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
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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?
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@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. |
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