Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice?

There have been successful singers in almost any style that realistically did not have a "golden" voice. Perhaps guilty pleasures. Who are yours?

jusam01-10-2023 10:15pm

wolf_garcia Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,712 posts 01-14-2023 at 08:18am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I saw Procol Harum live in the early 70s and I still think Gary Brooker had one of the best voices I've ever heard before or since, so, again, it's mystifying he'd be included in this thread.
jssmith Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 322 posts 01-14-2023 at 11:56am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete SRV ... but somehow it fits the blues style.
gdnrbob Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,452 posts 01-14-2023 at 03:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete To me, Roy Orbison had one of the greatest voices ever in popular music. If you like to listen to singers who can't sing high notes without being off key, be my guest. B
maicorider Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1 posts 01-14-2023 at 03:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I can't believe no one has mentioned Jackson Browne. Not a bad voice, just not great. Incomparable lyricist though.
fleschler Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,021 posts 01-14-2023 at 03:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That's an easy one among cantorial singers-Shlomo Carlebach. An always gravely, grating voice but what wonderful compositions he wrote and sang. His recordings on Vanguard often have a sumptuous male choir and orchestra with his voice sticking out singing his songs.