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I was contemplating my favourite singers and wondered who had even heard of my choices....

Female: Kathleen Ferrier

Male: Mark Murphy

What say you?
 
wilderbeast
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Ella Fitzgerald
Nina Simone
Sharon Jones
Robert Plant

Ian Bostridge
Anne Sofie von Otter
John Tomlinson
… and another vote for Bryan Terfel
 
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Ian Bostridge

I was at school with Ian Bostridge, although he was two or three years ahead of me. Yes, very good singer. Don't remember him him singing as a teenager though. We had to sing in the annual school concert. I remember Handel's Messiah and Orff's Carmina Burana. At home I was listening to the Beatles of course, with a side serving of John Mayall's Blues Band.
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That's a tough one, I like so many.

Dean Martin
Ella Fitzgerald
Bing Crosby
Aretha Franklin
Enrico Caruso
Billie Holiday
 
Canuck
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Sarah Vaughan
Renee Fleming
Jo Stafford
Johnnie Mathis
Hoagie Carmichael
Nat “King” Cole

To name but a few.
 
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The classics
Louis Armstrong
Billie Holiday
Bing Crosby
Chet Baker

For this era
Michael Buble
Molly Johnson
Really digging Sarah Harmer lately
 
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I was at school with Ian Bostridge, although he was two or three years ahead of me. Yes, very good singer. Don't remember him him singing as a teenager though. We had to sing in the annual school concert. I remember Handel's Messiah and Orff's Carmina Burana. At home I was listening to the Beatles of course, with a side serving of John Mayall's Blues Band.
Fascinating! He sang alongside studying History, I think - did his doctorate on the history of witchcraft or similar. His Dichterliebe is one of finest interpretations I’ve heard.
 
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Too many to mention.

Here’s a few:

Andy Williams
John Lennon
Maria Callas
Scott McKenzie
Neil Young
Kate Bush
Hank Williams
Stevie Nicks
Nat King Cole
Peter Gabriel
Pavarotti
Ian Anderson
Christine McVie
Steve Winwood
Eric Clapton
Paul McCartney
Lindsey Buckingham
David Bowie
Freddie Mercury
Peter Cetera
Shania Twain
Neil Diamond
David Gilmore
Prince
Mark Knopfler
Shane MacGowan
Robert Plant
Patti Smith
Scott Walker
Johnny Mathis

Etc., etc… 😁
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Larry S
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No one mentioned “The Voice” ….Roy Orbison…..
 
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Male singers
Corey taylor
Pavarotti
Female singers
Maria callas.
Whitney houston
 
felsby
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Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
Elvis Presley
Freddie Mercury
Peter Gabriel
 
Tony C.
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I'll take this opportunity to mention a contemporary jazz singer who many may not be familiar with:

https://vimeo.com/user78857847

I like many others, of course, including

Mary Stallings
Patricia Barber
Rokia Traore
Melanie de Biasio
Gretchen Parlato
Lenny Williams (early Tower of Power)
Frankie Beverly
Donny Hathaway
 
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Frank Sinatra
Tony Bennett
Nat King Cole
Tom Jones
Neil Diamond
Gordon Lightfoot
Dierks Bentley

Lady Gaga (her duets with Tony Bennett are spectacular)
Annie Lennox
Ella Fitzgerald
Shirley Bassey
Gladys Knight
Carly Pearce

That's just what I can think of off the top of my head. Lots more as well.
 
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