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Your Favorite Legacy Jazz Vocalists: Rankings

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This poll closes on June 28, 2024 | Voters: 117

1
musicians/ella-fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
vocals
2
musicians/sarah-vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
vocals
3
musicians/billie-holiday
Billie Holiday
vocals
4
musicians/carmen-mcrae
Carmen McRae
vocals
5
musicians/barbara-morrison
Barbara Morrison
vocals
6
musicians/frank-sinatra
Frank Sinatra
vocals
7
musicians/dinah-washington
Dinah Washington
vocals
8
musicians/nina-simone
Nina Simone
piano and vocals
9
musicians/nat-king-cole
Nat King Cole
piano and vocals
10
musicians/tony-bennett
Tony Bennett
vocals
11
musicians/anita-oday
Anita O'Day
vocals
12
musicians/mel-torme
Mel Torme
vocals
13
musicians/al-jarreau
Al Jarreau
vocals
14
musicians/johnny-hartman
Johnny Hartman
vocals
15
musicians/peggy-lee
Peggy Lee
vocals
16
musicians/abbey-lincoln
Abbey Lincoln
vocals
17
musicians/julie-london
Julie London
vocals
18
musicians/june-christy
June Christy
vocals
19
musicians/amy-winehouse
Amy Winehouse
vocals
20
musicians/dean-martin
Dean Martin
vocals
21
musicians/joe-williams
Joe Williams
vocals
22
musicians/betty-carter
Betty Carter
vocals
23
musicians/rosemary-clooney
Rosemary Clooney
vocals
24
musicians/lou-rawls
Lou Rawls
vocals
25
musicians/jon-hendricks
Jon Hendricks
vocals
26
musicians/jimmy-rushing
Jimmy Rushing
vocals
27
musicians/louis-armstrong
Louis Armstrong
trumpet and vocals
28
musicians/nancy-wilson
Nancy Wilson
vocals
29
musicians/mark-murphy
Mark Murphy
vocals
30
musicians/bessie-smith
Bessie Smith
vocals
31
musicians/etta-james
Etta James
vocals
32
musicians/billy-eckstine
Billy Eckstine
vocals
33
musicians/chris-connor
Chris Connor
vocals
34
musicians/eddie-jefferson
Eddie Jefferson
vocals
35
musicians/bing-crosby
Bing Crosby
vocals
36
musicians/annie-ross
Annie Ross
vocals
37
musicians/doris-day
Doris Day
vocals
38
musicians/ray-charles
Ray Charles
piano and vocals
39
musicians/aretha-franklin
Aretha Franklin
vocals
40
musicians/eartha-kitt
Eartha Kitt
vocals
41
musicians/etta-jones
Etta Jones
vocals
42
musicians/big-mama-thornton
Big Mama Thornton
vocals
43
musicians/ernestine-anderson
Ernestine Anderson
vocals
44
musicians/mose-allison
Mose Allison
piano and vocals
45
musicians/al-jolson
Al Jolson
vocals
46
musicians/chet-baker
Chet Baker
trumpet and vocals
47
musicians/natalie-cole
Natalie Cole
vocals
48
musicians/astrud-gilberto
Astrud Gilberto
vocals
49
musicians/sam-cooke
Sam Cooke
vocals
50
musicians/gil-scott-heron
Gil Scott-Heron
vocals
51
musicians/leon-thomas
Leon Thomas
vocals
52
musicians/sammy-davis-jr
Sammy Davis Jr.
vocals
53
musicians/big-joe-turner
Big Joe Turner
vocals
54
musicians/ma-rainey
Ma Rainey
vocals
55
musicians/mahalia-jackson
Mahalia Jackson
vocals
56
musicians/harry-belafonte
Harry Belafonte
vocals
57
musicians/louise-tobin
Louise Tobin
vocals
58
musicians/ethel-waters
Ethel Waters
vocals
59
musicians/joao-gilberto
Joao Gilberto
vocals
60
musicians/oscar-brown-jr
Oscar Brown Jr.
vocals
61
musicians/lee-wiley
Lee Wiley
vocals
62
musicians/keely-smith
Keely Smith
vocals
63
musicians/alberta-hunter
Alberta Hunter
vocals
64
musicians/jimmy-witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
vocals
65
musicians/helen-humes
Helen Humes
vocals
66
musicians/irene-kral
Irene Kral
vocals
67
musicians/jo-stafford
Jo Stafford
vocals
68
musicians/lorez-alexandria
Lorez Alexandria
vocals
69
musicians/jimmy-scott
Jimmy Scott
vocals
70
musicians/judy-garland
Judy Garland
vocals
71
musicians/patti-page
Patti Page
vocals
72
musicians/ivie-anderson
Ivie Anderson
vocals
73
musicians/lena-horne
Lena Horne
vocals
74
musicians/james-brown
James Brown
vocals
75
musicians/dakota-staton
Dakota Staton
vocals
76
musicians/carol-sloane
Carol Sloane
vocals
77
musicians/edith-piaf
Edith Piaf
vocals
78
musicians/josephine-baker
Josephine Baker
vocals
79
musicians/donny-hathaway
Donny Hathaway
vocals
80
musicians/bill-henderson
Bill Henderson
vocals
81
musicians/celia-cruz
Celia Cruz
vocals
82
musicians/maxine-sullivan
Maxine Sullivan
vocals
83
musicians/kay-starr
Kay Starr
vocals
84
musicians/mildred-bailey
Mildred Bailey
vocals
85
musicians/bob-dorough
Bob Dorough
vocals
86
musicians/al-hibbler
Al Hibbler
vocals
87
musicians/joya-sherrill
Joya Sherrill
vocals
88
musicians/mavis-rivers
Mavis Rivers
vocals
89
musicians/jeanne-lee
Jeanne Lee
vocals
90
musicians/carol-fredette
Carol Fredette
vocals
91
musicians/della-reese
Della Reese
vocals
92
musicians/lina-romay
Lina Romay
vocals
93
musicians/sara-martin
Sara Martin
vocals
94
musicians/juliette-greco
Juliette Greco
vocals
95
musicians/anna-mae-wilburn
Anna Mae Wilburn
vocals
96
musicians/blossom-dearie
Blossom Dearie
piano and vocals
97
musicians/robert-johnson
Robert Johnson
vocals
98
musicians/elvis-presley
Elvis Presley
vocals
99
musicians/howlin-wolf
Howlin' Wolf
vocals
100
musicians/louis-prima-10433
Louis Prima
trumpet and vocals
101
musicians/bobby-blue-bland
Bobby Blue Bland
vocals
102
musicians/leon-redbone
Leon Redbone
guitar and vocals
103
musicians/eva-cassidy
Eva Cassidy
vocals
104
musicians/miriam-makeba
Miriam Makeba
vocals
105
musicians/charles-brown
Charles Brown
piano and vocals
106
musicians/king-pleasure
King Pleasure
vocals
107
musicians/otis-redding
Otis Redding
vocals
108
musicians/helen-ward
Helen Ward
vocals
109
musicians/phyllis-hyman
Phyllis Hyman
vocals
110
musicians/esther-phillips
Esther Phillips
vocals
111
musicians/betty-roche
Betty Roche
vocals
112
musicians/ruth-brown
Ruth Brown
vocals
113
musicians/rebecca-parris
Rebecca Parris
vocals
114
musicians/martha-raye
Martha Raye
vocals
115
musicians/ella-mae-morse
Ella Mae Morse
vocals
116
musicians/connee-boswell
Connee Boswell
vocals
117
musicians/tito-rodriguez
Tito Rodriguez
vocals
118
musicians/ernie-andrews
Ernie Andrews
vocals
119
musicians/gal-costa
Gal Costa
vocals
120
musicians/kenny-rankin
Kenny Rankin
vocals
121
musicians/jeri-southern
Jeri Southern
vocals
122
musicians/bobby-womack
Bobby Womack
vocals
123
musicians/leonard-cohen
Leonard Cohen
vocals
124
musicians/monica-zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund
vocals
125
musicians/captain-beefheart
Captain Beefheart
vocals
126
musicians/joe-cocker
Joe Cocker
vocals
127
musicians/helen-forrest
Helen Forrest
vocals
128
musicians/david-bowie
David Bowie
vocals
129
musicians/david-allyn
David Allyn
vocals
130
musicians/michel-warlop
Michel Warlop
vocals
131
musicians/christiane-legrand
Christiane Legrand
vocals
132
musicians/henri-salvador
Henri Salvador
vocals
133
musicians/billy-paul
Billy Paul
vocals
134
musicians/bobby-cole
Bobby Cole
piano and vocals

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