Singers who e-nun-ci-ate

I can't believe no mention yet of Frank Zappa!

Whether it's his trademark idiosyncratic inventions, or any artistic, technical or scientific terms (of which he was very fond of), he always made a point of enunciating everything so clearly...

"And a bowl of horribly foreshortened Corn Flakes!"

 

Hard to believe Bing hasn't come up yet...

 

I learned to speak english listening to Sam Cooke.

 

Me

 

Hard to believe Johnny Rotten hasn't come up yet...

 

Wilko Johnson!

 

Dinah Washington
Shirley Bassey
Nat King Cole
Doris Day
Rosemary Clooney
Johnny Mathis
Margaret Whiting
Barbra Streisand
Lena Horne


The list is endless from the 50's-60's era of the great vocalists mentioned above. Their delivery always seemed effortless and so controlled. Not so much anymore. Current singers tend to put much more emphasis on vocal theatrics than on actual singing ability.

 

Bruce Dickinson

 

Dio

"The most articulate man in Metal." - Henry Rollins

 

The Association.

 

Cab calloway

 

I was just going to add him! "I am an anarchis-T!"

 

Alanis Morissette

*definitely

 

I'll also have to go with Kevin Cronin of Reo Speedwagon.
"Roll with the Changes-ah"

 

Especially galling when you know she can, and did, sing properly - I'm thinking of her Zero 7 days. Although, to be honest, I quite liked Chandelier.

 

Boudewijn de Groot.

 

Christian Vander

 

Yes. (Bolding mine)

 

Eartha Kitt for sure! She often goes over the top with the annunciation.

 

Is she Orthodox?

 

No Scott Walker yet?

 

Certainly on this goodie...

R-r-r-r-r-r-rapid transit

 

Great lyrics!!!

 

That was the first one I thought of