I'm sitting here listening to "I Bought You a Plastic Star For Christmas" by Michael Franks. I have been a major Franks fan since the late 70's, when by chance, I bought a copy of "The Art Of Tea." I've been smitten ever since. I luuuuv his vocal style. Also, he writes most of his own material and a lot of his songs have a quirky, tounge-in-cheek attitiude, which I very much enjoy!

My favorite album is still "The Art of Tea" and favorite Michael Franks' songs are, "Mr. Blue" & "When Sly Calls."

He's so smooooooth...

Any other Michael Franks fans around here?

If not, who is you favorite male vocalist?

I also really like:
Art Garfunkle
Marcos Valle
Pierre Barouh

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I am unfamiliar with Michael Franks, Nubka, but here are the ones I love:

Marvin Gaye
Chris Isaak
Johnny Cash
Joe Williams
Jose Carreras
Aaron Neville
Al Green
Freddie Mercury
Barry White
Ian Curtis
Morrissey

I love Charles Trenet singing La Mer and Boum. Boum is hilarious.

Gosh, Nubka, I've never heard of him, so I must investigate. Favorite male vocalists include Paulo Conte, Andy Williams, Johnny Cash, Charles Aznavour, Bryan Ferry, Chet Baker and Leonard Cohen, but nothing of his before "I'm Your Man" album, and Nick Drake.

Re: Chet Baker - There was an album reissued two years ago, titled "Chet is Back!" which were his Italian sessions. It includes three extra vocal tracks of him singing in Italian, which make me melt everytime I hear them. Ennio Morricone did the arrangements.

BB King
Arcangel
Camaron de la isla
Peter Murphy
Robert Smith
David Byrne
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jose Merce

I'm really suprised that nobody so far has heard of Michael Franks! Hasn't anyone here ever heard the late 70's jazz classic, "Popsicle Toes" ??

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Yes, I love Michael Franks. Remember "Popsicle toes"? Love his style.

(Edit) Ack. Sorry, nubby. I just read your last post. Of course you remember "Popsicle Toes." :-)

Bryne Terfel, Andrea Bocelli, Art Garfunkle, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen ....

I love a Japanese pop singer called Hyde. He has a lovely sweet voice with a nice range. I played his record Roentgen for my sister and she got tears in her eyes. So now I know it's not just me.

This "Hyde" sounds interesting...I'd really like to hear some of his music!

I had a roomate who listened to a lot of Michael Franks ("Don't touch that phone, don't touch that phone, don't touch that phone, don't touch that phone...") Can't say I'm a fan, but I've, shall we say, been exposed.

Favorite male vocalist is hard to pin down as there are way too many categories and way too many different sounds. Some I enjoy though:

Al Jarreau
Brandon Boyd
Scott Stapp
Seal
Don Henley
Darmon Meader (New York Voices)
Amr Diab (Egyptian pop star)
David Lee Roth
Prince
Justin Timberlake (no rotten tomatoes! He's quite talented- attitude aside.)
Richard Bona (fabulous bassist/multi musician from Africa- has a voice like silk)