Share your top 5 male solo singers!

So Henry had the Diva list for great singers of years gone by. So who would you have for your top five male solo singers? Mine would go something like this. 1 George Michael, 2 Bob Marley, 3 Elvis, 4 Ed Sheeran, 5 Tom Jones. XX

Don't forget Sinead O'Connor... Voice of an Angel... aww shit, men I can't think of a single one???

Andrea Bocelli... the blind Tenor. Cat Stevens... blast from the past!!

(Woman)... Joan Armatrading. One brilliant English lady, sadly now dead, Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention...

More to come

Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Luther Vandross, Ray Charles, and Elton John

Marvin Gaye.... The Best!!

Paul Rodgers (Bad Company), Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Robert Plant, Elton John, Greg Allman, Sam Smith ....

Byes and yes and yes, love all singers you said. And Sara Brightman, she is like an angel singing. Her dark hair goes down to almost the floor, mostly opera.

OMG! Andrea Bocelli most definitely! He's coming to Boston soon and I may go see him. Angelic voice!!!!

In no particular order, my picks would be Phil Collins, Elton John, Luther Vandross, Freddie Mercury, and David Bowie

Hi, as I would say Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant, Stevie Ray Vaughan.

OMG! Stoma, how in God's name did I forget Michael Jackson? Love that man. XX

Magoo, you're cheating. I said male. LOL xx

Better lol xx

Another couple I forgot: Sir Elton and Sam XX

Same as Magoo lol male xx

Anymore angel XX

Oh, good ol' Freddy and David, another couple of good ones gone to music heaven. They must be having a great time up there XX

Marvin was a good one xx

Phil Lynott ...(Thin Lizzy) A Black Dublin Native Irishman and guitar genius. Rory Gallagher, another Irish Jimi Hendrix. Like most music genius guitarists, gone too soon. They all seem to leave this life at right around 27 years old??!! Is there something magic about 27? Most seem to be painfully introverted and couldn't perform onstage or in life without a bottle of whiskey, Janis and Southern Comfort, or a shot in the arm. Just like a personal loss in our own lives, they have left us some great memories: first concert, first kiss, first touchy-feely in the bushes or the back seat!!?? LOL... First love. I hear Diana Ross and I am instantly back in that bedroom in Putney London with my first love, Denise.

A California band, Train, has a whole new set of memories for me since I lost the absolute love of my life, Kitty. When I hear that music, I'm instantly in her Toyota coming over Highway 17 from Santa Cruz to San Jose. The kids in the back seat singing along, the little dog (Lucky) howling to the singing in the back seat. Kitty singing along, and me singing and steering around some terrifying corners in the steep descent from the summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Kitty couldn't really drink and I don't. I would get her a Margarita at the beach. She would drink a little bit of it and get into a singing mood. No matter how sad I feel about losing Kitty, that memory brings a smile to my face. I am with the kiddies this week and we can talk about their mom, Kitty, and smile about the good days. Kitty must have been whispering to come this week. I was here yesterday and Kitty's daughter called in a panic. On her way to a childcare job, another car sideswiped her car and took off without stopping. Their rim hit her bumper and her tire and busted it, so she was stranded on a very quiet stretch of road not knowing what to do, crying and worried that she would be hit again. I got an Uber and went to rescue her. I changed the wheel for the tiny little Mickey Mouse spare and took her to have a new one put on. Their only real contact is Kitty's sister and she is in Nebraska right now, so she would really have panicked if I hadn't been here. Both kids have a bit of ADHD and autism to a lesser degree, so I like to keep an eye on them. When Kitty would worry about them, especially if Kitty was not here for them, I always told her that they could depend on me to be there if they need a shoulder to lean on. They are such smart, sweet kids but quite immature, so they have become my baby sister and brother...in our eyes. Fran called the family she was to work with and told them but forgot to call her manager. She got a very rude text from the manager who never even asked how she was doing or if she was injured, never mentioned anything except to angrily tell her she "broke protocol". by calling the family she was going to work for and not the manager...what the fuck (excuse my French... LOL) is that supposed to mean. Protocol should be to ask if your sweet kind employee is OK, injured, traumatized...etc. Manager was upset because she might lose 50 or 100 bucks for missing the appointment, who gives a damn about possible broken bones and mental trauma after a hit and run!!!

People can be such fucking assholes.

OK, rant is over for now. I feel better now.

Hi Caz, I guess I was thinking of just the "rock" category. When it comes to R&B, we can't forget Smokey Robinson and David Ruffin (The Temptations) and for reggae, my personal favorites are Jimmy Cliff and Peter Tosh (Bob Marley's bandmate).

Terry

"Cruz"....not Cruze!!!...I give myself a slap on the wrist, or the back of my head.

Eamon

Ooh, this is hard.

Always had a soft spot for some of the old crooners like Dean Martin, Al Green, Freddy Mercury, Luther Vandross, and Ed Sheeran.

Ask me again in an hour and it will be a totally different list.

Smokey was a good one. Old memories xx

Freddie was a great showman as well as a singer. I watched quite a few full interviews on how they screwed the band over big style. I mean £25 for selling over two million copies of his best song. XX

You know whose voice gives me chills? Lewis Capaldi. I am a sucker for an accent and his accent just oozes through the songs. I like Ed Sheeran a lot. I like a lot of old school R&B artists from the 50's and 60's and 90's R&B.

Can I just take a moment to say how today's music sucks royally? I mean, I know every generation thinks their youth had the best... but seriously... the stuff today is so bland, autotuned, and lifeless. I tell my 9-year-old niece how sorry I feel for her because music today, for the most part, just sucks. I mean, "WAP" was nominated for a Grammy. Really? I don't even know who half these people are today. I miss the good old days...

Couldn't have said it better regarding today's music. Two thumbs up

Chris Stapleton ♥

Lewis is a great singer, but he is also a very funny comedian to listen to. Xx

When he was on Graham Norton talking about his Grammys experience. So funny.

I know about Lewis. He is hilarious.

I just watched the Adele One Night Only concert/interview. At least we have her to fill in the gaps of female singers today. Her voice just gives me chills. I can't listen to her too much though because I always cry on and on. Sometimes I need some old school pop to keep my spirits high.

I worshiped Mariah Carey when I was a young preteen and teen. But then she changed a lot. I like 1990-1999 Mariah. Oh, and we cannot forget Whitney.