By FAYETTE (205.188.209.38) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 05:11 pm:

FIRST OF ALL (STUBASS BEHAVE YOURSELF)
GUYS WHO IN YOUR OPINION IS THE SEXIEST
FEMALE SINGER IN THE PAST 3 DECADES.

AND LADIES DON'T FEEL LEFT OUT.WHO IN YOUR
OPINION IS THE SEXIEST MALE SINGER IN THE
PAST 3 DECADES

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 05:20 pm:

QUESTION???...DO YOU SING FAYETTE???...STU(CHOIR BOY)BASS

By RD (63.188.32.30) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 05:23 pm:

Lil Kim or Toni Braxton

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 05:24 pm:

YOU TELL EM,FAYETTE,HEAR THAT STU HEHEHE,THE SEXIEST,I'M GOIN WITH THE QUEEN[ARETHA]LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!

By Ritchie (62.254.0.8) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 05:31 pm:

Stretching it to three decades and a bit... for me it's got to be Tammi. They didn't call her "irresistible" for nothing!

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 05:33 pm:

OK FAYETTE: SINCE YOU AIN'T "FESSIN"...MY VOTE'S GO TO...R&B(SOUL)- FREDA PAYNE.........POP-OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN (IN HER PRIME)...SORRY BRITTANY...SHE SAID THAT YOU MUST BE ABLE TO *SING*...COUNTRY-MARTINA MCBRIDE!!!...STU(WOULD SETTLE FOR ANY OF EM)BASS

By Sue (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 05:46 pm:

Hey, everybody has to explain why, too, on their choices ...

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 06:20 pm:

Stubass - LOL

By 1wicked (64.32.154.94) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 06:27 pm:

Since sexy (to me) doesn't necessarily mean skimpy clothes or bare assets......

Lena Horn (yes...she has recorded in the last 30)
Nancy Wilson
Tammi Terrell (I just loved that woman)
Freda Payne

Style, class, beauty, presence, and just a way that would (to quote Bootsy) "make you feel like a snowball in the summertime, bobba"

By Sue (205.188.209.38) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 06:27 pm:

Sexiest male singer: Marvin Gaye.

Smooth, romantic, mysterious ...

By ED.G.WIGGUM. (195.219.7.60) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 06:42 pm:

Stu,
dont be ignoring ol'granny and her jug of hooch man.
regards
chief wiggum.

By Dick Gamble (216.93.11.223) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 07:01 pm:

3 decades? Tina Turner
No explaination needed here...

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 07:16 pm:

CHIEF: OK...YOU FOUND MY WEAK SPOT!!!...THE ONLY THING THAT I'M CONFUSED ABOUT IS JUST WHAT CATAGORY GRANNY BELONGS IN!!!...COUNTRY...AS GRANNY...BUT HER ALTER EGO...IRENE RYAN DID RECORD FOR MOTOWN AS WE RECENTLY LEARNED!!!...BUT I'LL FIT HER IN SOMEWHERE...JUST AS LONG AS SHE PASSES ME THAT DAMN PIPE!!!...STU(DOIN IT WITH GRANNY IN THE CEEMENT POND)BASS

By fayette (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 07:30 pm:

hey stu,if you say i'm the sexiest i'll
be your background singer

By fayette (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 07:32 pm:

i do think marvin gaye is sexy,johnny mathis
too in a purse swinging sort of way.i love
johnny mathis's voice

By RD (65.132.78.0) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 07:36 pm:

Lil Kim is an obvious choice, she's the x and the y in sexy and a freak's dream. Toni Braxton...enuf said.

I would have made other choices had the question been different. But the question asked who I thought was the sexiest. Not who I thought was the most beautiful, most classy, most staturesque or most sophisticated.

I love Nancy Wilson's voice but even when she was younger she never struck me as a sexpot. But, to each his own. Aretha, again, great voice...but give me a break. Freda Payne is beautiful and has a classy, sophisticated look, but she's not "we can handle dis in the car or wherever" sexy.

Tammi and Lena Horne (is she still alive) were sexy but I went for younger stuff and eliminated all 30 and over babes off the bat. This is why I didn't choose Vanity or Janet Jackson or add them to my two excellent choices.

Btw, Britney and Shakira made my honorable mention list.

By 1wicked (64.32.154.94) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 08:06 pm:

RD...different strokes for different folks ya know. I ain't mad at ya....it's just that the way some of these women can wrap a lyric around a note is sexxier to me than how brash & overtly sexual others may be or how little they care to wear. As far as "handlin' dis in the car"...3 years of high school ball was 1 too many & if I try to "handle dis in the car"....they'll need the jaws of life to cut me out !! (LOL) But on tha real...you have to admit, Ms. Nancy is champagne and caviar and Lil Kim is a 7 course meal: a six pack & a balogna sandwich !

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 08:08 pm:

FAYETTE: YOU'RE IN!!!...BUT WE NEED ONE MORE...KINDA LIKE TONY ORLANDO & DAWN!!!...ANY VOLUNTEERS???...STU(TIE A YELLOW RIBBON)BASS

By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 08:49 pm:

My own personal 'infatuation' would have to go out to, pass the envelope please....

SADE!

My wife and I saw her live "LOVERS ROCK" performance, at the PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, on August 19, 2001.

And what an 'eventful' evening PERFORMANCE... that really was!

Naturally, she's sexy, she's beautiful, she's the 'BEST' at what she does, and her style of music, naturally, she's just... SADE!

By dvdmike (12.84.119.77) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 08:55 pm:

There are so many to chose from, but I used to get a "rise" from Sylvia Robinson. "Pillow Talk", "Sweet Stuff", etc.

By Glenn (67.38.25.97) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 08:59 pm:

seen Carolyn Crawford lately? Classy and Super fine!
Glenn

By Vickie (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 09:06 pm:

Male - Marvin Gaye
Female - Tammi Terrell
Together they were just awesome..
Right on Ritchie!!
I have many others, but right now I am partial to these two magical people..

Vickie

By PhilH (203.220.98.80) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 09:18 pm:

If the original query meant sexiest voices, I'll go for Candi Staton and Mavis Staples. Are there any records that are sexier than "Do It In The Name of Love" or "Let's Do It Again"?

Phil

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 09:39 pm:

MARVIN fine and sexy has lots of votes.

"Distant Lover...What's Goin On." "Here my Dear....Come and Get to This."

Now, you can't beat that for sexy and fine.

By douglasm (68.113.15.28) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 10:14 pm:

Maria Muldaur (sp?) in her Jim Kweskin/early solo phase. There is just something about her voice.......sigh.

By LTLFTC (12.210.76.205) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 10:24 pm:

Wanda and Katherine from the Marvellettes ; Lynn Mabry ; Baby Washington ; Rosetta Hightower from the Orlons ; whoever sings lead on "Baby Be Mine" by the Jellybeans.
The common thread between these singers is they aren't divas or prone to stereotypical soulful mannerisms/chops or nauseatingly kitten-esque...They're WOMEN , in a straightforward, real-life person-next-door type way who happen to be able to sing some.
If we're just talking sexiest voices , I gotta go along with Phil - especially Mavis but also Candi Staton and Gladys Knight.

SteveK

By Nish (170.224.224.134) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 11:10 pm:

Ooh!!! Okay, sexiest male singers -

Marvin Gaye - he had an unbeatable sense of humanity, and his songs present a complicated and vulnerable man. Sis, gotta agree with you... "Distant Lover.." how could you NOT FALL for THAT????

Smokey Robinson - unerring romantic. SO unafraid of his sensitive side!

David Ruffin - the image, the confidence. etc.

Frank Sinatra - he epitomized cool and sexy in a martini w/ olive kind of way! And then, in all those movies like the "Tender Trap," etc., he's so confident and laidback. Very cool!

Sam Cooke - MAN! "Bring It On Home To Me"... CLASSIC. Sets the bar for sexy.

And as far as voices go, ditto on all the above, plus a really long list of high tenors!

By Mark Speck (65.56.219.164) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 11:53 pm:

Candi Staton
Margie Joseph
Tammi Terrell
Linda Clifford
Tina Turner
Debbie Harry
Pat Benatar
Dale Bozzio from the '80s band Missing Persons
Diana Krall
and probably many more...

Best,

Mark

By Edgar (200.46.12.81) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 01:14 am:

Female: MARY WILSON!!!!!
Male: No doubt Mr. Marvin Pentz Gay(e) was sexy!

By Eli (151.197.5.48) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 11:54 am:

Oldie..Brenda Holloway
Newie..The late AALIYAH

By ted cogswell (68.165.77.95) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 11:11 pm:

Well, I just started watching the Grammys, and there isn't any doubt that the #1 out there right now is Miss Gwen Stafani,.... VAVAVAWOW!

By Sue (152.163.188.68) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 11:16 pm:

I know I'm of the wrong inclination, but I don't get the Gwen thing. A LOTTA makeup on that girl ...

The makeup artists managed to make Sheryl Crow look bad tonight, too, which takes some doing.

By dvdmike (65.208.234.61) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 08:29 am:

Freda Payne is still hot to me

By David Meikle (81.135.74.170) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 08:35 am:

Claudette Robinson AND Miss Ray.

Both for their smiles.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 11:39 am:

Two women do it for me - Mary Wilson & Freda Payne.
I've already met Mary. If I met Freda today & died tomorrow, I'd be a happy man...
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 01:34 pm:

Sue,

Agreed...That make artist has to go. Cheryl Crow was not looking good. What was up with her Gene Simmons Doo? However, The rest of her was happening.

By stephanie (206.215.13.75) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 01:46 pm:

Female - Would have to be in the looks Dept Freda Payne and Mary Wilson in the voice Dept Miss Sylvia Robinson

Male Dept - Has to Be Teddy Pendergrass no male affects me the way he does and Eddie Levert.
In the looks department I cant think of anyone except in his day Boz Scaggs I dont know why OH and Johnny Rivers. When it comes to black males I have to say I had the biggest crush on Michael Jackson until he started chopping away at himself.
Stephanie

By cleoharvey (160.79.83.208) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 01:55 pm:

Julie London�Cry Me A River (Wow, was she hot)
Nancy Wilson
Freda Payne
Anita Baker (I think she has one of the sexiest voices ever to come down the pike)
Toni Braxton

By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 02:23 pm:

Horse --
The rest of her was happening -- ha! Yeah Sheryl's makeup artist had her looking like Bette Davis from the neck up. Not young Bette either.

Looks like Kid Rock got a decent haircut ...

By TonyRussi (68.18.225.134) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 04:01 pm:

I'd have to say TINA TURNER....for 4 decades!I had a front row seat on this last "retirement tour" and I tell you her legs are amazing for a 22 year old, much less a 62 year old!

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 04:21 pm:

Sue,

Yeah, I'll give you that. She sort of had the Whatever hapened to Baby Jane vibe, but don't we get anything for the rest..? ;)

By FAYETTE (205.188.209.38) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 04:58 pm:

i'm a little surprise of the guys didn't
mention CHER,LOLA FALANA,CHAKA KHAN (IN THE
SEVENTYS)DOROTHY DANDRIDGE,CHARO,

I LEFT OUT PEABO BRYSON,DARYL HALL,RAY PARKER,
SMOKEY ROBINSON,STUBASS, NELLY,AND,PRINCE

By M.McLeanTech (66.218.59.97) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 10:24 pm:

LOVE LETTERS sung by Ketty Lester. (1962)

The sexual passion drives my peter meter right up the wall.

THANK YOU PRITTY BABY sung by Brook Benton. (1959)

Talk about a slick tounged devil!

I object to the "last 30 years" limitation. Accordingly, I am submitting my ideas, and if you don't like it, you can ---- -- ---!

By Eli (151.197.39.96) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 11:34 pm:

In the seventies during her prime, I produced an entire album on Lola Falana.
She is a very nice person and we had a ball in the studio and at my home during rehearsals.
She is one heck of a dancer!!!!

By Edgar (200.46.132.166) on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 01:50 am:

Fayette, I think Charo wasn't sexy, she was more like a little joke of female sensuality. I agree on Dorothy Dandridge. And there's something extra sexy in Eartha Kitt's purr. I once saw Paula Kelly pretty close and she was very sensual and beautiful. I think Abbe Lane was a sexy woman, though it's just a childhood memory, I am not sure. Now... the sexiest one in my book was Paula Prentiss. She's still my favorite brunette.

By FAYETTE (64.12.97.7) on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 05:39 pm:

MMCLEANTECH

THIS IS JUST A POST I DON'T THINK YOU NEED
TO OFFER ME TO KISS WHERE THE SUN DON'T
SHINE ALRIGHT. STUBASS YOU GOT MY BACK???????2

By Lynn Bruce (65.60.200.153) on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 06:03 pm:

Sylvia,of Micky&Sylvia,when she sings her part in Love is Strange. Whew,that voice could turn a man into a pliable piece of putty instantly.Not to mention she was VERY pretty.What a combination!!

By STUBASS (205.188.209.38) on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 09:52 pm:

HEY FAYETTE: YOU'RE COVERED WALL TO WALL...BUT DON'T TAKE MIKIE TOO SERIOUSLY...HE'S HARMLESS!!!...STU

By stephanie (64.63.221.138) on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 10:02 pm:

Mr McLean may be harmless and I respect his genius and the man in my book is very important to music but why is he so mean?...I saw his name in a Motown book before I saw him on this board
Weldon McDougals book and I have the utmost respect for this man..I wish he wasnt mad at us..
Stephanie

By skip (12.2.196.17) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 10:25 am:

How about Barabra Mason sexy voice. Skip

By Aba (208.191.122.205) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 02:31 pm:

Brenda Holloway, Barbara MAson and Linda Clifford

By John Lester (62.49.61.57) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 03:17 pm:

Without a doubt...my number one choice is

CALDIN STREET.......when that lady sings, I am on my knees!

By FAYETTE (64.12.97.7) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 06:56 pm:

WHO IS MR MEANIE STUBASS???????

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 07:22 pm:

WELL FAYETTE...ACCORDING TO STEPHANIE...IT'S MR. MCCLEAN...BUT YOU MAY BE REFERRING TO MY HAND PUPPET..."MR MEANIE"...THAT I USE TO ENTERTAIN SMALL KIDS AND PUPPIES!!!...STU...PS...MR. ROGERS...RIP