IN YOUR OPINION, WHO IS THE BEST MALE R&B/SOUL/SINGER OF ALL TIME?
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STEVIE WONDERI wanted so hard to pick Marvin but bruh it's Stevie Wonder there's nothing that man can't do musically. He could probably make a heavy metal album that would make Metallica sound like ? if he really wanted too.
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LUTHER VANDROSS1.Luther ain't my favorite and I don't own one of his cd's, but when it comes to just pure natural voice sounding musical I'd put him. He sounds the same after a while tho, but that voice is effortlessly smooth and never sounds like he strains for a note. Whereas this other singer 2.Stevie strains his voice sometime, he has the most range/octaves I'd probably go Stevie- no doubt- and Stevie as overrall the better/best musician/songwriter and diversity, but the mixture of the voice and smoothness and songs that make you move go to # 3.Marvin Gaye [and i ain't saying Stevie don't make you dance and cry, I'm just giving Marvin credit]. One underrated singer not mentioned, due to his lack of hits I can't put him above nobody you mentioned, is Terence Trent D'arby . That boy was historical as an honorable-mention for #3. 4-Pendergrass when it came to raspiness, Al Green wins with the weirdest sounding voice that somehow passed b/c it just sounded good (but Al can't outsing nobody), 5 (hard giving Sam 5 so I'm a go back and give him 4 and put Pendergrass at 5, he probably should be 3)Sam Cooke when it came to a man with a voice that probably could do anything he wanted it to but never did it vocally (he ain't never truly hollar or use his raspiness) but he reminds me of Marvin Gaye before Marvin, Isley Brothers are probably the least on the list; I'd go with the 6. O'Jays and Temptations before I'd name Isley Brothers (and R.Kelly is better than both those groups). I'd go with Take 6 any day before ever mentioning Boyz II Men (even though they only had one R&B album-the others were gospel) Actually Jackie Wilson could have easily out sung them all so I'd put him at #2. Nah,nah,nah. Just listened to Jackie again and gotta put him #1.
1.Jackie Wilson 2.Luther 3.Stevie Wonder 4.Marvin Gaye 4.5 Terence Trent D'Arby 5. Sam Cooke
Way, I'm rating your question is basically who can sings whose songs without a problem vocally and who would be out of range or lose being able to outdo the original singer. I own almost every Stevie cd,but Luther's pure voice (even tho he does have probably one less octave compared to Stevie) is just easier on the ears. If youthink I'm crazy for mentioning Terence then listen to the link: Boy looks weird, but that voice ain't common
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GthncgEEMs0
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STEVIE WONDERStevie Wonder because people still talk about him. It's not fair to say a best. All of them are good in their own way though.
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MARVIN GAYEDro should've done a list with solo singers, and another with groups.
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all of da above IMO!
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MARVIN GAYEDamn donny hathaway couldn't get a mention
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OTHERMusiq Soulchild
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STEVIE WONDERThe funny thing is Maxwell has a better voice than a lot of these older cats, but yall won't hear an argument for him because you don't think a great soul singer could come out of an era that isn't the 60/70's.
I'm not saying he's the best but this is real ? .
Maxwell can sing his ass off.
Brian Mcknight too.
This is hard. Too many to name -
STEVIE WONDERGotta go with Stevie the musical genius
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OTHERR. Kelly
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OTHERNo order...
Marvin Gaye
Bill Withers
Al Green
Bobby Womack
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MARVIN GAYEI wouldnt say he's the best, but jamie foxx is up there too imo...
He killed the impersonations of other goat singers
3:45 mark
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MARVIN GAYEDamn Ruffin has no votes?
I stay playing this on my late night drives
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Bobby Brown the king of R&B
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LUTHER VANDROSSYo can we get an honorable mention for Brian McKnight or was my mom the only one that listened to him?
Edit:The funny thing is Maxwell has a better voice than a lot of these older cats, but yall won't hear an argument for him because you don't think a great soul singer could come out of an era that isn't the 60/70's.
I'm not saying he's the best but this is real ? .
Maxwell can sing his ass off.
Brian Mcknight too.
This is hard. Too many to name
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MARVIN GAYEI voted Marvin Gaye, but that poll really needs to include James Brown and Isaac Hayes.