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Post by bigvanray on May 3, 2017 14:26:30 GMT
The most beautiful male singing voice I've heard belongs to Gordon Lightfoot.
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Post by bigvanray on May 3, 2017 14:30:45 GMT
Roger Whittaker had much more success in Europe than in the US. His one big hit in America was "The Last Farewell." I loved that song as a young man. Later in life, memories of that song drove me to seek more of his music. I love that voice.
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Post by bigvanray on May 3, 2017 14:38:57 GMT
If I could choose one singer to be able to sing like, it would be Gordon Lightfoot. My second choice would be Charles Gearhart of Goose Creek Symphony. I love the hillbilly twang in his voice.
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Post by polgara on May 4, 2017 3:30:44 GMT
Roger Whittaker had much more success in Europe than in the US. His one big hit in America was "The Last Farewell." I loved that song as a young man. Later in life, memories of that song drove me to seek more of his music. I love that voice. I haven't heard this song in a long time. Thanks for posting. |
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Post by bigvanray on May 4, 2017 14:58:19 GMT
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Post by DoTheMath on May 4, 2017 21:28:21 GMT
I'll see your Jim Croce and raise you: |
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Post by bigvanray on May 4, 2017 22:28:39 GMT
I'm going to give a shoutout to Big John Wallace, Harry Chapin's bass player. He had a very broad vocal range. The low end of it can be heard in 30,000 Pounds of Bananas. It's a long song, but you don't have to get very far into it to hear John hitting the low notes.
His fine midrange voice showcased the song Mr. Tanner.
The upper end of his range can be heard in Taxi. John's part kicks in at about the 3:35 mark.
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Post by DoTheMath on May 4, 2017 23:56:24 GMT
then there's:
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Post by DoTheMath on May 5, 2017 0:27:12 GMT
I'm sure I'm not the only one from my generation that grew up hearing: "rock and roll is NOT music. Rock singers don't sing, they just scream and yell." Although that IS true for some (maybe even many), there are some good to great vocalists in the rock genre and I'll be throwing some in here to mix things up.
First entry:
Sebastian Bach from Skid Row. This guy can sing.
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Post by polgara on May 5, 2017 2:35:19 GMT
So here's someone a little more current.
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Post by beren44 on May 5, 2017 14:21:47 GMT
Some of you have heard of this man, I'm sure. He and his family are life-long friends, and we attended the same high-school. Radney and I played together in a religious band back in those days, I spent many evenings at their home, in a weekly prayer group setting that rotated hosts among the members. Of course, he went on to make a successful career of it! bigvanray, I meant to bring this up when you started the 'banjo' thread, because the first summer home from college, he and I traded my 12-string for his banjo, for about 3 months. I never did quite get the hang of it, though. Don't think I've picked one up since. However, one other thing happened that summer that I sure remember! His dad's secretary was a long-time widow, and said she had an old guitar in her coat closet, that belonged to her late husband, and wouldn't mind selling it. (you can guess what's coming next...  Yep, lo-and-behold, it turned out to be a first year issue Gibson Les Paul Custom (1952). Needless to say, it is still the cornerstone of my small guitar collection! (a faded business card still taped onto the case identified it as belonging at some point to a man named Eddie Skeets, from Sioux City, Iowa.) Eddie Skeets and the Dynamic Skeeters was their band name at the time. I have tried to learn more from the Iowa Rock-n-Roll Music Association, but there is not a wealth of information available. Some bits and pieces on the 'net, but that is about it. Anyway, enough name dropping...this beautiful song was written by him, about his first child. The whole story in his words, can found on this link to the Dixie Chicks' cover of it. |
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Post by beren44 on May 5, 2017 14:31:41 GMT
and to DoTheMath, regarding Arlo Guthrie...they don't call Austin the Live Music Capitol of the World for no reason. As long as I am name dropping again today, got to tell you..the real, actual Alice's Restaurant was located in the tiny town of Niederwald, only about a half hour drive from my house. They closed down finally, a few years ago, and although Arlo had quit performing the song live for decades, he agreed to come back and do it once more, for their last show before shutting the doors. I had FULLY intended on going to see that, and just plain forgot to do it, on the day it happened. I was so frigging hopping mad at myself!! Talk about needing a plexiotomy! (that's when you have your head so far up your own a$$ that you need a piece of plexiglass installed in your belly so you can see where you are going...) |
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Post by polgara on May 6, 2017 21:37:19 GMT
Vince Gill's voice is amazing
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Post by beren44 on May 8, 2017 16:41:07 GMT
I know, I know, I'm on my 4-wheeler and going a bit off-road from the topic, but I had good intentions. I was going to post a song from the wonderful Neil Diamond, then I remembered about this... my exact post from my FB music group page was:
here's something many people are not even aware of. And I still have a vinyl LP of the original recording, from the Tetragammon label in the U.K. Some accuse Ritchie Blackmoore of being a soulless technician on guitar, That is utter nonsense. He just is and always was an immaculate, clean player. As evidenced by the solo around 1:45, followed by Jon Lord's legendary organ work. Oh yeah, you better give this one a whole listen.
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Post by beren44 on May 8, 2017 16:47:11 GMT
and to get to the point about Neil, (could even be a possible song for FrameworkWard..we'll just have to see how the story plays out  ) |
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