Who is/was the greatest reggae singer of all time ?

[CHAPPERS]

SHAGGY


(or Desmond Dekker)

 

[Littlehampton Palace]

Alton Ellis does have a lovely voice, but Come on peeps no Dennis Brown :guitar:

Shame on you all lol

I also like Winston Reedy and Maxi Priest a bit more main stream but he had a good voice
in the spring time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjzB3h45j_Y

Dim the lights Winston Reedy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1iOL1C9B1U

 

[catfish]

Jimmy cliff

 

[Seagull Steve]

Another vote for Gregory Isaacs from me.

 

[unklbrian]

No1 - Alton Ellis
No2 - Gregory Isaacs
No3 - Cornell Campbell

honourable mentions to Johnny Clarke , Prince Buster ,Derrick Harriott & Toots [& Maytals]
and for favourite female singer - Phyllis Dillon

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Winston Rodney and prince far I for me

 

[daveinprague]

For voice. Cornell Campbell...listening to him now..incredible voice...ill drop some audio later, thats been up before, but, some may have missed them...ive never really liked Peter Tosh for some reason...

Honourable mention to lead singer of Mighty Diamonds whose name always escapes me, but sounds as good today as he ever has,
and Garnett Silk, taken from us way to early.

Cant believe ive missed out Freddie McGregor as I listen to him a lot more than I do any other artist..
Hes also a very nice man. My missus was Chairwoman for Brighton anti apartheid back in the day, and moaned about no black artists doing anything, so, she got in touch with him, and he came down and did a free concert at the corn exchange....not only that, he brought the bloody Studio One Band with him!! Ill never forget him that night singing Guantanamera in Spanish...beautiful... and one of my all time favourite tunes is Wine and Violence...they just dont write lyrics like that anymore....'let not mercy and truth forsake thee now, bind them about thy neck, write them up on the tables of thy heart'.....sad now when I hear lyrics like 'suck ya momma'

Now ive thought about it....Freddie McGregor 1st Cornell 2nd... just based on the fact he sings every style.
For presence and lyrics, Bob nobody comes close...still.

 

[pauli cee]

personally, close call between prince buster and toots, but maybe thats just because i've been listening to them both quite a bit lately...:guitar:

 

[Terry The Law Abider]

Ken Booth

 

[daveinprague]

Moving Away is a big tune from Ken Booth for real.

 

[half time scores]

Alpha Blondie.
Lucky Dube (not so lucky as it turned out, murdered a couple of years ago).
Tiken Jah Fakoly.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Billy Ocean

 

[hoyci]

YELLOWMAN or eek a mouse

 

[Vegas Seagull]

YELLOWMAN or eek a mouse

eek a mouse is the undisputed winner of the 'greatest' if height is the measure...nevertheless a legend & an absolute giant on stage

 

[Marxo]

Errol Dunkley

 

[Binney on acid]

Harry Secombe.

 

[The Modfather]

As I am currently listening to Burning Spear's, Man in the Hills, I will plump for Winston Rodney

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

What do you mean?

Are you refferring just to skank? Or anything that came out of ska and rock steady?

As I prefer the older stuff Id probably choose Jackie Mittoo

Always preferred dekker to marley.

More a ska man... have recently been listening to Louis jordan, Prince Buster and the Skatalites

 

[Jesus Gul]

Frankie Paul, Gregory Isaacs

 

[Jack Straw]

Cornell Campbell gets my vote.
What a beautiful voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glyJ_kXyrBs