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55. I liked Ron McKernan.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 10:16 PM

Jul 2

He was the blues-iest white guy I ever heard and the back-up band was pretty darn good as well.

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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