Greatest R&B Male Vocalists

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 12307

Bruno_Antonio wrote:

There are a same topic in the R&b/Soul sub-forum.

Yah, not sure why though....

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1794

I'm making a new list of r&b/soul vocalists.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 12307

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1794

1. Stevie Wonder
2. Jackie Wilson
3. Michael Jackson
4. Ray Charles
5. Marvin Gaye
6. Sam Cooke
7. James Brown
8. Otis Redding
9. Smokey Robinson
10. Luther Vandross

11. Little Richard
12. Al Green
13. Clyde McPhatter
14. Barry White
15. Prince
16. Roy Hamilton
17. George Benson
18. Aaron Neville
19. David Ruffin
20. Philip Bailey

21. Al Jarreau
22. Lou Rawls
23. Seal
24. Tony Williams
25. Terence Trent D'Arby
26. Wilson Pickett
27. Billy Paul
28. R. Kelly
29. Wanya Morris
30. Brian Mcknight

How about that?

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3826

Negative Creep wrote:

Huh?

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1794

I just posted a new list so we can discuss some possible changes, this is even possible ...

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 12307

I admire the effort, but Stevie and Luther are WAY too high, my man.

The top 3 are Cooke, Wilson, and McPhatter, in any order.

Personally I'd have the top 5 like this...

1. Sam Cooke
2. Jackie Wilson
3. Clyde McPhatter
4. Ray Charles
5. Otis Redding/Marvin Gaye

Gregsynthbootlegs · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:07 pm **Posts:** 584

Freddie Mercury is the #1 vocalist!

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 12307

Dammit Greg... :lol:

Fred could sing anything, but this is the r&b list.

Anyway I'd round out the top 10 with Gaye, Williams, Wonder, Burke and maybe Brown (influence and originality off the charts).

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1794

Negative Creep wrote:

I admire the effort, but Stevie and Luther are WAY too high, my man.

The top 3 are Cooke, Wilson, and McPhatter, in any order.

Personally I'd have the top 5 like this...

1. Sam Cooke
2. Jackie Wilson
3. Clyde McPhatter
4. Ray Charles
5. Otis Redding/Marvin Gaye

A few points:

I can not imagine any singer in the first place on the list not to be Wonder.

Maybe you're right about Cooke, he belongs in the top 5. But I think Clyde is between 10-15

Definitely, Jackson belongs in the top 10, his first two solo albums as an adult - Off The Wall/Thriller - are referenced in the history of R&B/Soul, not to mention his time at Motown as a solo and with his brothers.

I still think Vandross may be in the top 10, he won four Grammy Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, great voice.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3826

Why should Wonder be above Cooke?

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1794

a_man_named_gray wrote:

Why should Wonder be above Cooke?

Wonder has won seven Grammy's Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. It is one of the biggest names in Motown. After Jackson, Wonder is the most popular singer in the history of black music.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3826

How 'bout some relevant evidence?

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1794

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3826

Popularity doesn't matter here.

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