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14 Oct 09 - 11:10 AM (#2745589) Subject: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: katlaughing I have several people I will nominate for this, including Jean Ritchie, Jean Redpath, and a couple of others. It doesn't have to be just folk or trad, but those are two voices which fit the bill, as far as I am concerned, esp. going by the paragraph I have enphasised: 50 Great Voices: Send Us Your Nominations October 5, 2009 - In January 2010, NPR will launch a year-long exploration of 50 of the great voices in recorded history. With the series, we're hoping to discover and re-discover awe-inspiring vocalists from around the world and across time. Through archival material, interviews and music, NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered will spend the year delving into the lives and legacies of these voices. But we don't know yet whose voices they'll be. Between Oct. 5 and Oct. 16, we're asking you — NPR listeners and readers — to tell us who in the whole world possesses the most beautiful, singular voice you have ever heard. Leave your picks, along with a sentence defending each choice and a link to an audio clip if possible, in the comments below, or email GreatVoices@npr.org. We'll compile your nominations, along with those of our panel of experts, academics and public-radio critics. At that point, we'll name the nominees and ask you to help us winnow them down to the 50 great voices we'll profile in the coming year. We're relying on you to remind us of those voices we may have forgotten or never got the chance to hear; those voices that may sound strange to Western ears; vocalists silenced by politics or history; the singers who are only really embraced by critics and those who are heroes of the everyday listener. No voice is too outlandish, too old or too compromised. It's All Voices Considered here, and we can't wait to see and hear what you send us. |
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14 Oct 09 - 01:04 PM (#2745685) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Refresh - The NPR story is here, with a link to an "audio slideshow" (2 minutes of audio & video), featuring the following as examples: Celia Cruz Aretha Franklin Robert Plant Marion Williams Youssou N'Dour Edith Piaf Franco Corelli You can post your nominations to the web site as a comment to the story above, or write to GreatVoices@npr.org. As of this morning, there are more than 2500 comments on the story. They're going to have a good time working on this one! For me, a good candidate is Roscoe Holcomb: as Bob Dylan said, "Roscoe Holcomb has a certain untamed sense of control, which makes him one of the best." He's the original inspiration for the term "high lonesome sound". ~ Becky in Tucson |
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14 Oct 09 - 01:05 PM (#2745687) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer The deadline is Oct. 16. |
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14 Oct 09 - 01:07 PM (#2745688) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,mg Joan Baez Bing Crosby Gordon BOk Anne Byrne of Irelamd |
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14 Oct 09 - 01:45 PM (#2745733) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: pdq Some of the great voices in Bluegrass that are working right now are Wayne Taylor, James King, Larry Stephenson and Lynn Morris. |
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14 Oct 09 - 02:45 PM (#2745796) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: MGM·Lion Doc Watson Peter Bellamy Sandy Paton Frank Sinatra Guy Mitchell Eartha Kitt The Andrews Sisters [is that one or three?] |
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14 Oct 09 - 02:51 PM (#2745804) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: VirginiaTam Odetta
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21 Oct 09 - 07:05 AM (#2749318) Subject: Tech: 50 Greatest Voices From: Riginslinger NPR is launching an endeaver to identify the 50 Greatest Voices of the last number of years - since recording began - I think. It can be found here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113301632 Sorry, I can't seem to make these things live: Many of the people nominated I don't even recognize. I thought IRIS DEMENT should be on it. |
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21 Oct 09 - 07:39 AM (#2749334) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: maeve refresh |
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21 Oct 09 - 07:41 AM (#2749338) Subject: RE: Tech: 50 Greatest Voices From: maeve Hi, Riginslinger. I had to look for it, but I've refreshed an earlier thread on the subject for you. Your post has reminded me to take a look at the site mentioned. Thanks. (I like Iris' singing, too.) maeve |
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21 Oct 09 - 07:54 AM (#2749349) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Bobert Any list that does not include Vince Gill is bogus... |
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21 Oct 09 - 07:55 AM (#2749350) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: maeve The NPR Great Voices page now says, "Thanks so much to everyone who nominated vocalists for 50 Great Voices! We're now tallying and analyzing the more than 3000 comments, the 3500 emails you sent, the 1200 posts to Facebook and the hundreds of tags on Twitter. To stay up to date on the series, and be notified when we open up voting on the final 50 sign up here for the Music Notes newsletter. Thanks again for all your recommendations and thoughts — your enthusiasm and passion has given us hundreds of singers from all over the world to consider." There will be an opportunity to vote on the 50 finalists at this NPR link, as mentioned in the quote above. It involves registration with an email address and your chosen password. |
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21 Oct 09 - 08:44 AM (#2749377) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: BobKnight Merle Haggard - no contest. |
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21 Oct 09 - 08:45 AM (#2749379) Subject: RE: Tech: 50 Greatest Voices From: Riginslinger Sorry, I looked for an earlier thread and nothing came up. |
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21 Oct 09 - 08:50 AM (#2749383) Subject: RE: Tech: 50 Greatest Voices From: maeve No worries. It took me quite a while to relocate it. |
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21 Oct 09 - 09:54 AM (#2749428) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,Tunesmith I love Merle Haggard BUT if I had to pick one country singer it would be Randy Travis, who, of course, is greatly influenced but Merle, George and Lefty. |
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21 Oct 09 - 10:31 AM (#2749460) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,HiLo Maria Callas, Pavorotti, Ella Fitzgerald, John MacCormack, Renata Tebaldi, Eric Burdon, Nat King Cole, Stan Rodgers, June Tabor. |
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21 Oct 09 - 10:47 AM (#2749467) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,Tunesmith Please - NOT, Eric Burdon! A Geordie trying to sound like a cross between John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters! |
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21 Oct 09 - 11:32 AM (#2749489) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: BobKnight Randy Travis - fine singer - but a bit too nasal at times. No country singer comapres to Merle for vocal range, depth and richness of tone. Has written some classic songs too. |
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21 Oct 09 - 11:36 AM (#2749493) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: BobKnight Female singers - Sam Brown. The most underated female singer in the UK. I saw her do a duet with another Sam, from Sam and Dave, which was worth the television license fee on it's own. |
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21 Oct 09 - 11:44 AM (#2749498) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,FolkGiant BobKnight said: "No country singer compares to Merle for vocal range, depth and richness of tone." *cough*George Jones*cough* |
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22 Oct 09 - 12:53 AM (#2749993) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: M.Ted I tried to post a couple names at the site on a couple of occasions, and it didn't work. I gave up--and on reflection, I think the idea is silly--how can you choose only fifty voices and even partially represent all the music that has ever been recorded, in all the cultures of the world? |
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22 Oct 09 - 08:16 AM (#2750132) Subject: RE: Tech: 50 Greatest Voices From: kendall Paul Robeson Caruso P.Domingo Eileen O'Farrell Marian Anderson I don't do links unless they are in blue clicky form. I like Iris for a short while but that sticky sweet voice is too sweet to listen to very long. |
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22 Oct 09 - 09:28 AM (#2750192) Subject: RE: Tech: 50 Greatest Voices From: 3refs Elvis, singing anything! Kate Smith, singing "God Bless America"! Hank Williams, singing "I'm so lonesome I could cry"! Jim Stafford, singing "The Wildwood Weed! To me, it all depends on the song. There are some songs that can only be sung by one person(or like that one person). Who else can sing "Big Bad John" but Jimmy Dean? "The Hockey Song, by Stompin Tom? "Respect", by Aretha? "Pretty Woman", by Roy Orbison? But, Sarah Brightman does to me, what I suspect Elvis did to the girls! |
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22 Oct 09 - 10:14 AM (#2750220) Subject: RE: Tech: 50 Greatest Voices From: Dave the Gnome Why Tech? I nominate Tiny Tim singing 'Tiptoe through the tulips'... :D |
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22 Oct 09 - 11:20 AM (#2750259) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: SharonA Joni Mitchell!!! Wish I'd seen this thread in time to write to NPR. :-( |
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22 Oct 09 - 11:43 AM (#2750280) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: open mike I wonder if anyone added Aaron Neville he has quite a warbling voice.... from the Neville Brothers out of New Orleans |
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22 Oct 09 - 12:01 PM (#2750305) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,Joseph de Culver City Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Yma Sumac Howlin' Wolf Johnny Cash Little Richard |
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22 Oct 09 - 12:13 PM (#2750319) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,bankley Keith Whitley Hag Possum Jones Van Morrison Tim Hardin Paul Robeson Brownie McGee Vern Gosdin Aaron Neville Elvis Bobbie McPherson Joni Sandy Denny kd lang Ellen McIlwaine Delbert McClinton Cameron Nuestro Ella Sam Moore Minnie Ripperton Orbison how lucky we are.... and that's just a few.... |
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22 Oct 09 - 12:28 PM (#2750332) Subject: RE: Tech: 50 Greatest Voices From: Uncle_DaveO Here's a link to the NPR Story Dave Oesterreich |
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22 Oct 09 - 12:39 PM (#2750343) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,Tunesmith I suppose it would be difficult to tell, but I have wondered how Americans "hear" British/Irish singers who try to sing in an American accents. As a Brit, I hear them - most of the time - as dreadful and phoney. But, I wonder, do Americans hear them as slightly exotic? Take Van Morrison, from the word go, I heard him as trying to sing American and it coming out phoney. I could almost see him twisting his vocal cords in an attempt to produce "foreign" (i.e American) sounds. |
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22 Oct 09 - 12:47 PM (#2750352) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: SharonA Tunesmith: I hear some of them as "slightly exotic" and others as "dreadful and phoney". Depends on whether the sound comes across as a vocal styling like Morrison's or as an imitation (Tracey Ullman's painfully unconvincing characterizations of Americans come to mind). SharonA, American citizen |
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22 Oct 09 - 01:08 PM (#2750369) Subject: RE: Tech: 50 Greatest Voices From: Lonesome EJ Roy Orbison, for sure. Also Mary Fahl, Gordon Lightfoot, Lowell George, Ralph Stanley, Van Morrison, Elvis Presley, Stan Rogers, Sandy Denny, Steve Perry, Tim Obrien, Paul Robeson, Paul Rogers, Norah Jones, both Everlys, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Vince Gill, Patsy Cline. How's that for diversity? |
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22 Oct 09 - 07:11 PM (#2750638) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: pdq female voices (any category): Kate Smith Jo Stafford Linda Ronstadt Ginger Boatwright high male voices (lead): Ricky Skaggs Vince Gill Mickey Thomas (Elvin Bishop group, Starship) Joe Perry (Journey) Steve Winwood high male voices (harmony): John Duffy Herb Pedersen Bobby Osborne |
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22 Oct 09 - 07:38 PM (#2750659) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: M.Ted Diversity?--How about Esma Rezdepova, Khanh Ly, Um Koulthoum, Song Zuying, Pankas Udaj, Gombloh, Eros Ramazzotti, Googoosh, Sonu Nigam, Papa Wemba, Abdel Haleem Hafez, Mohammed Abdul Wahab...and that's just off the top of my head-- |
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23 Oct 09 - 12:06 AM (#2750787) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Neil D Shawn Phillips |
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23 Oct 09 - 12:12 AM (#2750788) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Riginslinger Has anyone mentioned Sam Cook? |
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16 Feb 10 - 08:15 PM (#2841524) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer They are not revealing the full list yet, but presenting one singer at a time, and as of last week, we're up to four: 1. Iggy Pop: "The Voice As Weapon" [he appears on the page for the series, but not in links at the bottom of the pages on the other artists] 2. Ahmad Zahir: "The Voice Of The Golden Years", a pop singer in 1970s Afghanistan 3. Mahalia Jackson: "Voice Of The Civil Rights Movement" 4. Maria Callas: "Voice Of Perfect Imperfection" Stay tuned! ~ Becky in Tucson |
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16 Feb 10 - 09:25 PM (#2841560) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Joe Offer All these names, and no Perry Como? |
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16 Feb 10 - 11:41 PM (#2841610) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Don Firth WHAT?? 39 posts so far and no Ersel Hickey yet!!??? Don Firth |
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16 Feb 10 - 11:44 PM (#2841612) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,999 And no Anthony Kearns. |
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16 Feb 10 - 11:47 PM (#2841614) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Don Firth Anthony Kearns, yes! And Finbar Wright. Don Firth |
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16 Feb 10 - 11:52 PM (#2841615) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: mousethief Ella Fitzgerald Maddy Prior Nat King Cole Diane Krall Johnny Mathis Freddie Mercury Gordon Bok Jean Redpath Tom Waits O..O =o= |
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17 Feb 10 - 03:50 AM (#2841658) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,ernest Cyril Tawney June Tabor Bill Price Mick Ryan Peter Bellamy Billy Ross Alp Bora Dave Burland Dick Gaughan Andy Irvine |
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17 Feb 10 - 06:47 AM (#2841752) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Jack Campin If they're counting by size of audience over their career, there's no doubt Lata Mangeshkar would win by a vast margin (as she would also win by sheer volume of recordings) - as much as the next few contenders put together. Caruso probably #2. #3 maybe Oum Kolsoum, Sinatra or Elvis? |
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17 Feb 10 - 11:19 AM (#2841978) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,DWR No question about it. John MacCormack |
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17 Feb 10 - 11:34 AM (#2841995) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Actually, I think they have posted their full list, on this page. They have emphasized, this was 50 Great Voices, not The 50 Greatest Voices. They were hoping to "discover and re-discover awe-inspiring vocalists from around the world and across time". It's heavy on the Americans and American popular music (of various genres), of course, including Sinatra and Elvis, but Sandy Denny and June Tabor are there from . Popular music over all (even if multicultural), I would say, as opposed to much representation of singers of strict-definition traditional music (or even traditional singers ;-). But, reasonably diverse. ~ Becky in Long Beach (which I was yesterday, too!) |
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10 May 10 - 11:10 AM (#2903726) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Here's an update. There are short blurbs for each on the "50 Great Voices" page: 5. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice Of Pakistan 6. Asha Bhosle: The Voice Of Bollywood And More 7. Elis Regina: The Feeling Between The Notes 8. Umm Kulthum: 'The Lady' Of Cairo 9. Jackie Wilson: The Singer And The Showman 10. Ella Fitzgerald: America's First Lady Of Song 11. Esma Redzepova: 'Queen Of The Gypsies' 12. Sezen Aksu: The Voice Of Istanbul 13. Nat King Cole: An Incandescent Voice 14. Dennis Brown: The 'Crown Prince' Of Reggae 15. Roy Orbison: A Great Voice, A Lonely Sound 16. Radmilla Cody: Two Cultures, One Voice I was listening to this morning's article on Radmilla Cody, thinking it was a locally-produced item: Radmilla, whose father is African-American and mother is Navajo, was raised by her Navajo grandmother near Flagstaff, Arizona, and sings in Navajo. I was pleased to find it was part of the 50 Great Voices series. ~ Becky in Tucson |
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10 May 10 - 11:22 AM (#2903736) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Just so these links are in close proximity here: 1. Iggy Pop: "The Voice As Weapon" 2. Ahmad Zahir: "The Voice Of The Golden Years", a pop singer in 1970s Afghanistan 3. Mahalia Jackson: "Voice Of The Civil Rights Movement" 4. Maria Callas: "Voice Of Perfect Imperfection" |
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10 May 10 - 11:26 AM (#2903741) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: wysiwyg They missed Seamus Kennedy?!?!?!? ~S~ |
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10 May 10 - 12:34 PM (#2903772) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Q (Frank Staplin) A few: Jussi Bloerling Kenneth MacKellar Vera Lynn Lolly Anderson Edith Piaf Jacques Brel Enrico Caruso Lizzie Miles Lead Belly All great singers of the past. I hate lists of this kind; they all end up reflecting popular or panel opinion and the agency (in this case NPR, with a limited listener spectrum). The names contributed by posters here are just as valid as those which will be on the NPR list. |
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10 May 10 - 01:23 PM (#2903813) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer "I hate lists of this kind; they all end up reflecting popular or panel opinion and the agency (in this case NPR, with a limited listener spectrum)." My suggestion? At this point, forget the "tell NPR who" part of the thread title and just enjoy the intriguing and diverse sampling of vocal artists that they've put together (artists whom they label as "great", not "greatest"). ~ Becky in Tucson |
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10 May 10 - 06:44 PM (#2904094) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Q (Frank Staplin) and a few more Amalia Rodrigues Monserrat Figueras Germaine Montero Placido Domingo Johnny Horton |
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10 May 10 - 07:22 PM (#2904130) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Q (Frank Staplin) Cynthia Gooding Natania Davrath |
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10 May 10 - 07:50 PM (#2904145) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: SINSULL Orson Welles "I will sell no wine before its time." |
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10 May 10 - 09:03 PM (#2904175) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Don Firth Years ago, I heard Orson Welles on the Dick Cavett show read a scene from Wind, Sand and Stars, by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. Spellbinding! One of the great speaking voices of all time. James Earl Jones (the voice of Darth Vader and "This . . . is CNN.") ain't no slouch either. One of the finest operatic lyric baritones to come down the Pike in many generations is Dmitri Hvorostovsky, here doing a bit of Handel. Early on, he shot into prominence winning a singing contest in Cardiff, Wales. Here's the winning song, an aria from Verdi's "The Masked Ball," in which his character has just learned that his wife and his best friend are having an affair. They aren't, but he thinks so, and that's enough for the drama to get pretty intense. Eri Tu! ("So it's You!"). Very young. His hair is still dark. Here he is again, with his prematurely silver-grey hair and exuding testosterone, as Don Giovanni, trying to put the moves on Renée Fleming, a little cutie-pie who is also one of the great voices around today. "Your apartment or mine? Or that haystack over there looks comfortable." I'd swap throats with that sucker any day of the week. . . . Don Firth |
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10 May 10 - 10:40 PM (#2904206) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: GUEST,Nelkane Benton Without doubt bing Crosby!! |
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10 May 10 - 10:45 PM (#2904210) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Q (Frank Staplin) Guess- who was born to follow a wandering star? And would you put him in the top 50 or the last 50. |
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10 May 10 - 10:48 PM (#2904212) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Donuel story telling voices: Studs Terkle, Jean Sheperd tenor Pav or Otti bass Paul Robson down home natural James Taylor |
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10 May 10 - 10:53 PM (#2904214) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Stilly River Sage Don, your voice is very nice also. Has NPR come a knocking? ;-D I've enjoyed listening to the series and learning about performers I hadn't come across before. In fact, NPR is the single richest source of music information, via All Things Considered and Morning Edition and Fresh Air with Terry Gross in particular. And A Prairie Home Companion. SRS |
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10 May 10 - 11:13 PM (#2904224) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: katlaughing I heard the one of Radmilla, today, also. It was beautiful. Don, thanks for the links. He's easy on the eyes, too! I completely agree with you re' Orson Wells and James Earl Jones. |
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11 May 10 - 01:22 AM (#2904268) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Don Firth Thanks, for the kind words, Maggie! Nuthin' from NPR yet, but I live in hope. . . . I get a kick out of the end of the Dmitri/Renée duet where, even though it's a concert situation, he starts to drag her off-stage. I saw a television interview with Renée Fleming; when the interviewer asked her what it's like to work with Dmitri Hvorostovsky, she panted and fanned herself! #### Some voices are really one-of-a-kind. What can I say? More to the point, What can HE say? Don Firth |
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14 Jun 10 - 11:15 PM (#2927980) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Another update on NPR's list: 17. Enrico Caruso, And Confessions Of An Operaholic 18. Lydia Mendoza: The First Lady Of Tejano 19. Janis Joplin: The Queen Of Rock 20. Sandy Denny: Mercurial Queen Of British Folk Rock I heard the stories on Lydia Mendoza and Sandy Denny (today's). These are good listening, and there are more audio samples with each story. ~ Becky in Long Beach |
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05 Aug 10 - 03:51 PM (#2958965) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Another update on NPR's list: 21. Donny Hathaway: Neglected Heart Of Soul 22. Lauryn Hill: Singer and Rapper 23. Fairuz: Lebanon's Voice Of Hope 24. John McCormack: The Charming Irish Tenor 25. Khaled: The King Of Rai 26. Biggie Smalls: The Voice That Influenced A Generation ~ Becky in Long Beach |
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05 Aug 10 - 04:44 PM (#2958993) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Q (Frank Staplin) One's own preferences in music or drama influence the selection, thus I fail to see that any such lists have any validity.I wouldn't expect anyone to agree with my own list, which changes from time to time. A few: Monserrat Figueras Lollie Anderson Boris Chaliapin Alfredo Kraus Dmitri Hvorostovsky Maria Callas Nana Mouskouri Paul Robson Joan Baez Mahalia Jackson Kenneth McKellar Edith Piaf Jussi Bjorling After listing these, I looked up thread and saw I had a somewhat different list last spring. Who cares besides me? |
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05 Aug 10 - 05:18 PM (#2959007) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Q, my point in point posting this thread now is to point people to the list that NPR ultimately came up with, because their articles are well-written and provide an opportunity to listen to and learn something about a singer or singing genre that you may never have considered, or to maybe learn more about something you do know. Why post a list if your main point is to grumble about those who make lists?? ~ Becky in Long Beach |
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05 Aug 10 - 05:31 PM (#2959013) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Q (Frank Staplin) Because I do't look at other people's lists. |
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07 Sep 10 - 02:29 PM (#2981709) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Another update on NPR's list: 27. Bjork: A Celestial Voice 28. Twinkie Clark: Riffing On Gospel 29. Irma Thomas: The Soul Queen Of New Orleans 30. Freddie Mercury: Rock 'N' Roll's Humble Showman 31. Yossele Rosenblatt: The Cantor With The Heavenly Voice ~ Becky in Long Beach |
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19 Oct 10 - 10:05 PM (#3011186) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Another update on NPR's list: 32. Carlos Gardel: Argentina's Tango Maestro 33. Robert Plant: Born In England; Made In America 34. Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Protest Through Poetry (Persian classical) 35. Howlin' Wolf: Booming Voice Of The Blues 36. Kitty Wells: The Queen Of Country Music 37. Amalia Rodrigues: The Voice Of Extreme Expression (fado) ~ Becky in Tucson |
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20 Oct 10 - 12:48 AM (#3011221) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: BrooklynJay Several earlier posts have mentioned names from various genres that would certainly be on my personal favorites list. But here are a few that I've admired that I don't think anyone has mentioned: Glenn Yarbrough Ronnie Gilbert Alfred Drake Howard Keel Al Jolson |
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20 Oct 10 - 04:16 AM (#3011270) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: mattkeen Frank Sinatra Elvis Jackie Leven Robert Johnson Aretha Chris Wood May Bradley Ella |
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07 Dec 10 - 11:37 AM (#3048136) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer Another update on NPR's list: 38. Celia Cruz: The Voice From Havana, "Queen of Salsa" 39. Buika: The Voice Of Freedom 40. Placido Domingo: The Spellbinding Voice Of A Titan Tenor 41. Chavela Vargas: The Voice Of Triumph, still singing at 91 42. Billie Holiday: Emotional Power Through Song 43. Luther Vandross: The Velvet Voice 44. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: The Voice Of Hawaii ~ Becky in Tucson |
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07 Dec 10 - 11:44 AM (#3048141) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer A quote from Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, "If you're playing music with somebody that play, and you don't know the song, no play." Wise words. :-) |
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10 Jun 11 - 09:27 PM (#3168710) Subject: RE: 50 Great Voices-all genres- tell NPR who From: Desert Dancer A final update on NPR's list: 45. Youssou N'Dour: The Voice of Senegal 46. George Jones: The Voice of Heartbreak 47. Camaron De La Isla: The Voice of Flamenco 48. Meredith Monk: A Voice For All Time 49. Dianne Reeves: A Jazz Voice With Pop Sensibilities 50. Montserrat Caballé: A Voice Of Passionate Grandeur Since they changed the format of their posts at the end of the series, in order to find the last 6 I had to work from the alphabetical list they've got now and check against this thread. Although I did not check every single one, it was nice to see that there was at least some overlap (if not a lot) with Mudcatter nominations. :-) I know that this project exposed me to some voices that I might not otherwise have heard, as well as giving me some new insights on some that I was acquainted with. Again, as they explained, this was not a list of "greatest" voices, and in making the selections there was an emphasis on voices that might be "discoveries" for the listening audience, with a particular interest in presenting "the Frank Sinatras and Aretha Franklins in other countries". No such list can ever be definitive or anything less than contentious, but once the selections are made, and when accompanied as this is by information (and, audio!), it can be at least educational and entertaining. If I may: one last contribution. ;-) ~ Becky in Tucson |