Number One has to be Roy Orbison.

others: Jay Black, Johnny Maestro, Del Shannon, Lil' Anthony, Tony Williams, Percy Sledge, Bob Seger, Connie Francis

Reaching waaaaay back on some of these

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The quintessential sound of 60/70's R&R:
Fender Tube Amps
Gibson Guitars

Layne Staley

Chris Cornell

Jeff buckley

Thom Yorke

Neil Young

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Telebration Cabronita
Martin Jeff Tweedy
'65 PRRI, Gibson GA-5
Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500MVS

'79 Starcaster-sold
'52 Hot Rod Tele w/ Twisted Tele in mid- sold

so nobody has heard of the great David Yow?

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Favorite bands:

Melvins
The Jesus Lizard
Cows
Big Business
R***man
Minutemen
Flight
Minor Threat
Big Black
Shellac
Karp
Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

Bon Scott
Ian Gillan
Freddie Mercury
John Fogerty

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Steve

John Fogerty is one of my picks too. I read a quote one time where his brother Tom said: I could sing ........... but John had a Sound.

Janis Joplin,Harry Nilsson,Nina Pearsson-The Cardigans,Shawn Phillipps, James BrownLittle Richard,Donovan,Louis Armstrong,Stuart David-Belle & Sebastian.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

I've always thought that John Fogerty was pretty impossible to copy, I mean when you're in a classic rock cover band as I am, CCR songs are pretty easy to play but the vocals just never cut it very well.

And Seger, tough to copy.

Sly Stone

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

Justin hayward- The moody blues

Bob seger- Silver bullet band

Janis joplin

Joe cocker

Roger daltrey- The who

Cat stevens

Harry Chapin

harry nilsson

Gordon lightfoot

The beatles

Ray charles

Anne & nancy wilson- Heart

barbra streisand

Elvis

Leon redbone

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I believe in Christianity as i believe that the sun has risen. not only because i see it, but because by it, i see everything else. C.S. Lewis

Totally agree.

Yeah he's a good one for sure,lots of people have gotten inspiration from him,I heard Ann Wilson from Heart was a big fan,and she's another great singer.

Freddie Mercury, obviously. That's a voice that several have tried to emulate - and come away looking very silly indeed.

And here's one that nobody else will mention (probably fairly reasonably). I like what Pete Townshend does on Blue, Red and Grey (on the By Numbers album) and also I'm One (from Quadrophenia). I find that sound kinda charming in its thinness. Something even a hopeless voice like mine might dream of achieving. Well; dream...

Cheers - C

Geddy Lee for sure

Muddy Waters
Buddy Guy
Malford Milligan
BB King
Prince
Bill Withers
Waylon Jennings
Dusty Hill
Jimi Hendrix
Seal
Howlin' Wolf
Dwight Yoakum
Roy Orbison
Johnny Cash
Bonnie Raitt
John Lee Hooker
Steve Winwood
Robert Palmer
Peggy Lee
Koko Taylor
Big Mama Thorton

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Good Vibes To Y'all!



Screamin' Armadillos
Texas Roadhouse Music
Guitar/Slide Guitar/Harp/Vocals

No one comes close to Dio's piercing voice whenever he sung. He's a shoo-in for this list. Rob Halford should also be on the list. How could I forget him??! Definitely hard to beat the range in his voice

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"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend."

-Freddie Mercury