Who's your favourite rock vocalist.

uksaint7

My favourite would be David Bowie. And my favourite who is still with us Francis Dunnery.

Philly_Q

Reverend said:

Overall Dio.

Recent years.
Brendan Radigan

I'd tend to agree with those two.  I like Magic Circle and the last Sumerlands album almost entirely because of Brendan Radigan's vocals.

Also:  Tommy Shaw, Rik Emmett, Richie Kotzen, Klaus Meine, John Garcia, Layne Staley (and Jerry Cantrell), Chris Cornell, Amy Lee, Taylor Momsen and again from a couple of newer bands, Phil Pendergast (Khemmis) and Ryan Ferrier (Valley of the Sun).

Litterick

David Thomas.

Reverend

Philly_Q said:

Reverend said:

Overall Dio.

Recent years.
Brendan Radigan

I'd tend to agree with those two.  I like Magic Circle and the last Sumerlands album almost entirely because of Brendan Radigan's vocals.

Also:  Tommy Shaw, Rik Emmett, Richie Kotzen, Klaus Meine, John Garcia, Layne Staley (and Jerry Cantrell), Chris Cornell, Amy Lee, Taylor Momsen and again from a couple of newer bands, Phil Pendergast (Khemmis) and Ryan Ferrier (Valley of the Sun).

check out the Stone Dagger demo/7" as well.  Brendan also does Rival Mob and Torture Chain but they are very different

IvanMC

Devin Townsend. His vocals on Sex & Religion are just flawless. This might sound cliché: Axl Rose. His gig alongside AC/DC just tore my head off. 

Bod

DaveJames said:

George Fornby

I'm a fan of his grills.

Habanero

Danny Bowes (get well soon)

Honourable mentions to Danny Vaughn, Lou Gramm and Eric Martin.

LastMantra

Jimi Hendrix 

scrumhalf

I don't know if anyone's mentioned James Dewar but he was so under-rated as a vocalist.

I'll add Otis Rush to the list, and while he may nit have been a great singer I always thought that Muddy Waters was a great vocalist. 

Funkfingers

Corey Glover (Living Colour)
Dan McCafferty (Nazareth)
Andy Partridge (XTC)
Veronica Bennett (later Spector)

HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Demis Roussos (Aphrodite's Child)
The Edge (U2)

Mute Edge's support vocals on U2 songs and things usually sound nowhere near as good. 

JCA2550

Already mentioned, 
Skin
PJ Harvey
Freddie
Dio
Jeff Buckley
David Lee Roth

But also:
Peter Shoulder of The Union has a cracking set of pipes.

prowla

Svennn said:

Current favourites

Lars Sarfsund
Kent Hilli
Dino Jelusik
Eric Martensson
Andre Linman
Andy Kuntz

and must add to the other greats already mentioned 

Brad Delp
Sean Harris
Glenn Hughes

Glenn Hughes (post Deep Purple) is a good shout .

Jfingers

Gord Downie (The Tragically Hip)

Jim Morrison

Eddie Vedder

Mark Eitzel (American Music Club)

John Fogerty

PolarityMan

Chris Cornell

historyisjunk

some of these might not be proper "rawk"

Nick Cave, esp in the Birthday Party
Lux Interior
Robert Gordon
Joan Osbourne
Hope Sandoval
Malcolm Owen (Ruts)
Ian Mac
Chrissie Hynd
Siouxsie, later period like Cities in Dust
Johnny Thunders (when not wrecked) much prefer him to David Johanson (Sp?)
Lee Brilleaux
In some ways my fave- Jake Burns

Very much agree with Tina Turner, Jim Morrison, Skin & John Fogerty

joneve

How has Ann Wilson (Heart) not been mentioned yet????

Others to include;

Freddie (obviously)
Chris Cornell
Layne Staley
Chester Bennington 
Dio

MagicPigDetective

I've done a quick count of mentions......... Chris Cornell is leading by some distance...... Freddie, Dio and Paul Rogers in the following pack. 

Habanero

MagicPigDetective said:

I've done a quick count of mentions......... Chris Cornell is leading by some distance...... Freddie, Dio and Paul Rogers in the following pack. 

I'd be worried if I was Paul, given that the other three are no longer with us.

grappagreen

Glenn Hughes for me..

Bellycaster

Don't know about "Favourite" as it's very difficult but the 2 Vocalists who I see as having such power and range are, or were:

David Coverdale.

Ann Wilson.