No, I’m not talking about me.  Who is the coolest singer of all time?  Male or female.  Pop, rock, country, jazz, whatever.  Seriously….name em!

         Let’s get a couple out of the way.  We are not going to list Madonna or Lady Gaga.  Although both are extremely talented and have had some really cool moments, let’s be real here.  They just have some baggage that keeps me from putting them at the top of any list.  Axl Rose & Michael Jackson also fall into this category.  I still remember the concert when Axl came out wearing a kilt and a Mean Machine jersey.  Wicked Cool!

     Robert Plant–no!!   On stage, he forgot the words to “Stairway to Heaven”.  I don’t care what drugs you can afford, you don’t forget the words to a song like that.  

Tina Turner–She’s in the rock Hall of Fame twice.  Way cool.  

Adele–this one may be the coolest of all time.  Probably the best female singer of all time.  I/we need to see her live. 

Neil Diamond–It isn’t his looks.  He isn’t the best singer but he brings the cool.  Timeless.  I can listen to a lot of his songs.  Especially when tired and driving.  So cool that you just keep singing along and the miles/hours fade away.  I won’t argue if you want to put him # 1.  

Stevie Wonder–Make some jokes but this dude brought cool and he didn’t even know what cool looked like.  I like listening to a some Stevie Wonder.  A lot of big name bands have covered Stevie’s songs. 

Steven Tyler–Watch him in concert.  You won’t argue that this dude has a cool swagger.  

David Lee Roth–I won’t say that he was the “best” front-man for Van Halen but he was dang sure the coolest.  

Keith Whitley–this is one of my favorite voices.  Country, yes.  But he could sing the Penny News and make it sound.  Too bad he had to climb into a bottle and die. 

Randy Travis–This is the sound of country music.  Garth and King George say so as well.  So smooth and so cool.  

Freddie Mercury–maybe, arguably the coolest singer ever.  This dude could bring it.  Pretty good band that wrote and played behind him.  

George–King of Cool.  Won’t argue.  He has the best song writers.  And he has never changed.  From the early 80s to now.  Same stage presence, voice and delivery.  And it is always good.

Garth–Country, sure.  Rock, kind of.  Pop.  Yes.  Cool.  Always.  He gives the coolest interviews and always give thanks to the predecessors.  He is a music fan.  

Rat Pack–  Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and others.  Let’s be real.  Those two were the coolest.  Talented and cool.  Timeless.  I’ve probably written on here about it before….but Dean & Frank’s burger recipes are wicked cool. 

Elvis Presley–#1.  No discussion.  He paved the way for every artist/group/whatever.  G.O.A.T.   

Rank em as you see them.  But Elvis is always #1.  

Have a good one and a better tomorrow.