I checked out some George Jones records and Ozraves is right about some of his sounds. You know there are lots of amazing vocal sounds from the modern age and I didnt mean to imply that we had lost the ability in the present day to get some extreme magic happening.
Some womens voices that immediately come to mind - K.D. Lang and Linda Rondstadt with Nelson Riddle. Linda's version of "Whats New" just slays me. K.D.'s voice affects me almost sexually.
Off to lunch!