I am going to finish up my list of Greatest Voices with James Earl Jones.  Well, you have to habe him, don't you?  Check out one of the various montages people have made of Darth Vader talking using various other James Earl Jones movies.

So, that;s the list then, send complaints to the usual address.

I also wanted to give a shout out to the UK's Jonathan Ross, who is one of the more fun television interviewer's out there.  As much as the media is overloaded with Borat right now, JR still got a hilarious unique appearance from Mr. Cohen.

If you missed it, Ross's interview this summer with Pete Doherty was one of the funnest interviews I've seen all year- check out Mssrs. Ross and Doherty doing the "robot", Jonathan inviting Pete to live in his caravan, and Pete's gift.  (part 1, part 2)

Oh, I know there will be glaring omissions (Johnny Cash, any number of great soul singers- Levi Stubbs, Ron Isley, Al Green, etc), but we have to draw the line somewhere.

So, the next position goes to someone who singlehandedly turned a horrible movie plot that would have went straight to video into one of the most talked about films of the year.  He did that all with his voice, and the buzz caused by hearing this man say "I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!"

That's right. #9- Samuel L. Jackson

This a no-brainer, but you have to have Tom Waits on the list of greatest voices ever.  The man has such a trademark "gravelly voice", that if you try to rip it off, he's going to sue you and he's going to win.

I look forward to getting the flu just for the few days that I can make my voice sound like his.

So many people you could put on this list- Pacino, DeNiro, Nicholson, but one thing this list needs is MORE COWBELL.

So at number six, Mr. Christopher Walken (and apologies if defrog posted this clip first, because I think he might have)

One thing, that is bad about getting over my cold is that I don't sound like Jim Thirlwell anymore.

I would feel that I am cheating if I don't include Jim on my list of greatest voices ever.

Besides, he was the voice of MTV Sports.  Do you remember that?  "Earth- Group-Thrill"

If not, then this might jog your memory:

Fun fact: JGT once said he applied for a job where they were looking for someone who sounded like "The MTV Sports voiceover guy".  He got turned down.

Well, 1) you can't get ready for Halloween and 2) you can't have a list of greatest voices ever with the bastard child of Elvis and Jim Morrison.  That's right, this list needs some Glenn Danzig.

Fun fact 1: Glenn's middle name is Allen (sic)

Fun fact 2: Glenn has hit the 50-year mark, and is four years younger than my mom.

Fun fact 3:  Straight out of Wikipedia:  He was approached a few times by 20th Century Fox in the late 1990's for the part of Wolverine in the film adaptation of X-Men. When Fox finally decided on a director/producer team, he had to turn down their offer due to the condition that he was expected to be on the set for nine consecutive months, putting his band and touring on hold

Fun fact 4:  I wil forever be indebted to garbagecanmusic for the opportunity to meet the man himself.  Still, a high poitn in my life.

Fun fact 5: Wikipedia also reports Glenn is working on directing his first feature film.  I wonder if it will be anything like his comics.  I have read his comics, and I must say as a comic writer, Glenn makes a great musician.

Alright, from Danzig 4, a song which features both the trademark croon and the trademark bellow:

No doubt, John Malkovich is one of the most intense actors on the planet.  John's performance in The Glass Menagerie has to be one of the greatest ever.  That's just for starters.  Plus, he's not too hip to make fun of himself, in Being John Malkovich.  Oh, and he's a Southern Illinoisan.  Represent.