Another stupid Rolling Stone "greatest" list

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Mariah Carey is #5 and Sinatra doesn't make the top 10?

Ella Fitzgerald doesn't make the top TWENTY. She's #45.

Just another reason to hate Rolling Stone.

Mik

Beyoncé? Seriously?

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

I can't discount the brilliance of Lennon and Dylan.

But as singers? GMAFB.

Copper

No Bing Crosby?

LuFins Dad

Little Richard in the top 10? Ooookay…

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Ahem, only 5 in the top 20 were white men.

And that's counting Freddy Mercury who's African.

Catseye3

I love that Sam Cooke was #3. Love his singing.

Ray Charles below Mariah Carey??? Feh.

jon-nyc

Where’s Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau?

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Where’s Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau?

Here.

Doctor Phibes

Click bate.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Axtremus

[The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time]

Ppfffttt ... only among those who sing in English.

89th

Two random comments.

As someone born in the early 80s, my first exposure to Elvis was John Stamos 's character on Full House being obsessed with and impersonating Elvis. So to me, Elvis was an overly dramatic stage-y type singer. Whereas now I'll hear a song by Elvis and think.... wow, what a smooth voice at times. So my comment is, I wonder what it would've been like to first hear Elvis music come over the airways and how different it must've been for listeners.
Years ago I had a debate with a friend that I thought a singer like Ray Charles was better than someone like Brian McKnight (really good R&B). Sure, Brian sings "better" but I always felt Ray's emotion more in his singing.

Klaus

Where’s Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau?

The New Coffee Room