Best Rock and Roll vocalist?

[fimbulvetr]

Jeff Buckley
Leonard Cohen
Paul Westerberg
Polly Jean Harvey

 

[Mucho Bocho]

Bob Dylan
Eddie Vedder

 

[Salty dog]

Don Henley and now that you mention him, Eddie is also right up there.

 

[fimbulvetr]

...Mojo Nixon.

 

[malexthekid]

Michael Hutchence from INXS.

this !!!!

 

[malexthekid]

Janis

And this

 

[malexthekid]

And how has no one mentioned Chris Cornell.

Also Eddie Vedder

 

[Mucho Bocho]

Lou Gramm
Brad Delp

 

[DSChief]

Grace Slick doing White Rabbit. One of the best cuts of all time

 

[chinacats]

Dylan, Garcia, Marley, Van Morrison, Jim Morrison, Louis Armstrong, Ryan Adams

 

[fatboylim]

Freddie Mercury
Robert Plant
Roger Waters
Thom Yorke
Gordon Sumner

 

[Reede]

Paul Rodgers

 

[Keith Sinclair]

It is not all R&R few others are not here also

I like the sisters
Steve Nicks
Linda Ronstadt
Joni Mitchell
Grace Slick
Diana Ross
Whitney Houston
Adele
Christina Aguilera
Lady Gaga
Toni Braxton

Few Dudes
John Lee Hooker
Greg Allman
Robert Plant
Elvis
Jim Morrison
Lou Reed
Steve Perry

 

[StonedEdge]

Peter Gabriel

 

[mille162]

I agree with a lot of the names here, and have to add Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), never paid attention to much his vocal ability till I saw him performing in off broadway pf Jesus Christ Superstar. Man has a range most of the above list cant match!

 

[labor of love]

It is not all R&R few others are not here also

I like the sisters
Steve Nicks
Linda Ronstadt
Joni Mitchell
Grace Slick
Diana Ross
Whitney Houston
Adele
Christina Aguilera
Lady Gaga
Toni Braxton

Few Dudes
John Lee Hooker
Greg Allman
Robert Plant
Elvis
Jim Morrison
Lou Reed
Steve Perry

Music snobs are always hesitant to give the king the props he deserves. One of my fave channels on Sirius radio.

 

[Badgertooth]

Some spectacularly good mentions. I'll avoid retreading old ground - I've avoided the obvious choices from the 60's & 70's that would walk onto any list of great vocalists. I've had a good think about the voices that move me. And if you got Spotify jam this up your earholes

https://open.spotify.com/user/badgertooth/playlist/0dIgxvrc2NTN7JE2aZoPlB

Mark Lanegan
Mick Collins (Dirtbombs)
Joakim Nilsson (Graveyard)
Joe Dukie (Fat Freddy's Drop)
Kelvin Swayby (The Heavy)
Michael Kiwanuka
Paul Smith (Maximo Park)
Dan Auerbach
Eddie Vedder
John Lee Hooker
PJ Harvey
J Tillman (Father John Misty)
Skin (Skun Anansi)
Zach de la rocha (RATM)
Josh Homme (QOTSA)
Maynard James Keenan
Dave Wyndorf (Monster Magnet)
Rachel Nagy (The Detroit Cobras)
Timber Timbre
Fink

 

[chinacats]

Some spectacularly good mentions. I'll avoid retreading old ground - I've avoided the obvious choices from the 60's & 70's that would walk onto any list of great vocalists. I've had a good think about the voices that move me. And if you got Spotify jam this up your earholes

https://open.spotify.com/user/badgertooth/playlist/0dIgxvrc2NTN7JE2aZoPlB

Mark Lanegan
Mick Collins (Dirtbombs)
Joakim Nilsson (Graveyard)
Joe Dukie (Fat Freddy's Drop)
Kelvin Swayby (The Heavy)
Michael Kiwanuka
Paul Smith (Maximo Park)
Dan Auerbach
Eddie Vedder
John Lee Hooker
PJ Harvey
J Tillman (Father John Misty)
Skin (Skun Anansi)
Zach de la rocha (RATM)
Josh Homme (QOTSA)
Maynard James Keenan
Dave Wyndorf (Monster Magnet)
Rachel Nagy (The Detroit Cobras)
Timber Timbre
Fink

Don't know most on your list but must admit that Father John Misty has become a current favorite.

 

[Mucho Bocho]

Seems in addition to food and knives, Mr Otto is also very well listen too as well.