The three greatest voices I've ever heard are: Sam Cooke, Johnny Maestro and Edith Gruberova.
Let's look first at Sam Cooke. His voice was magnificent. He and Mavis Staples were the best singers in gospel. Cooke left gospel (where they say once you leave, you can never go back). He recorded "You Send Me" and he was on the pop charts. He was a wonderful singer who died early after being shot by a motel owner. (It wasn't a hate crime, she was also Black.)
Next we have Johnny Maestro, who never seemed to stay with any group, but it's his voice on "Happy Birthday Baby" Who knows what happened to that man with the great voice. He seemed to disappear.
Next we have the great coloratura soprano, Edith Gruberova, whose voice on the "Queen of the Night Aria" from the Magic Flute by Mozart will make you believe in angels. She now sings bel canto roles but in her youth she was the best singer of that aria. (Whether the Magic Flute can be called an opera is questioned by operatic scholars, but if's only ever performed by opera singers).
Let's look first at Sam Cooke. His voice was magnificent. He and Mavis Staples were the best singers in gospel. Cooke left gospel (where they say once you leave, you can never go back). He recorded "You Send Me" and he was on the pop charts. He was a wonderful singer who died early after being shot by a motel owner. (It wasn't a hate crime, she was also Black.)
Next we have Johnny Maestro, who never seemed to stay with any group, but it's his voice on "Happy Birthday Baby" Who knows what happened to that man with the great voice. He seemed to disappear.
Next we have the great coloratura soprano, Edith Gruberova, whose voice on the "Queen of the Night Aria" from the Magic Flute by Mozart will make you believe in angels. She now sings bel canto roles but in her youth she was the best singer of that aria. (Whether the Magic Flute can be called an opera is questioned by operatic scholars, but if's only ever performed by opera singers).
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