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Who’s Your Top 5
Posted on 3/8/18 at 11:59 pm
Posted on 3/8/18 at 11:59 pm
Country music singers.
Mine might look like this
1. Johnny Cash
2. Waylon Jennings
3. Keith Whitley (died too young)
4. George Jones
5. Conway Twitty
Mine might look like this
1. Johnny Cash
2. Waylon Jennings
3. Keith Whitley (died too young)
4. George Jones
5. Conway Twitty
12
Posted on 3/9/18 at 12:24 am to Mufassa
1. Waylon Jennings
2. Willie Nelson
3. Merle Haggard
4. George Jones
5. Dwight Yoakam
Honorable Mentions: Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Buck Owens, Keith Whitley, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, Jr., Conway Twitty
2. Willie Nelson
3. Merle Haggard
4. George Jones
5. Dwight Yoakam
Honorable Mentions: Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Buck Owens, Keith Whitley, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, Jr., Conway Twitty
This post was edited on 3/9/18 at 7:27 am
Posted on 3/9/18 at 6:25 am to Mufassa
1. Gram Parsons
2. Jerry Jeff Walker
3. Kris Kristofferson
4. Sturgill Simpson
5. Marty Robbins
2. Jerry Jeff Walker
3. Kris Kristofferson
4. Sturgill Simpson
5. Marty Robbins
This post was edited on 3/9/18 at 6:27 am
Posted on 3/9/18 at 7:08 am to Mufassa
Male singers:
1a. Waylon Jennings
1b. George Jones
then the field.
Hank, Sr., Conway Twitty, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash probably vying for that third spot and, if pushed, I probably give it to Twitty.
1a. Waylon Jennings
1b. George Jones
then the field.
Hank, Sr., Conway Twitty, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash probably vying for that third spot and, if pushed, I probably give it to Twitty.
This post was edited on 3/9/18 at 7:09 am
Posted on 3/9/18 at 8:23 am to Ace Midnight
My top 5 are my favorites, not necessarily the top five of all time:
In no particular order:
--George Jones--didn't appreciate him til I got a bit older--great songs.
--Any Lyle Lovett fans out there? Cool voice and variety of styles--can do country, blues, rock, gospel, whatever. Then there's the marriage to Julia Roberts.
--Dwight Yoakam--best rocker in Country, IMO
--Willie Nelson--from "Crazy" til today, a classic.
--Johnny Cash. 'nuff said. Not the greatest singer, but his IS the man in black.
In no particular order:
--George Jones--didn't appreciate him til I got a bit older--great songs.
--Any Lyle Lovett fans out there? Cool voice and variety of styles--can do country, blues, rock, gospel, whatever. Then there's the marriage to Julia Roberts.
--Dwight Yoakam--best rocker in Country, IMO
--Willie Nelson--from "Crazy" til today, a classic.
--Johnny Cash. 'nuff said. Not the greatest singer, but his IS the man in black.
Posted on 3/9/18 at 8:27 am to Mufassa
1. Garth Brooks
2. Johnny Cash
3. Chris Stapleton
4. Willie Nelson
5. Hank Williams
2. Johnny Cash
3. Chris Stapleton
4. Willie Nelson
5. Hank Williams
Posted on 3/9/18 at 8:40 am to Mufassa
1.Paul McCartney
2.Paul McCartney
3.Paul McCartney
4.Paul McCartney
5.Paul McCartney
2.Paul McCartney
3.Paul McCartney
4.Paul McCartney
5.Paul McCartney
Posted on 3/9/18 at 9:17 am to parrotdr
quote:
Lyle Lovett
Meh.
quote:
Dwight Yoakam
Probably in my third tier, but not up there with the legends.
quote:
Willie Nelson
Just too nasally to be considered a great singer. Now, he is a legend and one of the GOAT songwriters, but purely on singing - not up there with the George Joneses, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggards and Johnny Cashes of the world.
Posted on 3/9/18 at 9:23 am to Ace Midnight
The thread is your top 5, not the top 5. It’s very objective, Willie Nelson may not be technically good at singing, but who’s to say that? I don’t think Gram Parsons is the best technical singer, but his style combined with his lyrics works like magic. If I am trying to pick the best singer in country music history, what defines that? Having a good twang in your voice? Tough to say.
Posted on 3/9/18 at 9:29 am to JumpingTheShark
quote:
The thread is your top 5, not the top 5.
I get that, but we can't converse about it? I'm not saying his list was wrong, but more why I didn't include Willie Nelson in my list - after all he makes the list of legendary country singers despite his shortcomings in vocal ability. So, that ought to count for something.
Sort of like Dylan, who gets knocked for the nasally sound, no one questions his songwriting or influence. However, he is probably underrated as a singer. He showed remarkable range at times, just take something like Lay Lady Lay - which casual rock/pop fans might not even recognize as Dylan.
Willie is probably in that category to a degree.
This post was edited on 3/9/18 at 9:30 am
Posted on 3/9/18 at 9:35 am to Ace Midnight
All good brother 
Posted on 3/12/18 at 10:23 am to JumpingTheShark
quote:
The thread is your top 5, not the top 5.
I get that, but we can't converse about it?
Hey, no problem. You can dissect my list all you want. It's all conversation. After creating it I realized I fell into the trap molded by the OP--it was all male country singers.
I'd now have to add Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn on there.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 10:34 am to parrotdr
Hank Sr
Johnny
Merle
George Jones
Alan Jackson
Johnny
Merle
George Jones
Alan Jackson
Posted on 3/12/18 at 10:42 am to Mufassa
Buck Owens
Waylon Jennings
George Jones
Merle Haggard
Gene Watson
Waylon Jennings
George Jones
Merle Haggard
Gene Watson
Posted on 3/12/18 at 10:44 am to Ace Midnight
quote:You said someone didn't belong.
I get that, but we can't converse about it?
Posted on 3/12/18 at 10:52 am to Ace Midnight
quote:Get that shite outta here. Nike and ADIDAS too. Only BBB allowed up in here.
but we can't converse about it?
Posted on 3/12/18 at 10:57 am to AlxTgr
quote:
You said someone didn't belong.
Fair enough. MY Top 5 (and, frankly, most folks' Top 5s) certainly doesn't include Lyle Lovett or Dwight Yoakum. More controversially, I suspect, is that I also wouldn't consider Willie Nelson Top 5, either.
Not when that would mean bumping George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty or Hank Williams, Sr., for example.
Is that better?
Posted on 3/12/18 at 11:18 am to Ace Midnight
Yeah, I don't get the Lyle part, but I would easily put Dwight ahead of some of your list. Conway? Eeeuw. Can't stand Willie, but I would never tell someone what tier he belongs in.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 11:40 am to AlxTgr
quote:
Yeah, I don't get the Lyle part,
Well, as the OP said, it's MY favorites list, not a top 5 all time greats. I just like his uniqueness and variety of styles over the years.
This post was edited on 3/12/18 at 11:41 am
Posted on 3/12/18 at 11:43 am to parrotdr
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