Mel Torme, Ella (she taught me chord inversions), Aretha, Nat King Cole, Michael McDonald, Kenny Rankin, Harry Connick Jr, Sarah Vaughn, Diana Krall....the list of excellent musicians who are superb singers is long, covering many styles of music.Even Joey D is an excellent vocalist.

Like many others, I played in mostly instrumental bands until someone had to sing. I resented the fact that singing took the focus off improvements in instrumental playing.

Now, playing and singing is 2nd nature. I regularly sing tracks
for for fortune 500 companies and can go out on the road as a playing back-up singer for 3 or 4 nationally known acts.

Don't particularly like singing, but it helps pay the bills.

Russ (tone deaf) Lay