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Thank you very much - Scaffold

I know where you're coming from, but have to disagree on the Whitney / Aretha example. Ms Houston always seemed to get lumped in with all the other vocal technicians of the time, and whilst she may have had a few goes at being a bit OTT, in the main she was just an amazing singer, and (I think) one with a lot of 'soul' too. He first couple of albums are quite remarkable, and despite the slightly dated production still hold up today. Also Aretha ( Whitney's honorary Aunt) was quoted many times praising her, so very unlikely to have been of the opinion she was just a voice and nothing else. Now there's a challenge! Maybe a whole new topic waiting to be unleashed alongside this one. 😉

Soul man - Sam & Dave

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Ronnie Spector and the E Street Band / Billy Joel

More than words - Extreme

Long distance love - Little Feat

Las Vegas turnaround - Hall and Oates

Viva Las Vegas - Elvis P. / ZZ Top

Livin’ la Vida Loca - Ricky Martin

My late Mum loved Stephan, and when he appeared locally ( in the late 1970s I think) my Dad didn’t want to go with her to the gig. She then asked me and I agreed but thought it may be a bit boring. Couldn’t believe how wrong I could be, was an amazing evening and my mum was telling everyone about it for weeks afterwards. This clip has brought back some very happy memories, so thanks for posting.

Could it be I’m falling in love - Detroit Spinners

No more Mr Nice Guy - Alice Cooper

Tears are not enough - ABC

Street life - Randy Crawford

Barcelona - Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe

Y Viva Espana - Sylvia

He did seem to go through a period when his voice sounded like it was shot, but then appeared to improve again. Didn’t he have some throat surgery or something? In my view his early work was when his voice sounded at it’s best (as is the case with most singers to be fair) but at 75 years of age he still can cut it. I think we believe singers should be able to maintain the same standard they achieved 40 or 50 years later, which is totally unrealistic really. Unless you’re Tom Jones of course.....😉

I actually think he is / was pretty good. Unusual voice and great phrasing, reminiscent of his heroes like Sam Cooke and Otis. Sure, his pitching has always been a bit hit and miss, and his American Songbook phase was (to me anyway) pretty dire, but will always remain one of my favourite singers.

That's the way I like it - KC and The Sunshine Band

All the way home - Bruce Springsteen / Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

I can hear the grass grow - The Move

Careless whisper - George Michael

It's the same old song - Four Tops

Lonely boy - Andrew Gold