# Singers whose voices touch you **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2001, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359 "2001-11-03T22:31:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![jabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@jabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabe)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2001, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/81 "2001-11-22T23:37:26Z")
I’d have to say Jerry Garcia (listen to Ramblin’ Rose from Europe '72) and Willie Nelson (Poncho and Lefty) Did I ever tell you guys that my mom looks just like Willie Nelson? Its kinda freaky, but so is she. peace, JB ---
**Author:** ![Tajiri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@Tajiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tajiri)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/82 "2001-11-23T00:58:15Z")
80 replies so far and the most praise Eddie Vedder has gotten has been that he “…deserves a mention”! The man deserves much more than a mention. He has one of the most versatile voices in all of music. He can scream out a total rock song like Spin the Black Circle one minute and then the next minute he’s sounding incredibly passionate on a song like Black or Yellow Ledbetter. No wonder so many of the radio rock bands going today try to sound like him. Often imitated but never duplicated indeed. And for all of us Canadians, Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip has a great voice. Even more so when you get to see him live, thrashing around like a madman. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/83 "2001-11-23T05:18:43Z")
Pete Yorn. What I’ve heard so far (_Life on a Chain_ and _For Nancy_) sounds pretty good. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Amptech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Amptech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amptech)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/84 "2001-11-23T05:45:13Z")
I’m putting in another vote for Adam Duritz here. I can’t help but be moved when I hear this part of “I’m Not Sleeping”: Rain, rain, go away, Come again some other day, 'Cause I’ve got all this shit to say And I’ve gone back to find my way. I also highly enjoy Thom Yorke’s voice. Though it can get just a tad whiny at times, “Fake Plastic Trees” makes up for it entirely, especially the last few lines. ---
**Author:** ![JustAskAnyone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JustAskAnyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAskAnyone)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/85 "2001-11-23T06:03:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mangeorge \* > \*\*Pete Yorn. What I’ve heard so far (_Life on a Chain_ and _For Nancy_) sounds pretty good. > Peace, > mangeorge \*\* Oh yes, pick up _musicforthemorningafter_. Best Buy, $9.99 “Lose You,” “Sleep Better,” “On Your Side,” and “Simonize.” All around, a great cd and worth the low price. ---
**Author:** ![Clueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@Clueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clueless)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/86 "2001-11-23T06:29:37Z")
**Elizabeth Fraser**. Her voice is so beautiful in “Teardrop” in Massive Attack’s album, Mezzanine. ---
**Author:** ![Jkayla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@Jkayla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jkayla)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/87 "2001-11-23T06:51:48Z")
Here are the vocalists that get to me. I love their voices. Allison Krauss Peter Gabriel Sarah McLachlan Martina McBride Elvis ---
**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/88 "2001-11-23T14:58:34Z")
Hmm, a few people who’ve been forgotten in this thread… **Mercedes Sosa** **Cesaria Evora** **B.B. King** **Fritz Wunderlich** (Best. Singer. Ever.) **Barbara** **Jacques Brel** And sereval other fine musicians who have already been mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/89 "2001-11-23T23:14:40Z")
Genseric wrote: > [@](#): > > **Neil Young** You have **got** to be kidding me. I just listened through Neil Young’s _After the Gold Rush_, and it was like listening to falsetto fingernails being scraped across a helium-filled chalkboard. ---
**Author:** ![dubs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dubs)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2001, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/90 "2001-11-24T00:39:46Z")
A few months ago on the Tribute to Brian Wilson special thingy, **Vince Gill** sang I forget which Beach Boys song, but I pretty much fell out of my chair at how he sounded. I had NO idea he sang like that! I could babble on for awhile about the clear, perfect, sweet quality but I won’t. I also think that **Iris Dement** on her Infamous Angel cd singing Our Town is wonderfully moving. She sang this song at the end of the last episode of Northern Exposure. ---
**Author:** ![finnofranco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@finnofranco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/finnofranco)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/91 "2001-11-24T03:03:49Z")
**Nanci Griffith** and **Suzanne Vega** have always been able to stop me in my tracks. **Elizabeth Fraser** from the **Cocteau Twins** has been able to cause potentially fatal heart palpatations if I catch her at the right moment… The guys who’s voices have left their marks on me would be **Bob Mould** , **Tim Buckley** , **Gram Parsons** , **Alex Chilton** , and **Paul McCartney**. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/92 "2001-11-26T01:55:06Z")
chris whitley every album is has a different sound than the last, and his voice is one of a kind. i’d know it anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359/93 "2001-11-26T17:44:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by stofsky \* > \*\*Do not, I repeat, do not listen to the late Eva Cassidy if you’ve been drinking. Most especially do not do so if you’re reading her bio website. > > Especially if you want to keep that “tough guy” image. \*\* Can’t believe this is the only mention of Eva Cassidy. Other faves: Nina Simone Janis Joplin Karen Carpenter kd lang [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-voices-touch-you/91359.md?page=4)