He features at the top of most lists of greatest artists ever, let alone best singers. You know a singer left a huge legacy when they are the most sampled artist of all time, an honor that Brown holds. Imagine the royalties that pour in from that alone. Few artists have been given titles that everyone agrees on, and James Brown is most definitely the "Godfather of Soul.
Trivia Facts: James Brown released 57 studio albums! His life was an incredible ride. He did great social activism work, was accused of everything under the sun and guilty of some of it, and has had many tribute concerts held in his honor. Steve Perry is best known for his work as the lead singer of the band Journey, though he's had an illustrious solo career as well. Perry is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ranked frequently among the best singers of all time, and renowned for his vocal range.
He can sing from F 2 to A5, leading many to call him a "high tenor altino. Trivia Facts: Steve Perry's first solo record went two-times platinum. With Journey he scored one diamond, ten platinum, and three gold records, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time.
Even today, their old songs from the 80's are peaking the download charts in apps like iTunes. Paul McCartney is a multi-instrumentalist that made his name with The Beatles. He's written and co-written 32 songs that have reached 1 on the Billboard Hot , usually co-written with bandmate John Lennon. His solo career, his band Wings, and his collaborations with Michael Jackson are all high points of an incredible run that still continues today. Sir Paul has been knighted, honored and awarded in more ways than possible to list, and has one of the most pleasant voices to ever grace the microphone.
He's one of the most influential musicians and people on the planet. Trivia Facts: The Guinness Book of World Records features Sir Paul McCartney twice, recognizing him as the most successful songwriter of all time and as the most honored composer and performer. McCartney's song Yesterday is the most covered song of all time, remade by over 2, other artists and bands. Aretha Franklin's career finally took off in with her hit song Respect , and that attention helped everyone recognize how amazing her vocal talents and other songs were.
It didn't take long for her peers to deem her "The Queen of Soul. To attest to her skill, she's had charted singles on the Billboard charts, won 18 Grammy Awards, and has become one of the best-selling music artists of all time, selling over 75 million records globally. She's also the first female to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She's in nearly every other music hall of fame too. Rolling Stone ranks her as the 1 best singer of all time, but I'm not ready to go that far.
She's even won a Pulitzer Prize citation! If you thought Aretha Franklin sold a lot of records at 75 million, Frank Sinatra has sold twice that many. He's possibly the most popular and influential musician of the 's. You've probably heard of the Rat Pack, a crew of artists that ran the Las Vegas casino venue circuit for a long time.
He was the lead member. The amount of lifetime achievement awards, music awards, and even governmental awards are too many to count. Time magazine even calls him one of the most influential people not just musician. To this day, his voice is one of the most recognizable, still heard frequently in all forms of entertainment. He was an incredible showman that left as big of a mark as Michael Jackson. Trivia Facts: Frank Sinatra has had his likeness portrayed in many movies and TV shows, including an entire miniseries based on his life.
Sinatra himself thought that the singer in The Godfather was secretly based on his own life. He released a total of 59 studio albums! Known as "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald is recognized not only for her entertainment value but her vocal skill set.
Professionals respected her diction, purity of tone, intonation, timing, phrasing, and improvisation with her scat singing. Her musical career stabilized with the Chick Webb Orchestra, grew with her illustrious solo career, and was hit a peak when she began appearing as a guest on daytime and nighttime TV shows and having roles in films.
She was solidified as one of the best singers ever once she began collaborating with other vocal greats. Fortunately we can assume most of her masters had been digitized by then. Fitzgerald was notoriously shy. She once took part in a series of shows on Broadway which generated over a million dollars in two weeks in , which is way more in today's value. Freddie Mercury is possibly the best lead singer in rock music, ever.
Katy Perry. Rodriguez Ashley added Halsey. Post Malone. Charlie Puth. Demi Lovato. Lewis Capaldi. Miley Cyrus. Nick Jonas. John Legend. Scott Merritt added Jennifer Lopez. Sam Smith. Alicia Keys. Bebe Rexha. Lana Del Rey. Kelly Clarkson. Jason Derulo. Christina Aguilera. Emma91 added Alec Benjamin.
Avril Lavigne. Brendon Urie. Carrie Underwood. Chris Brown. Charli XCX. Blake Shelton. Carly Rae Jepsen. Luke Combs. Maren Morris. Kane Brown. J Balvin. For Barbra Streisand , acting was always in the cards; it just so happened that a singing career came first. He may be best remembered as a recording artist, but Frank Sinatra built up an impressive roster of film roles in the s and s, appearing both in musicals— Anchors Aweigh , On the Town , Guys and Dolls , Pal Joey —and dramas like From Here to Eternity for which he won the Oscar for best supporting actor , The Man with the Golden Arm for which he got a best-actor nod , and Some Came Running.
Lady Gaga. Idris Elba. Justin Timberlake. Mandy Moore. Queen Latifah. Ice Cube. Steve Van Zandt.
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