Rolling Stones Top 200 Singers

[Colin B]

Rolling Stones Top 200 Singers - Updated for 2023:

Here's the Top 20:

No.20 - Marvin Gaye
No.19 - Frank Sinatra
No.18 - Celia Cruz
No.17 - Elvis Presley
No.16 - Prince
No.15 - Bob Dylan
No.14 - Freddie Mercury
No.13 - Patsy Cline
No.12 - John Lennon
No.11 - Little Richard
No.10 - Al Green
No.09 - Otis Redding
No.08 - Beyoncé
No.07 - Stevie Wonder
No.06 - Ray Charles
No.05 - Mariah Carey
No.04 - Billie Holiday
No.03 - Sam Cooke
No.02 - Whitney Houston
No.01 - Aretha Franklin

The whole 200 is here:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 234643165/

[Mister Moon]

No Tupac ?

[HillbillyCat]

Why does it always have to be ranking lists? Why not simply present these great singers alphabetically and leave those childish rankings to the readers, who will argue about it one way or the other...

[Colin B]

Rolling Stones 'Top 200 Singers' - 2023 [Text].JPG

No.17 on the Rolling Stones 'Top 200 Singers' - 2023.JPG

[Mister Moon]

Those RS folks should know that the Crudup song was named "That's All Right", not "That's All Right, Mama".

[Private Presley]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hVlYMctb7Y4&feature=shares

[Colin B]

Those RS folks should know that the Crudup song was named "That's All Right", not "That's All Right, Mama".

In the very early days, it was often referred to with the 'Mama' bit added !

When the original Bill Crudup song was re-released in early March 1949 it had the title "That's All Right, Mama"

It got lost on the Elvis version...

[Mister Moon]

Those RS folks should know that the Crudup song was named "That's All Right", not "That's All Right, Mama".

In the very early days, it was often referred to with the 'Mama' bit added !

When the original Bill Crudup song was re-released in early March 1949 it had the title "That's All Right, Mama"

It got lost on the Elvis version...

That's a myth that's perpetuated in some places, like Wikipedia, but it has nothing to do with history.

In short, the three earliest versions of the song, Arthur Crudup (originally released in 1947, and again in 1949, both on RCA Victor), Elvis (Sun, 1954), and Marty Robbins (Columbia, 1954), were released as "That's All Right".

Here's more detailed information on this matter :

" RCA Victor's 1949 Preview of the World's First 45 rpm Records! "
https://www.theelvisforum-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3393

That's all right
https://www.theelvisforum-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=361&t=8632




This is "The Billboard" ''s review for Crudup's original release of the song :

470524 BB Crudup.JPG

[John]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hVlYMctb7Y4&feature=shares

Yup, and generally they're worth fuck all....in my opinion.

[Colin B]

Those RS folks should know that the Crudup song was named "That's All Right", not "That's All Right, Mama".

In the very early days, it was often referred to with the 'Mama' bit added !
When the original Bill Crudup song was re-released in early March 1949 it had the title "That's All Right, Mama"
It got lost on the Elvis version...

That's a myth that's perpetuated in some places, like Wikipedia, but it has nothing to do with history.
In short, the three earliest versions of the song, Arthur Crudup (originally released in 1947, and again in 1949, both on RCA Victor), Elvis (Sun, 1954), and Marty Robbins (Columbia, 1954), were released as "That's All Right".
Here's more detailed information on this matter :

" RCA Victor's 1949 Preview of the World's First 45 rpm Records! "
https://www.theelvisforum-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3393

That's all right
https://www.theelvisforum-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=361&t=8632
This is "The Billboard" ''s review for Crudup's original release of the song :

I may have been led astray by Wikipedia regarding the wording of the Crudup release, but the fact remains that the song has often been referred to as "That's All Right, Mama" in the media !

Elvis himself once introduced it as "That's All Right, Little Mama" !

[John]

Those RS folks should know that the Crudup song was named "That's All Right", not "That's All Right, Mama".

In the very early days, it was often referred to with the 'Mama' bit added !
When the original Bill Crudup song was re-released in early March 1949 it had the title "That's All Right, Mama"
It got lost on the Elvis version...

That's a myth that's perpetuated in some places, like Wikipedia, but it has nothing to do with history.
In short, the three earliest versions of the song, Arthur Crudup (originally released in 1947, and again in 1949, both on RCA Victor), Elvis (Sun, 1954), and Marty Robbins (Columbia, 1954), were released as "That's All Right".
Here's more detailed information on this matter :

" RCA Victor's 1949 Preview of the World's First 45 rpm Records! "
https://www.theelvisforum-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3393

That's all right
https://www.theelvisforum-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=361&t=8632
This is "The Billboard" ''s review for Crudup's original release of the song :

I may have been led astray by Wikipedia regarding the wording of the Crudup release, but the fact remains that the song has often been referred to as "That's All Right, Mama" in the media !

Elvis himself once introduced it as "That's All Right, Little Mama" !

and That's All Right Little Mama, if memory serves.

[Colin B]

Elvis himself once introduced it as "That's All Right, Little Mama" !

and That's All Right Little Mama, if memory serves.

Err........................................... yes, your memory serves you well...

Here's an example of the use of 'Mama' in the title - from YouTube:

That's All Right Mama - YouTube.JPG

[Mister Moon]

They can call it whatever they want, but the title of the song is "That's All Right".

No "Mama", no "Alright", no "Little Mama".

[John]

Elvis himself once introduced it as "That's All Right, Little Mama" !

and That's All Right Little Mama, if memory serves.

Err........................................... yes, your memory serves you well...

Hmm, I didn't see that you'd already said it.