Soul Sister
05-04-2013, 01:10 PM
BEST BALLAD SINGERS ~
Singers you never get tired of listening too!
Name your Top Ten 'SOLO' male & female Artist's in seperate lists whether it's a Jazz Vocalist or Soul Singer ~
MALE ~
1. Jimmy Scott ~ [[a.k.a. Little Jimmy Scott)
2. Arthur Prysock
3. Johnny Hartman
4. Walter Jackson
5. James Brown
6. Jackie Wilson
7. Marvin Gaye
8. Billy Paul
9. Timothy Wilson
10. Derek Martin
* Special Mention ~ Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, Gerald Alston, Otis Redding, Tommy Hunt, Ben E. King , Chuck Jackson, David Ruffin, Teddy Pendergrass, Peabo Bryson & Luther Vandross.
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FEMALES ~
1. Dinah Washington
2. Big Maybelle
3. Nancy Wilson
4. Etta James
5. Etta Jones
6. Billie Holiday
7. Linda Jones
8. Aretha Franklin
9. Teena Marie
10. Laura Lee
* Special Mention ~ Angie Bofil, Mildred Bailey, Morgana King, Little Miss Cornshucks, Gladys Knight, Thelma Jones, Theola Kilgore, Mitty Collier, & so many more..........
S.S.
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Singers you never get tired of listening too!
Name your Top Ten 'SOLO' male & female Artist's in seperate lists whether it's a Jazz Vocalist or Soul Singer ~
MALE ~
1. Jimmy Scott ~ [[a.k.a. Little Jimmy Scott)
2. Arthur Prysock
3. Johnny Hartman
4. Walter Jackson
5. James Brown
6. Jackie Wilson
7. Marvin Gaye
8. Billy Paul
9. Timothy Wilson
10. Derek Martin
* Special Mention ~ Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, Gerald Alston, Otis Redding, Tommy Hunt, Ben E. King , Chuck Jackson, David Ruffin, Teddy Pendergrass, Peabo Bryson & Luther Vandross.
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FEMALES ~
1. Dinah Washington
2. Big Maybelle
3. Nancy Wilson
4. Etta James
5. Etta Jones
6. Billie Holiday
7. Linda Jones
8. Aretha Franklin
9. Teena Marie
10. Laura Lee
* Special Mention ~ Angie Bofil, Mildred Bailey, Morgana King, Little Miss Cornshucks, Gladys Knight, Thelma Jones, Theola Kilgore, Mitty Collier, & so many more..........
S.S.
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