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  • #16
    Originally posted by Scott Nelson View Post
    Yoko Ono doesn't even get a mention.
    She was in a bag, therefore wasn't eligible.

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    • #17
      Hard to believe but Yoko Ono is now 91.

      c.d.

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View Post

        Brilliant stuff Bern. We played The Pearlfisher’s Duet by Bjorling and Merrill at my Dad’s cremation ceremony. It’s was also a favourite of my grandfather’s.
        One of my favourites too. Also the trio, "Soave il vento", from Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutti:



        The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

        ​Disagreeing doesn't have to be disagreeable - Jeff Hamm

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        • #19
          Originally posted by c.d. View Post
          I think Eva Cassidy had the most beautiful voice of all time. See if you can listen to her rendition of Over the Rainbow and not tear up.

          The new orchestral Eva Cassidy album I CAN ONLY BE ME is released 3rd March 2023 https://evacassidy.lnk.to/ICanOnlyBeMeRestored footage of Eva Cassidy perfor...


          c.d.
          Hi c.d.

          I'd have to agree regarding Eva Cassidy. My favourite is Fields of Gold from her Songbird album.

          The new orchestral Eva Cassidy album I CAN ONLY BE ME is released 3rd March 2023 https://evacassidy.lnk.to/ICanOnlyBeMe


          Cheers, George
          The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

          ​Disagreeing doesn't have to be disagreeable - Jeff Hamm

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          • #20
            Hi all,

            Here's my list:

            Ann Wilson
            Freddie Mercury
            George Michael
            Kate Bush
            David Bowie
            Lady Gaga
            Beyoncé
            Alicia Keyes
            Michael Jackson
            Amy Winehouse
            Barbra Streisand
            Paul McCartney
            Karen Carpenter
            John Lennon
            Adele
            Gladys Knight
            Prince
            Elvis Presley
            Shirley Bassey
            Michael McDonald

            Cheers,
            Frank
            "You can rob me, you can starve me and you can beat me and you can kill me. Just don't bore me."
            Clint Eastwood as Gunny in "Heartbreak Ridge"

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            • #21
              Originally posted by caz View Post
              I'm probably missing some of my favourites, but the men:

              Frank Sinatra

              Matt Monro

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              The women:

              Dusty Springfield

              ...


              Love,

              Caz
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              She's done it again! Matt Monro was going to be my banker as a great singer overlooked by others here. Besides me and Caz, he was very highly rated by Frank Sinatra. Rare for a singer to be able to convey such emotion with so clear a voice.

              Good as well to see a considered shout for Dusty.

              Best regards,
              One Round


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              • #22
                Originally posted by caz View Post
                The women:

                Dusty Springfield
                A shining light in her era.

                Cheers, George
                The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

                ​Disagreeing doesn't have to be disagreeable - Jeff Hamm

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                • #23
                  A cracking thread once more, Herlock. Many thanks again.

                  Here's another 20 whom I don't think have been mentioned so far with an occasional comment thrown in. Heavily influenced by growing up in the '60s and '70s with apologies for at times going slightly off topic by including singers of favourite songs and favourite entertainers who sang.

                  Judith Durham - always an angelic voice and in perfect harmony fronting The Seekers.

                  Crispian St. Peters - if remembered at all today, probably for the catchy ''The Pied Piper'' although I prefer the haunting melody of ''You Were on My Mind''. Let down by his own poor self-promotion.

                  Louis Armstrong

                  Nina Semone

                  Feargal Sharkey - of The Undertones.

                  Chris Farlowe

                  Peter Sarstedt

                  Petula Clark

                  Don McLean

                  Gene Pitney

                  Joe Strummer - of The Clash.

                  Judy Garland

                  Cat Stevens

                  Ian Hunter - of Mott The Hoople.

                  Bonnie Tyler

                  Simon & Garfunkel

                  Gerry Marsden - saw him and his Pacemakers at the Lakeside Country Club, former home of the World Darts tournament, many years ago. Wonderful evening full of great music with touches of lovely self deprecating humour from the man himself.

                  Andy Williams

                  Ken Dodd - the best Value For Money entertainer ever whose shows always overran and sometimes into the early hours. His humour was interspersed with songs and it may be a surprise that he had eighteen single records that reached the UK Top 40 including ''Tears'' which was number 1 for five weeks in 1965. His signature song ''Happiness'' could be relied upon to bring a smile to his audience.

                  Florence Welch - of Florence and the Machine. I can't comment much on her music but she gave me the most lovely smile as I held a door open for her in the members' pavilion of the Oval cricket ground.

                  Best wishes,
                  OneRound


                  Last edited by OneRound; 06-20-2024, 01:50 PM.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by OneRound View Post

                    Don McLean

                    Gene Pitney

                    Cat Stevens
                    Hi OneRound,

                    Worthy of a place on any favourite singers list.

                    Cheers, George
                    The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

                    ​Disagreeing doesn't have to be disagreeable - Jeff Hamm

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                    • #25
                      Here’s mine
                      Steve Marriott
                      Steve Winwood
                      Ottis Redding
                      Matt Monroe
                      Howling Wolf
                      John Lee Hooker
                      Muddy Waters
                      Carl Foggerty
                      Michael Hutchins
                      Long John Baldry
                      Julie Driscoll
                      Van Morrison
                      Dusty Springfield
                      Mick Jagger
                      Kieth Relf
                      Phil May
                      Sean Ryder
                      Sam Cooke
                      Dolores o Riordan
                      Liam Gallagher

                      Peace & Love

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                      • #26
                        Some great choices by all. Many of them could easily have made it onto my own list. Steve Marriott, Roy Orbison, Howling Wolf, Roger Daltrey…..loads of great singers of all genre’s.
                        Regards

                        Sir Herlock Sholmes.

                        “A house of delusions is cheap to build but draughty to live in.”

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                        • #27
                          Names I very nearly had on my list:

                          Ella Fitzgerald

                          Roy Orbison

                          Gene Pitney

                          Ian Hunter [I saw Mott The Hoople at the Lyceum]

                          Gerry Marsden

                          Andy Williams

                          Florence Welch

                          Steve Marriott

                          Mick Hucknall [I saw Simply Red twice in Wembley - incredible live]

                          Love,

                          Caz
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                          "Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." Peter Ustinov


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                          • #28
                            Koko Taylor, the Queen of the Blues. Her voice sounded like she drank a fifth of whiskey daily, smoked five packs of camels and gargled with old razor blades. But good Lord, could she sing the blues.

                            Love her CD Live from Chicago - An Audience with the Queen. The band backing her up on this one is absolutely kickin' butt.

                            See if you can listen to Wang Dang Doodle and not start stamping your feet.

                            c.d.

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                            • #29
                              And of course you have to give a shout out to Joe Cocker if just for his performance of With a Little Help from My Friends at Woodstock.

                              c.d.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by c.d. View Post
                                And of course you have to give a shout out to Joe Cocker if just for his performance of With a Little Help from My Friends at Woodstock.

                                c.d.
                                A singer who ‘lived’ every song. I’ve often wondered what a duet would have sounded like with him and Janis Joplin? The audience would’ve been drained after just one song.

                                I’m listening to that Koko Taylor live album on Spotify now.
                                Last edited by Herlock Sholmes; 06-21-2024, 08:26 PM.
                                Regards

                                Sir Herlock Sholmes.

                                “A house of delusions is cheap to build but draughty to live in.”

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