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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:27:16 PM EDT

According to Clive Davis on the Imus show this morning;

Aretha Franklin, followed by Frank Sinatra, then Barbara Streisand, then Whitney Houston.

I disagree with this but he's made tons of money knowing his business.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:28:17 PM EDT

[#1]

Moma Cass

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:30:02 PM EDT

[#2]

Henry Rollins

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:30:31 PM EDT

[#3]

Sid Vicious

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:32:01 PM EDT

[#4]

Colm Wilkinson

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:32:09 PM EDT

[#5]

Clive Davis has awful taste.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:32:54 PM EDT

[#6]

Believe it or not...Lady Gaga. She did a few live songs on the piano on the Stern show. Fucking great singer, just weird as shit. Same with Freddie Mercury.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:35:15 PM EDT

[#7]

FAIL. This list has no DON DOKKEN!!!!!

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:35:41 PM EDT

[#8]

Ann Wilson. P!nk.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:36:51 PM EDT

[#9]

Roberta Flack

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:37:23 PM EDT

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Believe it or not...Lady Gaga. She did a few live songs on the piano on the Stern show. Fucking great singer, just weird as shit. Same with Freddie Mercury.

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Saw some clip where she sang Bobby McGee; gave me chills.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:37:25 PM EDT

[#11]

Karen Carpenter.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:37:54 PM EDT

[#12]

One of the most ethereal and amazing female voices I've ever heard was Loreena McKennitt, I've seen her live and her voice was flawless...

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:38:14 PM EDT

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Clive Davis has awful taste.

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And no historical perspective.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:38:51 PM EDT

[#14]

Neil Young

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:39:37 PM EDT

[#15]

Alison Krause
Brian Wilson
Freddie Mercury

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:39:40 PM EDT

[#16]

No love for David Lee Roth?

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:41:05 PM EDT

[#17]

Roy Orbison?

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:41:39 PM EDT

[#18]

My dog, when I start twangin' on my banjo. He can hit notes that would put Mariah Carey to shame.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:42:29 PM EDT

[#19]

Mario Lanza

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:42:48 PM EDT

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Roy Orbison?

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Agreed.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:44:03 PM EDT

[#21]

Lisa Gerrard

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:44:22 PM EDT

[#22]

Julie Andrews.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:44:47 PM EDT

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One of the most ethereal and amazing female voices I've ever heard was Loreena McKennitt, I've seen her live and her voice was flawless...

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She does have a good set of "pipes".
Still enjoy listening to her.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:45:06 PM EDT

[#24]

... Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:47:03 PM EDT

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Agree. Phillip quast is pretty awesome too.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:47:17 PM EDT

[#26]

Audio recording has existed a tiny fraction of the history of our species.

I doubt seriously the "greatest singing voice ever" has been in the last 157 years.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:47:46 PM EDT

[#27]

Lemmy

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:49:34 PM EDT

[#28]

Marty Balin.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:50:37 PM EDT

[#29]

Andrea Bocelli.
Karen Carpenter.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:50:39 PM EDT

[#30]

Ella Fitzgerald

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:51:00 PM EDT

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Lemmy

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I love me some Motorhead, but if you ever post a pic of Lemmy like that again Im going to find you and hurt you

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:51:21 PM EDT

[#32]

Don Ho.

Tiny Bubbles.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:51:35 PM EDT

[#33]

Glenn Danzig!!!

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:51:54 PM EDT

[#34]

Puddles the clown

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:51:59 PM EDT

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Quoted:

According to Clive Davis on the Imus show this morning;

Aretha Franklin, followed by Frank Sinatra, then Barbara Streisand, then Whitney Houston.

I disagree with this but he's made tons of money knowing his business.

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I reckon he's never heard The Fifth Dimension, Billie Holiday, Nora Jones or Alison Krause live.

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:56:51 PM EDT

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Puddles the clown

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This isn't "creepiest person to ever record a song".

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:57:01 PM EDT

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Quoted:
According to Clive Davis on the Imus show this morning;

Aretha Franklin, followed by Frank Sinatra, then Barbara Streisand, then Whitney Houston.

I disagree with this but he's made tons of money knowing his business.

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Agree without hesitation on the first 3, swap out the last with maybe Madonna or Kathy Troccoli
Maybe add Jeffery Osborne

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:57:41 PM EDT

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Believe it or not...Lady Gaga. She did a few live songs on the piano on the Stern show. Fucking great singer, just weird as shit. Same with Freddie Mercury.

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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:58:05 PM EDT

[#39]

Pound for pound it has to be Elvis..

Posted: 10/23/2014 9:58:39 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:59:53 PM EDT

[#41]

Sinatra was good, but one of the greatest ever? I don't think so.

Posted: 10/23/2014 10:01:28 PM EDT

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Sinatra was good, but one of the greatest ever? I don't think so.

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Oh, yeah. Definitely. You just haven't heard enough Sinatra.

Posted: 10/23/2014 10:02:31 PM EDT

[#43]

Shirley Bassey

Posted: 10/23/2014 10:02:58 PM EDT

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Pound for pound it has to be Elvis..

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Nope, that would be the previously mentioned Moma Cass.

Posted: 10/23/2014 10:06:38 PM EDT

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Oh, yeah. Definitely. You just haven't heard enough Sinatra.

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Sinatra was good, but one of the greatest ever? I don't think so.

Oh, yeah. Definitely. You just haven't heard enough Sinatra.

Yeah, just try and find another artist whose career spanned so many decades, he was enjoyed by people in the 40'S all the way till today.

Posted: 10/23/2014 10:07:02 PM EDT

[#46]

Allison Kraus

Posted: 10/23/2014 10:08:41 PM EDT

[#47]

Steve Perry....the man has pipes!

Posted: 10/23/2014 10:09:25 PM EDT

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Alison Krause
Brian Wilson
Freddie Mercury

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Posted: 10/23/2014 10:10:13 PM EDT

[#49]

Mike Patton

Layne Staley

Posted: 10/23/2014 10:10:31 PM EDT

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Roy Orbison?

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Good nomination.

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