Friday Tunes Debate: US-born Male Vocalist Mount Rushmore

[geetar]

Vince Gill should be up there.

Agreed. He can sing anything.

 

[geetar]

If this Rushmore were to be filled on the basis of sales, not taking inflation into account, the list of options would include Drake, Kanye, Chris Brown, The Weekend, and Marshal Mathers,

For me, volume of sales does not equate to “greatness”

Agreed Garth has way higher sales but George Strait is the king of country.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Sam Cooke
Steve Perry
Jeff Buckley

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

Some old crooners


Tony Bennett
Bing Crosby
Johnny Mathis
Don Williams

 

[BigHornRam]

Some old crooners


Tony Bennett
Bing Crosby
Johnny Mathis
Don Williams

Don Williams and Bing Crosby would be on my short list.

 

[Rainer]

If this Rushmore were to be filled on the basis of sales, not taking inflation into account, the list of options would include Drake, Kanye, Chris Brown, The Weekend, and Marshal Mathers,

You know Drake and The Weekend are both Canadian right? They wouldn't be on Mount Rushmore. Try Dr Dre, Kendrick and Jay-z

 

[kansasdad]

You know Drake and The Weekend are both Canadian right? They wouldn't be on Mount Rushmore. Try Dr Dre, Kendrick and Jay-z

Boom, roasted!

 

[Southern Elk]

Don Williams and Bing Crosby would be on my short list.

Don Williams is a great one. Two other country singers that I haven’t seen anyone mention are Earl Thomas Conley and Vern Gosdin.

 

[FreezerHunter]

Nat King Cole
Don Henley
Stevie Wonder
Vince Gill

 

[Rainer]

Frank Sinatra
David Lee Roth
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder

 

[BigHornRam]

Frank Sinatra
David Lee Roth
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder

I like David Lee Roth, but he is more of a performer than a singer. The rest of your line-up is solid though.

 

[TheTone]

 

[Dave N]

Good singers or not, I would say to be on a Mt. Rushmore type thing they would have to have had some past importance to music besides just having a good voice.

 

[geetar]

Ronnie Van Zant
Vince Gill
Waylon Jennings
Gregg Allman

 

[Treeshark]

Gregg Allman

Damn I went through this whole thread and I thought he was still unnamed, then you snagged him. Great call.

Can’t say I’m a huge fan, but I suppose Michael Jackson would have to be in the conversation.

 

[geetar]

Damn I went through this whole thread and I thought he was still unnamed, then you snagged him. Great call.

Can’t say I’m a huge fan, but I suppose Michael Jackson would have to be in the conversation.

Gregg was one of the greats.

I agree. Not a big fan of Michael but he certainly made his mark on the music world.

 

[Treeshark]

Gregg was one of the greats.

Yessir! The Fillmore East album is in my opinion the best album of all time, absolute peak of their powers.

For them to lay that down in their early 20’s, live no less, was incredible.

 

[longbow51]

Johnny Cash
Pavarotti
George Strait
Tony Bennett

 

[noharleyyet]

Can't believe I missed Greg Allman...

 

[danr55]

Don't you think that Maybe Ray Charles deserves a spot right under Frank Sinatra?