Eric Burton and John Fogerty deserve a mention.
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The most iconic voices in Music
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You know … after thinking about it, albeit early in his career … Kentucky’s own, Chris Stapleton, deserves a word up !!
No one said he is on a list of greatest voices. The thread is "iconic" which doesn't describe most of those mentioned in the thread. Dylan's voice is actually iconic given his style and body of work....it all flows together.
A couple not mentioned:
Billy Joel. You may not like all of his music, but his vocal style would be what I call iconic.
If you like Broadway stuff, Andrew Rannels is amazing.
There’s a southern gospel singer named Guy Penrod who was in a group with another vocalist named David Phelps. Both are vocal powerhouses, most people don’t even know their names, and they sang together.
I’ll echo the Sebastian Bach, Whitney/Mariah/Aretha love.
Darryl Hall. ‘Nuff said.
Billy Joel. You may not like all of his music, but his vocal style would be what I call iconic.
If you like Broadway stuff, Andrew Rannels is amazing.
There’s a southern gospel singer named Guy Penrod who was in a group with another vocalist named David Phelps. Both are vocal powerhouses, most people don’t even know their names, and they sang together.
I’ll echo the Sebastian Bach, Whitney/Mariah/Aretha love.
Darryl Hall. ‘Nuff said.
In the duet "Leather and Lace", Nicks had the first part--then Don Henley's part came and he basically "saved" the song from total ruin at 1:40
Agreed. If you’re gonna do iconic, throw in Lennon, McCartney, Elvis, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Dylan, etc. Doesn’t mean they’re the most unique, but everybody knows who they’re listening to when they hear their voices. Throw in Seger, Bruce, Peter Cetera, Elton John, etc. Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey,..
-Greatest voice of all time is Roy Orbison’s. Prove me wrong.
Her voice was like nails on a chalkboard to me, but how could you argue she wasn’t iconic?
Personal opinion is a very easy argument when even you agree with the voice being bad. Yes, I understand iconic, but when it is annoying, I am not sure iconic is the word I would use when it was too hard to listen too.