I am taking a wide interpretation of what is poetry here, but after all, what singers sing is poetry. I am 76, so I have listened to a vast number of singers, individually and in groups. But like you, I am particular. So here it goes:  SIMON AND GARFUNKEL, JOHNNY MATHIS, BING CROSBY, ANNE MURRAY, THE PLATTERS, WILLIE NELSON, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, TONY BENNETT, JOHNNY CASH, PATSY CLINE, B.B. KING, BRENDA LEE, ROY ORBISON, ARETHA FRANKLIN, BEE GEES, THE CARPENTERS, CAT STEVENS, JANIS IAN, THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS, ROBERTA FLACK, ELTON JOHN, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN; CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG; DON MCLEAN,  FLEETWOOD MAC, JAMES TAYLOR, k. d. lang, COLDPLAY, and ALICIA KEYS.

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