Best Male Singers of the 20th Century

As well as Beny More, Pio Leyva and Miguel Matamoros.

KP

If you are asking about the best male vocals....no doubt and hands down it is Roy Orbison (many very good singers gave him that distinction when he was alive), Elvis next, and Nat king Cole last... People who aren't into rock I'm sure won't agree but I listen to everything except rap and those three certainly have to be the best....If you should think otherwise, try putting your singers best vocal on and then listen to Roy Orbison's "End Dreams". If you think your singer's vocal is better please E-mail me the song title and I'll buy it....(yes I'm a big opera fan also)

1. Bing Crosby (most influential)
2. Johnny Hartman (my personal fave)
3. Tom Waits (he can't write a song to save his life, but boy can he sing!)

1. Captain Beefheart (twice the range and twice the emotion of Tom Waits)
2. Dean Martin (twice the cool and twice the honesty of Frankie)
3. Jackie Gleeson (can make statues cry, that fat guy could sing)

Sinatra forever? I suppose so, but so is death.

George Jones, Al Green, and Frank Sinatra, in no particular order. I couldn't rank one ahead of another, and can't think of another male singer I would put in the same class as these three. There are many contenders, but these three have all earned their place in Mt Rushmore.