#1 all-time favorite singer--
Sir Elton John
I was teen in the eighties, so I like all the stuff from that era--Aerosmith, Journey, U2, The Cure, Prince, were/are some of my biggest favorites. Also the Stones and Led Zeppelin, the Pretenders, from earlier.
As a child in the 70's, my parents listened to Merle Haggard,
Johnny Cash, Alabama, Charlie Daniels, Loretta Lynn, Hank, Dolly, Willie, Kris Kristofferson, Elvis, all the good old country stuff. I recently dug out many of my mother's old albums and have developed a new appreciation for this music as well.