[To read an introduction to The Greatest Voices Project, click here.] [To read previous portions tot he list, click on these links: #50-#46 ... #45-#41 ... #40-#36 ... #35-#31 ... #30-#26 ... #25-#21 ... #20-#16 ... #15-#11 ... #10-#6.] ——————————- #5: Aretha Franklin 18 Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone magazines’ “Greatest Singer of All Time.” The first female inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 20 number one songs. Those are just some of the accolades that Aretha Franklin,[...]
[To read an introduction to The Great Voices Project, click here.] [To read previous portions of the list, click on these links: #50-#46 ... #45-#41 ... #40-#36 ... #35-#31 ... #30-#26 ... #25-#21 ... #20-#16 ... #15-#11.] ——————————– #10: Mahalia Jackson Staying mostly in the Gospel genre, Mahalia Jackson recorded over 30 albums in her career, which spanned over four decades. Considered by many as the greatest Gospel singer of all time, Jackson got up and sang at a worship[...]
[To read an introduction to The Great Voices Project, click here.] [To read previous portions of the list, click the following links: #50-#46 ... #45-#41 ... #40-#36 ... #35-#31 ... #30-#26 ... #25-#21 ... #20-#16.] —————————– #15: Roy Orbison Honesty time: Roy Orbison is my favorite pop/rock singer of all time. Charting 22 songs in Billboard’s Top 40, Orbison is one of the most popular singers of all time. Able to sing crooning ballads (“Crying”) or pop classics (“Oh, Pretty[...]
[To read an introduction to The Great Voices Project, click here.] [To read previous portions, of the list, click the following links: #50-#46 ... #45-#41 ... #40-#36 ... #35-#31 ... #30-#26 ... #25-#21.] ———————————- #20: Sam Cooke He may not know much about history, but Sam Cooke absolutely knew how to sing. Considered one of the greatest soul voices of them all, Cooke was able to sing many types of music. Cooke was one of the greatest hit-makers of all[...]
[To read an introduction to The Great Voices Project, click here.] [To see previous parts of the list, click on these links: #50-#46 ... #45-#41 ... #40-#36 ... #35-#31 ... #30-#26.] —————————————— #25: Richard Sterban As a tenor, I have always been amazed by guys who are able to sing powerful bass. Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys has one of the most powerful bass voices ever recorded. Seemingly limitless in how deeply he can sing, his voice has[...]
