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Favourite 10 singers. (2) Male – Ray Charles tops my list with room for Dylan and Christy Moore

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I promised a top 10 of male singers – just my own preferences – and invite you to list yours.

You may also pop back to https://www.salutlive.com/2020/04/your-favourite-10-singers-1-female-sandy-denny-and-billie-holliday-head-my-list.html and offer your top 10 female vocalists.

My list, either gender, would doubtless change if composed tomorrow or any other day.

Musical tastes are like that. Here and now, late afternoon on Easter Monday, the male singers I rate most highly are:

 

1 Ray Charles

2 Christy Moore

3 Bob Dylan

4 John Mayall

5 Roy Orbison

6 Luke Kelly

7 Nic Jones

8 Richard Thompson

9 Sonny Terry

10 Paul Brady

* PS, I have seen only six of them live. No prize unless I think of one. But guess which …

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8 responses to “Favourite 10 singers. (2) Male – Ray Charles tops my list with room for Dylan and Christy Moore”

  1. Bill Taylor Avatar
    Bill Taylor

    In no particular order:
    Harry Nilsson
    Bruce Springsteen
    Ray Davies
    David Bowie
    Alan Price
    Gene Pitney
    Roger Daltrey
    Shane MacGowan
    Tom Petty
    Roger McGuinn

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  2. christelle Avatar
    christelle

    I agree with lots of Biils choices. And Neil Young, Bon Iver, Freddie Mercury, Frank Sinatra, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Bocelli

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  3. Dave Ashmore Avatar
    Dave Ashmore

    Elton Hayes

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  4. Colin Randall Avatar
    Colin Randall

    Of Bill’s list, I do like Ray Davies, McGuinn, a little Bowie, Alan Price (boyhood Sunderland supporter: I once sat in his front room and interviewed him over a takeaway Chinese meal, and during a Mags game on TV, for a SAFC fanzine) and selectively MacGowan, maybe even Roger “Brexit innit” Daltry. Never heard of Elton Hayes., Dave. Like your choices, Christelle. But I wouldn’t change mine so far.

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  5. Joe Banks Avatar
    Joe Banks

    1) Robert Plant
    2) Sam Cooke
    3) Ian Gillan

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  6. John Marshall Avatar
    John Marshall

    A few more; Rod Stewart ( around the Every Picture time ) , John Fogerty, Steve Harley, Smokey Robinson, Don McLean , and Ray Jackson from Lindisfarne

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  7. Ian Evans Avatar
    Ian Evans

    Buddy Holly
    Dylan
    Jackson C Frank
    Bert Jansch
    James Taylor
    Francis Cabrel
    Paul Carrack
    Ray Charles
    The Everley Brothers
    Gordon Lightfoot

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  8. Stan Wilson Avatar
    Stan Wilson

    Sinatra
    2.Ray Charles
    3.Otis Redding
    4.Sam Cooke
    5.Elvis
    Jackie Wilson
    Nat King Cole
    8.Hank Williams
    9.Roy Orbison
    Van Morrison

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