[Old School Hound]

Paul Rodgers has always been my number one, I’ve said it on here before. Even now, at 70 or so, he still is an amazing vocalist, just crystal-clear with his singing.

  Rod Stewart, especially from his earlier days when he was a stone cold rocker both solo and with Faces, is probably my second choice, just because I loved his unique, gravelly voice. Listen to “Gasoline Alley”, or ‘Stay With Me’ for two great examples.

  My third choice is a little harder to pin down. I love Steve Perry’s singing, he’s unreal, even though I wasn’t a huge fan of all of Journey’s material. I could listen to Ronnie Van Zant all day long, he may not have had the range of a great singer, but his voice had soul and was perfect for the southern rock sound, as was Danny Joe Brown’s, a guy that gets forgotten sometimes, the original lead singer for Molly Hatchet. Bob Seger, with that deep, but still mellow, voice is someone else I can always listen to.

More rock luminaries will list Paul Rodgers as their favorite vocalist than any other. Paul is still incredible to this day.  I've always liked Stewart as well, more early Stewart than later Stewart.  Seger, I like as well. 

I was reading a rock site awhile back that listed the top 200 male vocalists in rock history.   Delp was #34  , Rodgers #25 ,  and Perry #10 .    Rod was #72  ,   Seger #84  , and  RVZ #134  ,   Sammy Hagar #89  .

Mercury, Presley, and Plant were  1, 2, and 3 , respectively.

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There are some great male vocalists going back decades but the three I listed at the top of my list are my go- to  vocalists when I want my ass kicked severely by some great classic rock.