. thank you very much for your selections, ILikePie92, Love, Debbie debm55 Jul 2 #51

Andrea Bocelli JMCKUSICK Jul 2 #43

Thank you John. I love his voice also. So beautiful. debm55 Jul 2 #50

No mention of Elvis Presley? Tarzanrock Jul 2 #44

I think I saw one Elvis. Thank you for selecting Elvis. He is here now., thanks to you Tarzanrock debm55 Jul 2 #49

Levi Stubbs NCgayguy Jul 2 #45

Thank you very much NCgayguy. Thank you for your selection. debm55 Jul 2 #48

Steve Perry wishstar Jul 2 #46

Thank you very much, wishstar. Great voice and song. debm55 Jul 2 #47

My number one is also Steve Perry Bayard Jul 2 #64

Male singer rso Jul 2 #52

Thank you very much ,rso, for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #112

I don't have just one Lulu KC Jul 2 #53

Thank you. Same here with Winwood, and his different styles of music. His voice is so distinct. EC was a jerk with the debm55 Jul 3 #127

12??? Lulu KC Jul 3 #134

Traffic!! What a sound!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2 #54

Thank you very much, InAbLuEstate. I could listen to him all day and not get bored. debm55 Jul 3 #128

I liked Ron McKernan. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2 #55

Yes. Thank you very much for sharing that with us. OAITW r.2.0 debm55 Jul 3 #129

What did you think of Ron's version of "Lovelight"? OAITW r.2.0 Jul 3 #136

Very good, thank you OAITW r. 2.0 Love the song and the combination of voices. Also like how he looking at Janis. debm55 Jul 4 #138

Some serious sexual interaction going on between these two. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 5 #139

Thank you, That is funny debm55 Jul 5 #142

Tom Russell, Stan Rogers fargone Jul 2 #58

Thank you very much fargone.for sharing your list with us. debm55 Jul 3 #132

Just about all my faves have been mentioned above already. Diamond_Dog Jul 2 #59

Wow your selections are great.Diamond_Dog. Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #130

*Sigh* I'm still not over Del Shannon. I don't think I'll ever be. NBachers Jul 2 #60

Thank you very much , NBachers, for sharing Del Shannon with us. debm55 Jul 3 #131

Josh Ritter - hands down. Probatim Jul 2 #61

Thank you very much , Probatim for sharing Josh Ritter with us. debm55 Jul 3 #126

Jon Anderson - Yes DBoon Jul 2 #62

Thank you very much. I loved their progresssive rock songs. and Jon's voice. Thanks for the memories.DBoon debm55 Jul 3 #88

Matched up MuseRider Jul 2 #63

Thank you very much MuseRider. Please be careful and try to stay cool outside. debm55 Jul 3 #81

Gordon Lightfoot. Sneederbunk Jul 2 #65

Since no one has mentioned him yet...Brad Delp (lead singer of Boston) subterranean Jul 3 #67

HAHAHAHHAHHA. Thank you very much subterranean. Rich had all their albums. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 3 #87

I could vote for Winwood but Bob Marley is my favorite, followed by Prince, Smokey LoisB Jul 3 #68

Thank you very much LoisB. Your list is great. Love your selections. debm55 Jul 3 #79

I have a couple of singers LogDog75 Jul 3 #69

Thank you very much, retread. I remember them from when i was young. Great selection. debm55 Jul 3 #74

Bob Seger is my sentimental choice, or "Uncle Bob" as he's affectionally known here in Michigan catbyte Jul 3 #70

Oh yes, catabyte, I loved Bob Seger, He had that distinct voice and the songs were great. Thank you for sharing debm55 Jul 3 #73

Sam Cooke, Otis Redding retread Jul 3 #71

I loved them both, thank you retread.for posting about Sam Cooke and Otis Reading. debm55 Jul 3 #72

Its hard to believe Robert Plant is not on mentioned more Lochloosa Jul 3 #80

Thank you very much for sharing Robert Plant. Lochloosa. He still has it. debm55 Jul 3 #86

Steve Marriott, Terry Reid, Dave Edmunds, Paul Rodgers displacedvermoter Jul 3 #84

Great list there, displacedadverymoter. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 3 #85

Willie Nelson Emile Jul 3 #90

Thank you very much, Emile. debm55 Jul 3 #116

Probably Jim Morrison. But I'll give an honorable mention to Frankie Valli. malthaussen Jul 3 #92

Thank you malthussen. I enjoyed both of your selections. Thank you very much. debm55 Jul 3 #115

Gordon Lightfoot Ritabert Jul 3 #93

Thank you Ritabert, I loved his soft voice and his songs. RIP Gordon. debm55 Jul 3 #95

Freddy Mercury, Bono and Jim Morrison! lark Jul 3 #94

Yes to that What wonderful voices. Thank you lark. debm55 Jul 3 #125

So many great ones, but I think my fave is Phil Collins. Nt spooky3 Jul 3 #101

I agree with the sexy voice of Phil Collins. Thank you, spooky3 for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #105

Steve Winwood, OH HELL YEA! get the red out Jul 3 #102

Thank you very much for your selections. PS I had a dog named Layla.too. debm55 Jul 3 #104

Paul McCartney karynnj Jul 3 #106

Thank you very much, karynnj. for sharing with us debm55 Jul 3 #111

Neil Diamond and Annie Haslam wcmagumba Jul 3 #107

No problem. wcmagumba. I still like Neil Diamond. Great voice and great songs. I especially like "America" debm55 Jul 3 #114

So many that I love... Trueblue Texan Jul 3 #109

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you very Trueblue Texan much for your selections. I was a kid too, when the Nelson were on. and yes he debm55 Jul 3 #113

Waylon Jennings and Gordon Lightfoot. Dorothy V Jul 3 #119

Thank you Dorothy V for two great selections. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #124

Freddie Mercury, Chris Cornell, Billy Joel Mad_Dem_X Jul 3 #120

took 120 replies to get to freddie? mopinko Jul 3 #121

I agree with you. But I think he was mentioned. Yyou just memtioned him . RIP Freddie. debm55 Jul 3 #122

Thank you very much Mad_Dem_X. for a great selection. RIP Freddy debm55 Jul 3 #123

Mike Patton, Ian Astbury, Mike Ness, Frank Sinatra flvegan Jul 3 #133

Thank you very much, fivegan. Your selections are great. debm55 Jul 5 #140

Am I the first one to say James Taylor? 3catwoman3 Jul 3 #135

Yes, you are, 3catwoman3 Thank you for adding, debm55 Jul 4 #137