5 most recognizable voices in American music?

@bdp24 I could not have said better! Exactly my point (re. this thread for >90% of the folks out there)

French: Edith Piaf, Charles Boyer, Pepe LePew.
Russian Aida Nikolaychuk (YouTube sensation).  

@dweller Thank you for getting my point, I did not mean any disrespect to the posts @ this thread, was rather thinking about those over 2 billion Chinese, Indian, and Russian-speaking dudes perspective on the subject. (Well, and French of course) What do They think??!? Do they even care? I did not (do not) care if Bowie is American or Brit, whether he is a man or a woman, or gay, or lesbian... I just loved him (Michael Jackson not so much) when residing on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. Personally, I do not have any Chinese/Oriental tunes in my x1000+ library (unless you count Debussy and George Harrison) and totally hate Russian pop!! As a test, search for YouTube videos of the album "Po Freidu" by Max Barskih. Cool videos, but my-guess u will get my point of the outsiders-"natives" listening to American rock/pop. Once again, with all due respect etc etc this is the only tune (plus Riverside of course) coming from "beyond" that I can listen to and I still feel sorry that did not buy his CD when it was available on Amazon...
Now, a tip for those who dig Lustmord, Reich, Brian Eno: "Cows don’t dream at night" by Electric Orange! The best 60+min drone tune I have in my collection,... the only bummer is that I still understand Russian and cannot help listening to the background "news" he used as a "human touch" to electronic droning... Let me know if I am wrong!!!

sevs: If you like to drone, check out "Program" on the Silver Apples album. Happy Holidays!

I want to encourage any and all rock and R&B fans to buy INTRODUCING DARLENE LOVE, a 2015 release on Columbia produced by Steve Van Zandt. This album (CD) is truly a labor of love and respect for one of the great ladies of pop music who was basically screwed out of her royalties and recognition. Her first solo single was released as a Crystals song without her knowledge or consent, for example. Her music was an inspiration for the overall sound of Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run album. There is original music written for her by Springsteen, Van Zandt, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Webb, Linda Perry, and  - get this! - Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil. There are performances by Costello, Van Zandt, Jake Clemons, Paul Schaffer, and Bill Medley among others.
Even if you've bought all of Darlene's oldies and best of collections; the odds are that she never got a dime of your money. This one is different. It is available from Amazon in CD, Vinyl, and MP3 download. There is also a DVD/Blu-ray of the Oscar winning documentary, "20 Feet From Stardom" featuring Ms. Love and some of her peers that I Think I must get.