Perhaps a great part of great talent is great pain. I realized at least five of the women on yesterday’s list had suffered from some kind of addiction problem and four of the seven men on this list have also suffered from addiction. It prooves that all that glitters is not gold and there is another side to show business that people rarely see. This is probably why the show UNSUNG is such a huge hit. Yesterday we did a list of the best female singers, today we do the male list do you agree with our choices? Comment if you like…
David Ruffin
He may have had some major ego issues and he may not have gotten along with the other Temptations but NOBODY can deny that David Ruffin could sing. It’s most unfortubnate the all too familar drug addiction situation destroyed his chances at a greater career as a solo artist but his music with the Temptations will be etched with a permanent place in the great history of music.
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What about Charlie Wilson????!!!!! How can you leave a guy like that off of this list… he actually survived drug addiction and has done what none of these guys has done and made a real organic comeback and is relevant today with monster hits and uplifting music about women! Even my 8 year old nephew and 11 year old niece listen to him. Do some homework!!!
So you left out names like..Teddy Pendergrass..Otis Redding..Gerald Levert..well we all have opinions.
Donny Hathaway didn’t make it huh!?
No Stevie, Jackie Wilson or DONNY HATHAWAY?!?!?!