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VOCAL RANGE

I never expected to see the name at the top of the list...... I seriously thought #2 would have been #1.

Who woulda thought it?

Interesting stuff


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I'd always heard that David Clayton-Thomas from Blood Sweat and Tears had a 5 octave range, but I don't even see his name on the list.

but, if I heard it through the grapevine, it must be true, right? wink

You're right, Herb.. that is an interesting list!

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but, if I heard it through the grapevine, it must be true, right? wink


it just occurred to me that prior to the internet the grapevine was THE source for authoritative info wonder how it's coping with the competition


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Interesting list of comparisons.

I'm embarrassed....my perception of my own singing voice (figure of speech only) is that of a dull chain saw with a 0.5 octave range on a good day.

Carry on....

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Until I saw this piece I thought Yma Sumac held the title. The thing you heard in those 40s and 50s horror films that you thought was a Theremin? That was Yma.

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Yma Sumac was a Peruvian soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous proponents of exotica music. She became an international success based on her extreme vocal range, which was said to be "well over four octaves" and was sometimes claimed to span even five octaves at her peak. Yma Sumac recorded an extraordinarily wide vocal range of slightly over four octaves from B2 to C♯7. She was able to sing notes in the low baritone register as well as notes above the range of an ordinary soprano. Both low and high extremes can be heard in the song Chuncho. She was also apparently able to sing in an eerie "double voice".


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"Chuncho"

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Sorry Guys this can't be accurate Yoko Ono did not even make the list?

Come on . . .

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I would love to see those 'famous' singers that have the NARROWEST ranges. Who would you put on that list ?

Mark Knopfler,
Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson)
Bruce Springstein

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Tanita Tikaram
Tom Waits
Lee Marvin

come into mind as singers with a narrow vocal range.

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Why was Stevie Wonder left off of the list?


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I would love to see those 'famous' singers that have the NARROWEST ranges. Who would you put on that list ?




Saw Dylan at the Ryman a couple of years back. I'm fairly certain he sang only one note all night.

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Interesting that John Lennnon & Elvis had exactly the same range, B1 to A5


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I guess they don't include falsetto, otherwise Frankie Valli, Del Shannon, Mike Love and Tiny Tim would have made the list.

Actually, not Tiny Tim :-)


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I would love to see those 'famous' singers that have the NARROWEST ranges. Who would you put on that list ?




Saw Dylan at the Ryman a couple of years back. I'm fairly certain he sang only one note all night.




Now thats funny! laugh


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I would love to see those 'famous' singers that have the NARROWEST ranges. Who would you put on that list ?




Saw Dylan at the Ryman a couple of years back. I'm fairly certain he sang only one note all night.




the vocalist for the SMITHS seems to use the same 3 notes in every song. For that reason I have a hard time listening to their music, even though their guitar player is named MARR...

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Tanita Tikaram
Tom Waits
Lee Marvin

come into mind as singers with a narrow vocal range.


you can add Pat Marr to that list... ;-(

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Biggest surprise to me was Barry White only going a half step below Bowie. Top end of that comparison doesn't surprise me, but the bottom did.


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I would have liked to see Sinatra, Bennett, Martin, Jones, and others from the swing era.

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Interesting reading but Whitney Houston the same as Rod Stewart....Elvis the same as John Lennon, sorry not buying.


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Hi, Herb !

I happen to know this guy (Tim Waurick),
who sings 9 octaves here on Utube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsjLtKNLDNE

Now, to avoid any unnecessary discussion about
fake, I can assure you that he really does it
and should be on the top of the list, had it not
been for the fact that he does not qualify as
he is not from this planet and
secondly, he is an amateur !!!!!!!!

We barbershoppers are weird people !!

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Hi, Herb !

I happen to know this guy (Tim Waurick),
who sings 9 octaves here on Utube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsjLtKNLDNE


NINE octaves? Is that physically possible?


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