of course..Burton Cummings' up there. on my top 5 male singers in rock list
Here's one one that younger (under 55-ish or not in'50s music) might not recognize. Johnny Mastrangelo (later just Johnny Maestro). He was the lead singer of The Crests ("16 Candles", "In the Still of the Night", "Step By Step" and "The Angels Listened In") . Later on in mid anf late '60s, he led Brooklyn Bridge ("The Worst That Could Happen") in 1968.
Yes, this is more like torch ballads
The following is tough for those not nearing 60..or accustomed to hearing '50s s-l-o-w ballad singers of the Patty Page era..but this guy had a great voice.
Johnny Ray sings "Cry" and "Just Walking in the Rain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hm0r3AGrN8