Best lead singer lead guitarist ever

[kenny mac]

People categorize great guitarists as lead players but for me someone who is hugely underated as a guitarist and a great singer is jeff Lynne.
His guitar style and playing is excellent.

[The Gobi Desert Canoe Club]

Hi all, I also think it's a personal thing but for me Adrian Belew with King Crimson is great and Eric Johnson for me is probably more of a guitarist than singer but he ain't bad at vocalising.
Willie

[StephenM]

Hi all, I also think it's a personal thing but for me Adrian Belew with King Crimson is great and Eric Johnson for me is probably more of a guitarist than singer but he ain't bad at vocalising.
Willie

Eric Johnson is a great singer for sure...but he never was that interested in writing "hits" so that kind of hurt his popularity as a singer (not that that matters really).... but all the guitar players showed up to see him play...brilliant..

[T.C. Elliott]

I SO wanted to get a woman in that list, but couldn't...

Samantha Fish might be on that list for me. She's effing awesome.

I like Halestorm an awful lot as well, so I wouldn't disagree with your suggestion on that one.

[StephenM]

I SO wanted to get a woman in that list, but couldn't...

Samantha Fish might be on that list for me. She's effing awesome.

I like Halestorm an awful lot as well, so I wouldn't disagree with your suggestion on that one.

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I am familiar with both, more the first....SF is really got a cool vibe and attitude to her....and Halestorm...well...that's a good name for it!

[StephenM]

I've been enjoying reading everybody's inputs.... and I don't think there are any right answers...just your answers... later on I am going to dig for a few stats to support some various categories like for instance....who sold the most music etc....
Plus I have been listening to some of the ones you mentioned that I might not be familiar with... Like Adrian Belew...

This is not going to be my top selection but I am going to make a case for a few honorable mentions....

Rik Emmitt from Triumph.... super incredible at both vocals and guitars.... and that was just a 3 piece so he gets very high marks for me...also wrote alot

And another Canadian:  Randy Bachman...part of 2 world wide major bands as both a vocalist and "lead" guitarist (also shared lead in BTO and also shared vocals in both BTO and The Guess Who)...plus he wrote alot of incredible songs... not my favorite at any of them...but in totality he has to be on the list imo...

And my last honorable mention for today:  is another Canadian .... Myles Goodwin of April Wine.... ok they had 3 "lead" guitarists....they all did leads...but Myles had a fantastic voice and he wrote great songs....

[Bluesberry]

seeing as you are mentioning Canadians Stephen.....I'll throw out Kim Mitchell....in his original incarnation as lead singer and sole guitarist in Max Webster...I love that band...his guitar chops are legendary......that is good stuff

[Ted]

I don't know much about Trey Anastasio's catalog – I have one solo album and no Phish albums – but he's impressive. I remember a particular song where he was playing a complex melody line and singing another non-parallel vocal part at the same time.

[des0free]

For me, Eric Clapton.  Undisputed guitar god.  But I have always loved his singing too. He has impeccable taste.

[StephenM]

For me, Eric Clapton.  Undisputed guitar god.  But I have always loved his singing too. He has impeccable taste.

so far I would say that if you were going by record sales and impact on the world overall.... it would be Eric Clapton or Prince.... I wasn't a big Prince fan but his impact was huge and he was a good guitarist....I know folks who say he was a great guitarist... I can't say because i didn't listen to much... My favorite is Steve Miller but i would pick Eric Clapton as the greatest....