Best male vocalist….

[Buckers]

Case closed.

 

[ClausThomsen]

 

[magicjuan]

If you want distinctive voices, then this with Jönsi, one of life's greatest live performances



Or 'best' vocalist, try Paul Simpson

 

[Eggs]

 

[BigMick]

Bobby Womack
Curtis Mayfield
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Jnr.(Dells)
Philippe Wynne
General Johnson

Great list.

Another distinctive soul voice

Salute the General!

I'd also mention Joe Pope from The Tams

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Jimmy Durante for distinctive and Ian Gillan for range (deep Purple/JC Superstar)

 

[verreauxi]

James Brown
Leonard Cohen
Chet Baker

 

[Old Blue 2]

OK, you've had your 11 pages of hilarity.

Here is the best male vocalist. He's in the Premier Division; all the rest are non-league...

 

[Dixieslaces]

Elvis Presley. Only one real candidate.

Finally!

Never be another.

TCB

 

[willo30]

Freddie, no one else comes close. He could sing anyone's songs and make them amazing, people struggle to match him.

George Michael has to be up there the way he belted out Somebody to Love at the Freddie Tribute.

Was one of many great covers he did.

 

[Milk]

Jimmy Somerville

Anyone who can sing that high without their hands in their pockets has my respect

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Best Irish vocalist ever and for me best singer I have ever heard live:

 

[longers]

OK, you've had your 11 pages of hilarity.

Here is the best male vocalist. He's in the Premier Division; all the rest are non-league...

Technically maybe, id rather drink bleach than listen to opera music though

 

[jaspercabbage]

Jimmy Somerville

Anyone who can sing that high without their hands in their pockets has my respect

On a similar note, no pun intended, Billy McKenzie had an astonishing vocal range.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Mike Patton all day, for me. Chris Cornell ran him close.