I'll pick Phil Collins and Diana Ross as the best blues singers I have ever come across!

ray charles

I think marvin gaye is.

spikelord:

I'll pick Phil Collins and Diana Ross as the best blues singers I have ever come across!

Phil Collins is a much blues as Polish Polka. Diana Ross is an R&B singer, I haven't heard her perform the blues

casper:

ray charles

This is edgy. He mixed elements of R&B, blues, gospel and country music. Not a pure blues artist, although he definately could perform the blues magnificently

hot-angel:

I think marvin gaye is.

Marvin Gaye is more sould and R&B. He was an absolutely a fantastic performer, but not a blues artist per se.

If you want to discover the blues, go and look for people like Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, BB King

What's the difference?

hot-angel:

What's the difference?

Difference between what?

Between soul and blues? And all those categories u listed. poilish summin

hot-angel:

Between soul and blues? And all those categories u listed. poilish summin

Google is your friend
Anyway, better search for some music by those people, listen and you'll notice the difference
Your don't need to worry about Polish Polka, it something like square dance, but then even worse

Okay then. I just wanted to know. I am not doing a re-search over those.

Anyway, it's a bit difficult to describe music in words

true. Thanks anyways.

Hey, Diana Ross takes blues not what u thinking!

spikelord:

Hey, Diana Ross takes blues not what u thinking!

What are you trying to say?

Let's confront and ask her what the genre of her music is!

spikelord:

I'll pick Phil Collins and Diana Ross as the best blues singers I have ever come across!

That's an unforgiveable error! Pardon me for being so blunt, none of those artistes remotely sing the blues...

The father of blues is a contentious one, there are too many artistes worthy of consideration - Blind Lime Jefferson, Elmore James, Howlin Wolf, Big boy crudup, Koko Taylor, Sonny Boy Williamson, Ma Rainey + the artistes nferyn mentions - however some purists do not highly consider BB King as a true blues artiste albeit his popularity. W.C Handy is widely considered as the father of blues.

I think it is a great idea for you to be able to discern the sound of the blues, before you begin to ask the question of who is the father/mother of blues...

Hope this helps?

But my choice sings blues!

In those days I'll pick Nat King Cole and BB King
These days it'll b R.Kelly and JOE

Those ones are for now! R Kelly is more of an R&B singer.

Couldn't agree more.

why??

I mean you are right spike

You scared me man!!

Y r u scared?

joe, r.kelly is just making a fool of himself

Diana Ross is a woman
the father of blues is barry white. his songs cemented so many relationships

babagana:

Y r u scared?

Cuz u scared me!

Nfern, seems here not lot of people know about Blues. Best is BB King for me.

the father of blues is barry white. his songs cemented so many relationships

He wasn't really blues. Phil Collins SURE isn't anywhere near blues,
JOE and R. Kelly are Hip Hop/R&B artists, despite it being called "R&B" it's not really what it implies.

Nowadays, real blues artists don't get recognized as much anymore. What people are hearing now being passed off as "blues" is a lot of watered down mimicking.