Regardless if they can sing or not. Maybe the rhythm, energy, mania, calmness, narration, whatever you like. Preferably someone in the music business due to the many narrators and obvious choices.
shareJim Dale who reads Harry Potter audiobooks and Judy Kaye who reads Sue Graftons Kinsey Millhone series. These guys could read the phone book to me and I would enjoy it.
shareThe Canadian guy who used to do the wildlife videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVGmhdAkdY8
James Earl Jones
shareDouglas Rain who did the voice of Hal from Space 2001
sharePeter Coyote does a good job, too.
shareIts funny I listen to allot of audiobooks at night and in the car. Regardless of the how good the book is that narrator is so key to enjoying it. I have tried countless times to listen to the True Blood audiobooks but the reader is just terrible. I can't do it.
shareWill Lyman
William Woodson
David Ogden Stiers
And believe it or not I think most infomercials pick a voice-over guy who is really good.