Best 'British' male Rn'B singer in a sixties band.

Marriott

yep

Marriott, those records are hot. I like Van Morrison's later work a lot, but his work in Them is just ok.

Winwood, because his voice has the ability to do more than just R&B. I like Marriot's band more than most of what Winwood has done, but Winwood has the best voice of the two.

I miss Gary Brooker in the poll btw.

I will probably pick Winwood too, although not for that reason: Van is my favourite artist of that bunch, and 'The Story of Them' and 'Friday's Child' are among my fave songs of his, but his singing was still a little mannered and not his own then. Stevie, though, had just a naturally lovely voice and more 'charm' than any of the others: like Smokey or the other Stevie W. ....

Gary Brooker - his RnB years were with the Paramounts who weren't anything like as successful as any of the above, and PH weren't an Rn'B band. I'm trying to nail a fairly specific and short period and a particular kind of singer.

Winwood for "Gimme Some Lovin'" alone, although if we were considering the larger careers it would still be Winwood I think.

Jones seems out of his league to me, but I haven't really delved into the Manfred Mann catalog so I might be missing something.

Lennon?

Lennon?

this poll evolved out of this one that omitted the 'big four' - Beatles/ Stones/ Who/ Kinks - so I stuck with that.

Anyway, not being funny, 'cos I'm not a big Beatles fan, but where is the evidence of Lennon being an 'Rn'B' singer?

"Money," "Please Mr. Postman," "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," "Chains," "Baby, It's You," "Twist and Shout."

Gary Brooker - his RnB years were with the Paramounts who weren't anything like as successful as any of the above

But then, like Winwood in Traffic (and also to some extent Marriott in later Small Faces) he brought R&B vocals to a genre of music that was something completely different from R&B.

why not
Graham Bond, Jimmy Page, Chris Farlowe
?

Jimmy Page?!

Chris Farlowe's a good call though

If we're talking early/mid sixties then definitely Marriott.

At least Marriott deserves props for one thing. In some later Small Faces material, he had something you don't exactly hear R&B singers have too often: A broad Cockney accent ;)

No Rod Stewart, no credibility.

At least Marriott deserves props for one thing. In some later Small Faces material, he had something you don't exactly hear R&B singers have too often: A broad Cockney accent ;)

Van sang in his Belfast accent and Eric sang Geordie.....

Re: Rod - a little late.....? but one of the best, certainly.

Re Rod:

Ray Davis Quartet 1962
Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions 1963
The Hoochie Coochie Men/Steampacket 1964/5
Shotgun Express 1966/7
Jeff Beck Group 1968/9

I reckon that counts.

Jimmy Page?!

sorry, mixed him up with Micky Finn & his Blue men 'This sporting life'

marriott over winwood

sorry, mixed him up with Micky Finn & his Blue men 'This sporting life'
that's a common mistake

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'Brit' in pars. in case anyone protests about Van Morrison being Irish....

Note title of biography:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511RPK6ZKTL._SS500_.jpg

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Oh I didn't see this poll. I probably would have voted for Marriot, but Morrison's obv really great too. He looks like Eric Bana on the No Surrender bio.