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Scud49 said:
The great Joe Cocker:

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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!

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Scud49 said:
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:

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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.
 
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Love this song...great singer, weird voice.
 
JRRRJ said:
I can't believe it's down to the 38th post and no one has included him yet. So I get to do so.

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One of my favorite songs. Performed by the only person who had any idea what it meant. Or so I think.
 
Stephen Stills - not the most beautiful voice by a long shot, but whatever he did it was golden:

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

 
Aluminny69 said:
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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.
 
John Kay of Steppenwolf; great bluesy rasp:

 
cferraro04 said:
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.
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Neil Young and Geddy Lee definitely fall into that "love 'em or hate 'em" type of voice. ;)
 
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TCC Kid said:
No video--just a comment. The epitome of Terrible Voice, great entertainer All personality--Jimmy Durante.
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Jimmy's version of SMILE was used on the Joker Movie soundtrack. And this song was used for the end credits of Sleepless in Seattle.

 
I watch American Idol and this past season, We Ani was one of the performers. She has a very squeaky voice when speaking, but she belts it out there magnificently when not talking but singing. Here is her audition on American Idol. She didn't win but she was the best singer this last season:

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

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Sad thing is he has the best voice of all the Cohens.
 
EasyEd said:
I never thought Louis Armstrong had a great voice. But he seems to be a great singer. One of my favorites is:

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Got to meet him when I was in high school. He was doing a show at the Bushnell and my friend and I, both trumpet players, met with him by ourselves in his dressing room after the show. I don’t remember at all why we got such great access. He was obviously tired but gracious. All I remember is him saying “Hi boys” in that gravelly voice and that he had the permanent impression of his trumpet mouthpiece on his lips. Got his autograph of course. Would have been around 1962.
 
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I guess we're just talking about people who have more raspy voices than traditional classic voices. If that is the case, than Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Cohen, Watts, would all be on the list. But I think at the top would be Billy Corgan, Axl Rose and number 1 for me would be Tina Turner.
 
Jerry Garcia didn't have a great voice (and it got worse into the 90's), but I could listen to him all day long. And do.

 
If we're gonna talk about Jerry Garcia, we should mention Pigpen Ron McKernan. He was the lead singer of the Dead until Demon Rum took him.

 
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