As kind of a companion to the Songs you would have sworn were sung by somebody else thread, which artists have such a distinctive voices that you know them instantly and never mistake them for anyone else?
For me, it’s Richie Havens, Bob Dylan, Buffy St. Marie, James Taylor, Robin Williamson, Rickie Lee Jones, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash and, um, …Tiny Tim.
You?
Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker.
Neil Sedaka
Frankie Valli
Gordon Lightfoot
Sting, Townes van Zandt, Neil Young.
Aretha Franklin, Don Henley, Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, Bruce Hornsby.
Rev. Peyton, Steve Winwood, Meat Loaf, Janis, Gary Brooker, Vanda/Young (of Flash and the Pan – one has a very distinctive voice, only I’m not sure which of them), Loudon Wainwright III, and the champion of them all, Howlin’ Wolf,
Lou Reed.
Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac has one of the most distinctive voices ever, in my opinion. It has always been one of my favorite voices of rock music because.
Tom Waits
Morrisey
Kate Bush
Peter Murphy
Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton.
Don Knotts
Robert Smith of The Cure
Bjork
Kate Pierson of B-52s
Fred Schneider of B-52s
James Earl Jones
Fran Drescher
I’d agree with just about everybody listed and add Elvis Presley, Rick Astley (after a year and a half of being Rickrolled) and Colin Meloy from The Decemberists.
Robin Gibb
Aretha Franklin
Michael Jackson
Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan)
Michael McDonald
All the Beatles except George
Barbra Streisand
Eric Clapton
Elton John
Nat King Cole
Janis Joplin
Frank Sinatra
Phil Collins
Glen Campbell
Tony Bennett
Helen Reddy
Mick Jagger
Louis Armstrong
Glenn Frey (Eagles)
Helen Rogers (Jazzmasters)
Olivia Newton John
Chris Cornell
John Denver
Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
Stevie Wonder
Kenny Rogers
Jimi Hendrix
Lionel Ritchie
Eartha Kitt
Carol Channing
George Thorogood
Van Morrison
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Geddy Lee
The lead singer of AC/DC, whose name I can’t remember.
OK, a couple more…
Janis Joplin
Peter Gabriel
Michael Stipe
Paul Lynde!
Casey Kasem!
Dick Clark!
Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil
Shane MacGowan
Joe Strummer
Billy Bragg
Freddie Mercury
Joey Ramone
Bob Mould
Corrinne Tucker (Sleater-Kinney)
David Byrne
Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes)
Exene Cervenka
Cyndi Lauper
Tom Waits and the guy from Crash Test Dummies
Randy Travis
With out question, Karen Carpenter.