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  • Rolling Stone's New List - 200 Greatest Singers Of All Time

    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 11 14:26:27 2023
    BY ROLLING STONE
    JANUARY 1, 2023

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 234642307/

    1. Aretha Franklin
    2. Whitney Houston
    3. Sam Cooke
    4. Billie Holiday
    5. Mariah Carey
    6. Ray Charles
    7. Stevie Wonder
    8. Beyonce
    9. Otis Redding
    10. Al Green
    11. Little Richard
    12. John Lennon
    13. Patsy Cline
    14. Freddie Mercury
    15. Bob Dylan
    16. Prince
    17. Elvis Presley
    18. Celia Cruz
    19. Frank Sinatra
    20. Marvin Gaye
    21. Nina Simone
    22. Adele
    23. Smokey Robinson
    24. George Jones
    25. Mary J. Blige
    26. Paul McCartney
    27. Dolly Parton
    28. Mahalia Jackson
    29. Chaka Khan
    30. Hank Williams
    31. Luther Vandross
    32. David Bowie
    33. Bessie Smith
    34. Thom Yorke
    35. Dusty Springfield
    36. Kurt Cobain
    37. Van Morrison
    38. Curtis Mayfield
    39. Louis Armstrong
    40. Aaliyah
    41. Etta James
    42. Teddy Pendergrass
    43. Ariana Grande
    44. James Brown
    45. Ella Fitzgerald
    46. Mavis Staples
    47. Linda Ronstadt
    48. Toni Braxton
    49. Rod Stewart
    50. Joni Mitchell
    51. Sade
    52. Mick Jagger
    53. Miriam Makeba
    54. Willie Nelson
    55. Tina Turner
    56. Barry White
    57. Brian Wilson
    58. Lady Gaga
    59. Howlin' Wolf
    60. Kate Bush
    61. Umm Kulthum
    62. George Michael
    63. Robert Plant
    64. Bjork
    65. Minnie Riperton
    66. David Ruffin
    67. Dennis Brown
    68. Rihanna
    69. Youssou N’Dour
    70. Ronnie Spector
    71. Roy Orbison
    72. Muddy Waters
    73. Hector Lavoe
    74. Patti LaBelle
    75. D'Angelo
    76. Wilson Pickett
    77. Bruce Springsteen
    78. Janis Joplin
    79. Emmylou Harris
    80. Chris Cornell
    81. Joao Gilberto
    82. Steve Perry
    83. Amy Winehouse
    84. Lata Mangeshkar
    85. Johnny Cash
    86. Michael Jackson
    87. Diana Ross
    88. Jimmie Rodgers
    89. Selena
    90. Gal Costa
    91. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
    92. Anita Baker
    93. Stevie Nicks
    94. Toots Hibbert
    95. Vicente Fernández
    96. Chuck Berry
    97. Usher
    98. Bob Marley
    99. Clyde McPhatter
    100. Elton John
    101. Gladys Knight
    102. Taylor Swift
    103. Leonard Cohen
    104. Aaron Neville
    105. Eddie Vedder
    106. Bill Withers
    107. Lou Reed
    108. Caetano Veloso
    109. Roger Daltrey
    110. The Weeknd
    111. Fiona Apple
    112. Ozzy Osbourne
    113. La India
    114. Chrissie Hynde
    115. Erykah Badu
    116. Chet Baker
    117. Patti Smith
    118. John Fogerty
    119. Barrington Levy
    120. Charlie Rich
    121. Jackie Wilson
    122. Donna Summer
    123. Karen Carpenter
    124. Robert Johnson
    125. Joe Strummer
    126. Donny Hathaway
    127. Tammy Wynette
    128. Florence Welch
    129. Rob Halford
    130. Courtney Love
    131. Jeff Buckley
    132. Loretta Lynn
    133. Neil Young
    134. Axl Rose
    135. IU
    136. Lauryn Hill
    137. El DeBarge
    138. Merle Haggard
    139. Rocío Dúrcal
    140. Bono
    141. Christina Aguilera
    142. Russell Thompkins Jr.
    143. Luciano
    144. Darlene Love
    145. PJ Harvey
    146. Ruth Brown
    147. Barbra Streisand
    148. Levon Helm
    149. Wanda Jackson
    150. Bryan Ferry
    151. Martha Reeves
    152. Michael Stipe
    153. Mahlathini
    154. Dion
    155. Corin Tucker
    156. George Strait
    157. Robert Smith
    158. Carrie Underwood
    159. Mississippi John Hurt
    160. Mercedes Sosa
    161. Brenda Lee
    162. Françoise Hardy
    163. Bobby “Blue” Bland
    164. Sandy Denny
    165. Ronnie James Dio
    166. Morrissey
    167. Marc Anthony
    168. Debbie Harry
    169. Sylvester
    170. Chris Stapleton
    171. Odetta
    172. Juan Gabriel
    173. Marianne Faithful
    174. Buddy Holly
    175. Lana Del Rey
    176. Iggy Pop
    177. Patty Loveless
    178. Tabu Ley Rochereau
    179. Martha Wash
    180. SZA
    181. Bob Seger
    182. Jazmine Sullivan
    183. Solomon Burke
    184. Karen O
    185. Alicia Keys
    186. Ofra Haza
    187. Bonnie Raitt
    188. Fela Kuti
    189. Joan Baez
    190. Frank Ocean
    191. Jung Kook
    192. Anohni
    193. Brandy
    194. Kelly Clarkson
    195. Poly Styrene
    196. Paul Westerberg
    197. Burna Boy
    198. Billie Eilish
    199. Glenn Danzig
    200. Rosalia

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 11 14:36:57 2023
    No Tony Bennett. No Bing Crosby.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 11 14:30:28 2023
    Jackie Wilson at #121, just below Charlie Rich.

    John Lennon the top white singer of all time.

    Lou Reed at #107, above Jackie Wilson

    Clyde McPhatter #99, below Chuck Berry and Mick Jagger.

    Bob Dylan at #15, above Elvis. Bob let's hear you do "It's Now Or Never" and hit that not at the end on the word "love."

    At least there's no white people in the top 10.

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Jan 11 17:59:16 2023
    On 1/11/2023 5:36 PM, Bruce wrote:
    No Tony Bennett. No Bing Crosby.
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    I don't see Fats Domino on there either.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to DianeE on Wed Jan 11 15:38:00 2023
    On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 5:59:20 PM UTC-5, DianeE wrote:
    On 1/11/2023 5:36 PM, Bruce wrote:
    No Tony Bennett. No Bing Crosby.
    -------
    I don't see Fats Domino on there either.

    That doesn't bother me much, Fats was not a great singer, although he's certainly better than Chuck Berry.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 11 15:42:03 2023
    Holy Fuck!

    I just realized Joe Turner is not on the list.

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Jan 11 19:58:31 2023
    On 1/11/2023 6:38 PM, Bruce wrote:
    On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 5:59:20 PM UTC-5, DianeE wrote:
    On 1/11/2023 5:36 PM, Bruce wrote:
    No Tony Bennett. No Bing Crosby.
    -------
    I don't see Fats Domino on there either.

    That doesn't bother me much, Fats was not a great singer, although
    he's certainly better than Chuck Berry.
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    Well, they included so many people who can/could barely sing (Janis
    Joplin and the 3 Jewish guys) that you would think they'd include Fats
    and Jerry Lee. And Ray Price.

    I noticed the absence of Joe Turner too.

    When this list was first published the big to-do was that they left off
    Celine Dion.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 11 17:03:21 2023
    On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:58:35 PM UTC-5, DianeE wrote:

    3 Jewish guys

    Dylan, Cohen and Reed?

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Jan 11 20:31:17 2023
    On 1/11/2023 8:03 PM, Bruce wrote:
    On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:58:35 PM UTC-5, DianeE wrote:

    3 Jewish guys

    Dylan, Cohen and Reed?
    --------
    Yes.
    Neil Diamond isn't on the list. Neither are Lenny Kravitz and Drake.
    I think Eddie Vedder is Jewish but I don't know if he can sing or not.

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  • From Dean F.@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 11 19:02:17 2023
    I can't argue with their #1 pick, though I certainly could argue with the rest of the list. But I'd rather do something more constructive with my time, like watching paint dry.

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to soulexpress@gmail.com on Thu Jan 12 10:15:11 2023
    On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:02:17 -0800 (PST), "Dean F."
    <soulexpress@gmail.com> wrote:

    ... I certainly could argue with the rest of the list.
    But I'd rather do something more constructive with my time...

    Ditto

    Far and away the main value of any music list is the mere existence of
    an artist or song on that list no matter what the ranking. These lists
    act as a reminder of, or as an introduction to, artists or songs that
    can be followed up and perhaps listened to, once more or for the first
    time - made easier of course if corresponding YouTube links are
    included in the list or are made available in a separate playlist.

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