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

If you like Bob Dylan then Tony Bird needs to be on this list. I've mentioned him several times over the years on these posts. Nobody ever commented on him. It;s a shame. He was a GREAT stage act. He was a white guy from Africa who moved to NYC. Paul Simon consulted him when he was working on the Graceland LP. Bob Dylan visited one of his shows. Harry Belafonte included a Tony Bird song in his repertoire. Check him out people! Joe

Biz Markie

What constitutes a "golden" voice?

I'm gobsmacked at a large number of singers mentioned on this thread that are absolutely superb vocalists.

From what I can infer, a lot of focus seems to be on vocal timbre and to a lesser extent, range.

But the world is full of "X Factor" voices that have zero character. Golden voice?

David Bowie...

@ticat To my ears, David Bowie possessed one of the finest singing voices ever. Tone. Diction. Range. Emotional expression. To be sure, there were a number of albums where he went to places his voice perhaps should not have gone, but being unafraid of pushing  boundaries was an essential aspect of his genius.