OT: Lousy voice, great singer

[KennyD]

 

[AgStatesman]

The lowest hanging fruit on the tree, so I grabbed three pieces! The Grateful Dead sang in Birdsong, "All I know is something like a bird within her sang."



Janis Joplin - Piece Of My Heart

Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee (Audio)

 

[Scud49]

Billy Gibbons has a less then perfect voice I'd say, but he sure is good on those ZZ Top tunes:

 

[KennyD]

 

[CTBballfan243]

BoDeans made a lot of music I like.
Kurt Neumann shared lead vocals in the early days.

Saw them at Toads Place. I think it was in the mid to late 80’s. Great show.

 

[KennyD]

 

[Scud49]

Rick Danko and Levon Helm didn't have perfect voices, but they were sure good on songs like this one:

 

[cohenzone]

Johnny Cash did not have a great voice, but he could tell a story. I am not a country fan.

 

[SCNCHuskie]

The great Joe Cocker:

If you’re going to reference Joe Cocker, you have to go with his greatest video, the misheard lyrics version of, “With a Little Hep From My Friends!” Hilarious!

Joe Cocker Misheard Lyrics with subtitles

I DO NOT OWN THIS AUDIOCOPYRIGHT Cotillion/Atlantic Records

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[Bigboote]

I don't think Mark Knopfler has a great voice, but I sure love it with so much of his work - "Wild West End" is a great example IMO:

I was gonna post that if nobody did today.

I think of Dylan, Waits, and Knopfler as the triumverate od great singers with questionable voices.

 

[Bama fan]

This guy, this song. "I can still remember just the way you taste."

 

[Dove]

Love this song...great singer, weird voice.

 

[JRRRJ]

I can't believe it's down to the 38th post and no one has included him yet. So I get to do so.

 

[YoDore]

Kris Kristofferson

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

I can't believe it's down to the 38th post and no one has included him yet. So I get to do so.

One of my favorite songs. Performed by the only person who had any idea what it meant. Or so I think.

 

[Scud49]

Stephen Stills - not the most beautiful voice by a long shot, but whatever he did it was golden:

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Harry Wayne Casey from the Saturday Night Fever album

 

[Bigboote]

My father HATED Michael Franks. Every time I put on an album he'd say "Is he supposed to be singing?"

 

[Bigboote]

Robert Johnson is still fresh almost 90 years after his death:

 

[cferraro04]

I wouldn't classify Neil Young as having a terrible voice...I would instead say he has a unique voice....both pleasant to listen to and quite melodic complimented by being a very talented musician.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Since I love these guys I posted this in both thread. Male vocal not the female vocalist.

 

[Bigboote]

John Kay of Steppenwolf; great bluesy rasp:

 

[Bigboote]

I wouldn't classify Neil Young as having a terrible voice...I would instead say he has a unique voice....both pleasant to listen to and quite melodic complimented by being a very talented musician.

Neil Young and Geddy Lee definitely fall into that "love 'em or hate 'em" type of voice.

 

[EasyEd]

I never thought Louis Armstrong had a great voice. But he seems to be a great singer. One of my favorites is:

 

[Veteran]

The immortal Leon Redbone for the win!