Favorite MALE musical artist?? And why??

Paul MCartney because he's a musical genius.

Prince or David Bowie. Listen to their music and watch their videos for why

Too many to mention but if I have to pick just one I'll say Roger Whittaker. Glorious resonant baritone in his prime.

Bowie for sure.

I'd like to mention Mick Jagger as well.

Sting

Sinatra, Tony Bennett and all the rest of them that did justice to The Great American Songbook. Right now I'm listening to Bobby Short.

Elvis Costello.

Louis Armstrong

George Michael

Stevie Wonder

Bill Evans

Django Reinhardt

Prince, Bowie, Jackson,

Robert Smith

It's funny you ask, OP, because I heard an English Beat song on Sirius today and thought, "Damn, Dave Wakeling is the most underrated singer/songwriter ever, and my absolute favorite male vocalist of all time."

And why did I only learn today that he came out as bi in 1985??? Have we ever talked about that here?

Freddie Mercury had a damn fine voice.

Bryan Ferry, not the Roxy Music era but his solo performing years. He's a slinky lounge lizard. Joe Cocker, loved his gravelly voice. Finally the late Lou Reed, wrote great lyrics.

My mother was a huge fan of Johnny Cash and I never minded when she played his records. There's something comforting about his voice. The only country singer I could abide. With one exception, Tammy Wynette singing Stand By Your Man but I think it's because her band played it to perfection.

Teddy Pendergrass. This is a great clip of him live getting the audience worked up. Watch to the end to see his full effect. He also has a gravelly, passionate voice that I like.

Dave Gahan, Marvin Gaye, Layne Staley, George Michael, Billy Mackenzie

Dave Gahan, Steve Perry for the pure thrill of hearing their voices. And Dave was a looker in the '80s and '90s.

Prince for his genius and creativity.

George Michael for his voice, looks, and overall musical brilliance. Same with Sting.

I wish I could still admire Michael Jackson, but I believe that documentary (and all the other stuff). Sometimes, I will go back and listen to one of his '80s songs, however, because his voice is incredible and he too was a genius.

McCartney. He never stops creating, even though he could just sit on his piles of money for the rest of his life. I’ve seen him live five times and he stays onstage for the entire three hours. And every song is iconic.

Brilliant, legendary musician.

The magnificent Johnny Mathis

Peter Gabriel. His off the charts creativity and musical genius in searching for sound and his incredible voice which is able to sing two notes at once.

He's an incredibly boring and dull man in real life but put him in front of a camera and music and BOOM!

Zamfir, Master of the Pan Flute!

Bruce.

Lou Rawls. God, what a voice.

He's all but forgotten now and he was a blip on the '70s music scene, but Gino Vannelli doesn't get the respect he deserves. Such a beautiful, smooth, controlled voice.

He managed to make the schmaltzy pop song "I Just Wanna Stop" sound so lovely.

Vince Gill

Dean Martin. He really didn’t give a shit and went a long way. That’s talent.

Bob Seger and John Denver.

Marvin Gaye

Oh I forgot the why. Bob is a great songwriter and can sing the shit out of anything. John was my dad's favorite. I love his gentle voice and gentle lyrics. And of course he did Fly Away with Olivia.

r24 Gino Vannelli deserved far more recognition than he got. He was another '80s AM soft rock staple. Canadian too!

The lack of Art Garfunkel appreciation in this thread is sad. A grown man with a choir boy's falsetto--he sang for hours at his own bar mitzvah.

Paul McCartney: pretty much what everybody else has already said. I saw him in concert during the Wings years.

Roger Daltrey: raw rock. Sex on a stick in his Tommy years.

Bob Seger: hometown guy. Rock and Blues. Love this man.

Paul Simon: IMO, should have won a Nobel before Dylan. Incredible songwriter.

Jimmy Buffet and Jack Johnson: I've been in the island-vibe the past few years. I find myself listening to them when I need to escape.

Warren Zevon: totally underrated songwriter.

Anne Murray.

Prince, Bowie & McCartney.

There are way too many FANTASTIC, male, old school R & B artists to name, who are just as good and even better than my first 3 artists.

Ooops!

Forgot Elton, the bitchy yet highly talented queen that he is.

r34 was.

McCartney

Sam Cooke

OP do you just mean males? Or male and female?

I think Linda Lavin.

Were all these McCartney fans born AFTER silly love songs?

Don't get the appeal of the Beatles as a group of the solo members. Surprised to see so many McCartney fans.

Tony Bennett. His song styling and interpretation were and remain breathtaking. A genuine artist.

Richie Havens

Billy McKenzie

George Michael

Nick Drake