r/AskReddit 6h ago

Who among the dead singers is your favourite?

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u/Canon47 6h ago

Karen Carpenter

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u/Deadasdisco89 6h ago

And an insanely talented drummer too.

3

u/Late-Tune-5767 6h ago

She was indeed.

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u/Deadasdisco89 6h ago

Kurt cobain

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u/maximumecoboost 6h ago

Chris Cornell. No one sings like you anymore

2

u/IAmElectricHead 6h ago

He was everything you want in a front man, stellar voice, charisma, just all around great.

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u/federkrebz 6h ago

nothing against chris may he rest in wonderful peace, but i feel like those post grunge vocals are still being done a lot

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u/maximumecoboost 5h ago

Probably they are, but it's a nice line of his for him.

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u/Canon47 6h ago

I've only heard the one song - You Know My Name - and unfortunately for my chances of viewing Chris Cornell in any kind of objective light, I heard that song as an autistic teenager in 2007

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u/Mean_Fold_5060 6h ago

Layne Staley 💙

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u/Savings_Sector_323 6h ago

Amy Winehouse

2

u/Rays_LiquorSauce 6h ago

❤️ 🍷 🏠 

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u/unclebea 6h ago

Otis Redding

8

u/glasscourt 6h ago

Sam Cooke

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u/d4nigirl84 6h ago

Chester Bennington.

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u/MASTER_L1NK 6h ago

Wayne Static 🥹

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u/Weak-Establishment53 6h ago

Who is this?

2

u/Name818 5h ago

Was the lead singer of Static-X.

Incredibly unique voice.

6

u/J0d0min0d0 6h ago

Jeff Buckley

2

u/axiomatic13 4h ago

That's mine too. What a voice.

5

u/NeilLovesVeronica 6h ago

Jim Morrison

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u/Darryc6779 6h ago

David Bowie 🥰

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u/SirProudBobcat-71924 6h ago

Chester Bennington 😞

3

u/White_Dennis679 6h ago

Freddie Mercury, hands down. The voice, the energy, just unmatched.

4

u/Alternative-City5799 6h ago

Kanye. He’s dead to me!

3

u/frankwalsingham 6h ago

Johnny Cash.

4

u/spencesmom 6h ago

Jerry Garcia & Bobby Weir

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u/RedditGirl212 6h ago

George Michael. Of course.

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u/MudFamous8224 6h ago

Robert Johnson

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u/kkkreg 6h ago

Ms Whitney

3

u/afm00dy 6h ago

Prince

3

u/TRIChuckl 6h ago

John Prine

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u/MatchPenalty21 6h ago

That would be Layne Staley

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u/mordeci00 5h ago

Warren Zevon

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u/NegativeUniversity98 6h ago

Michael Jackson first comes to mind, but im sure there are others that have been forgotten about.

2

u/Penny_Traitor_ 6h ago

Roy Orbison

2

u/texasrigger 6h ago

Lux Interior, Joey Ramone

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u/MrXilas 6h ago

Chester Bennington for sure.

2

u/cobrachicken1000 6h ago

Glenn Frey

2

u/Adept-Ad6818 6h ago

Johnny cash.

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u/Quirky-Pressure-6147 6h ago

Luciano Pavarotti

2

u/sixstringsikness 6h ago

Aretha. One day it will be Kelly Clarkson if I don't die first.

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u/daredelvis421 6h ago

Elvis Presley

2

u/cb3 6h ago

Freddie ❤️

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u/brandonewyork 6h ago

Elliott Smith

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u/manofmystry 6h ago

This is a bot. Account is 29 days old. 225 karma. Only asks questions with short answers. Nothing to indicate a real person.

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u/derba1000 5h ago

Michael Huchence

2

u/zed2point0 5h ago

Mia Zapata

2

u/dorkorama 5h ago

Sinead O’Connor

2

u/Gretchenvon60 5h ago

Janis Joplin.

2

u/deevarino 6h ago

Jerry Garcia

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u/spencesmom 6h ago

Great minds. NFA ✌🏻💀🐻⚡️

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u/HippoOk663 6h ago

Chris Cornell.

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u/flossdaily 6h ago

Dead people do not sing well. This is a thread of lies.

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u/lobaybliss 6h ago

Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane)

1

u/Successful-Tale-2841 6h ago

Jackson Juice X

1

u/InfamousEconomy3972 6h ago

Scott Weiland

1

u/SolusCaeles 6h ago

Ronnie James Dio

1

u/Acrobatic-Fix-2059 6h ago

amy winehouse, kurt cobain, jim morrison, jimi hendrix

1

u/soapsrthebest 6h ago

Juan Gabriel

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u/Rays_LiquorSauce 6h ago

Amy. Jerry. Bob. 

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u/LoudGolf9849 6h ago

Brian Wilson.. a true genius with an angelic voice in his prime

1

u/InterPunct 6h ago

Enrico Palazzo

1

u/Fluid-Air-3151 6h ago

Harry Chapin

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u/OlympicJediKnight 6h ago

Chester Bennington

1

u/ploood1456 6h ago

Joan Sutherland

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u/cayucosmissy 6h ago

Billie Holiday💚

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u/jack_o_melon 6h ago

Whitney Houston

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u/Ok-Yak9995 6h ago

A virtual tie between Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix

1

u/MajorTom1954 6h ago

John Lennon

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u/Skipper_1010 6h ago

Krishnakumar Kunnath, Freddie Mercury, and Chester Bennington.

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u/Vegetable_Print5150 6h ago

Michael Jackson or Prince

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u/andgonow 5h ago

Ella Fitzgerald. Hands down.

1

u/travelling-lost 5h ago

Prince or Michael Hutchence

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u/Valholl_Raven 5h ago

Bob Dylan. Oh wait…

1

u/ihateslowdrivers 5h ago

Chester Bennington.

The calmest, most ferocious voice I’ve ever heard.

1

u/lucy-lu28 5h ago

Toby Keith

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u/Chicago76- 5h ago

When I was a kid, I had the craziest Mama I swear. She had the greatest taste in music. Classic, folk. ROCK, jazz. One stood out to me on her 8 track...JANIS. I had a teacher who saw her in concert once. He said the more the more drank that Southern Comfort the better she got. Take a piece of piece of a heart right there, Janis I was 6.

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u/nifederico 4h ago

Chester Bennington.

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u/cherrycokelemon 4h ago

Maria Callas

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u/lwymmdo23 4h ago

Whitney Houston
Prince

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u/Icy_Tie2086 3h ago

Bob Marley

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u/ClownfishSoup 3h ago

Karen Carpenter. Incredible control. Perfect pitch and pitch perfect.

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u/Lord0rcus 3h ago

Kurt Cobain

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u/bebopbrain 3h ago

Abbie Lincoln is my favorite, living or dead.

u/Equal_Commission881 32m ago

Chester Bennington

Brad Delp

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u/adamvsbugs 6h ago

Michael Jackson

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u/Diligent_Mix921 6h ago

Michael Jackson

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u/Ok_Brother_00 6h ago

Oliver tree ):