List of basses in non-classical music

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The bass singing voice has a vocal range that lies around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C (i.e., E2–E4).[1] As with the contralto singing voice being the rarest female voice type, the bass voice is the rarest for males, and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.[2] However, the bass voice is determined not only by its vocal range, but also by its timbre, which tends to be darker than that of a baritone voice.

The term bass was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices, where the classification is based not merely on the singer's vocal range but also on the tessitura and timbre of the voice. For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. In non-classical music, singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender and not by their vocal range.[3] When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass are used as descriptors of non-classical voices, they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to the singer's perceived vocal range.

The following is a list of singers in country, popular music, jazz, and musical theatre[lower-alpha 1] who have been described as basses.

List of names

Louis Armstrong
Leonard Cohen
NameLifespanNationalityAssociated act(s)Ref.
Louis Armstrong [lower-alpha 2]1901–1971American[5]
Bob Bingham1946–American[6]
Greg Brown1949–American[7]
Leonard Cohen [lower-alpha 3]1934–2016Canadian[13]
Ray Davis1940–2005American[14]
Tennessee Ernie Ford [lower-alpha 4]1919-1991American[17][18]
Melvin Franklin1942–1995AmericanThe Temptations[19]
Michael Gira [lower-alpha 5]1954–AmericanSwans[20]
Bernd Heinrich Graf (aka "Der Graf")1970-[21]GermanUnheilig[22]
Isaac Hayes [lower-alpha 6]1942–2008American[26]
Arnold Hyles1906-1979American[27]Rangers Quartet[28]
Avi Kaplan1989–AmericanPentatonix[29]
Till Lindemann1963–German[30]
Winfred "Blue" Lovett1936[31][32] or 1940[33]-2014American[32]The Manhattans[33]
Nick Massi1927–2000AmericanThe Four Seasons[34]
Michael McCary1971–AmericanBoyz II Men[35]
Bill Medley [lower-alpha 7]1940–AmericanThe Righteous Brothers[39][40]
Stephin Merritt1965–AmericanThe Magnetic Fields[41][42]
Warren Moore1939–2017AmericanThe Miracles[43]
Thurl Ravenscroft1914–2005American[44]
Paul Robeson [lower-alpha 8]1898–1976American[45][46]
Richard Sterban1943–AmericanThe Oak Ridge Boys[47]
J. D. Sumner1924–1998AmericanThe Blackwood Brothers · Elvis Presley[48]
Ike Turner [lower-alpha 9]1931–2007AmericanIke & Tina Turner[52]
Josh Turner [lower-alpha 10]1977–American[55]
Barry White [lower-alpha 11]1944–2003AmericanThe Love Unlimited Orchestra[56][57]
Tay Zonday1982–American[58]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ For a detailed description of the differences between the operatic and musical theatre voice see Björkner, Eva, Why so different? Aspects of voice characteristics in operatic and musical theatre singing, KTH School of Computer Science and Communication, 2006 ( ISBN 9171785183)
  2. ↑ Some sources also refer to Armstrong as a baritone[4]
  3. ↑ Some sources also refer to Cohen as both a baritone[8][9][10][11] and as a bass-baritone[12]
  4. ↑ Ford has been alternately referred to as a baritone[15][16] and a bass-baritone[17][18]
  5. ↑ Gira has been alternately referred to as a baritone and bass-baritone.[20]
  6. ↑ Hayes is also referred to as a baritone[23][24][25] and a bass-baritone[26]
  7. ↑ Medley is also referred to as a baritone[36][37][38]
  8. ↑ Robeson was also described vocally as a bass-baritone while identifying himself as a baritone[45]
  9. ↑ Ike Turner is also referred to as a baritone[49][50] and as a bass-baritone[51]
  10. ↑ Josh Turner is also referred to as a baritone[53][54]
  11. ↑ White is referred to as a bass-baritone[56][57]

References

  1. ↑ Owen Jander; Lionel Sawkins; J. B. Steane; Elizabeth Forbes. L. Macy, ed. "Bass". Grove Music Online. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2006. ; The Oxford Dictionary of Music gives E2–E4/F4
  2. ↑ Miller, Richard (2008). Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices. Oxford University Press. pp. 12–14. ISBN 978-0-195-32265-1.
  3. ↑ Axelrod, Alan, The complete idiot's guide to jazz, Alpha Books, 1999, pp. 68–69 ( ISBN 0028627318). See also Tarasti, Eero, Signs of music: a guide to musical semiotics, Walter de Gruyter, 2002, pp. 157–178 ( ISBN 3110172267)
  4. ↑ Bodner, Brett (8 July 2016). "Low and lovely: A look at the best baritone singers". New York Daily News. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. “Louis Armstrong: Biography”. Allmusic. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/louis-armstrong-mn0000234518/biography
  6. ↑ Sternfeld, Jessica (2006). The Megamusical. Indiana University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-253-34793-0.
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  10. ↑ McCormick, Neil (23 September 2014). "Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems, review: 'a masterpiece'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "First Night: Leonard Cohen, Opera House, Manchester". The Independent. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Parliament/Funkadelic's Ray Davis Dies". Billboard. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. ↑ Manheim, James. "Tennessee Ernie Ford Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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  17. 1 2 Collins, Glenn (1991). "Tennessee Ernie Ford Dies at 72; Folksy Singer Recorded '16 Tons'". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  18. 1 2 Barnes, Bart (18 October 1991). "TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD, COUNTRY SINGER, DIES". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  19. ↑ Oliver, Myrna. “Obituaries: Melvin Franklin...”. Los Angeles Times. 24 February 1995. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-02-24/local/me-35523_1_melvin-franklin
  20. 1 2 Stallings, M. Brianna (9 April 2015). "Evian, Cowboy Hats and (Aging) Young Gods". Alibi. 24 (5). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  21. ↑ ”Graf von Unheilig”. Taddlr. Accessdate June 18, 2018. http://taddlr.com/celebrity/graf-von-unheilig/
  22. ↑ Strobl, Richard (2 May 2018). "Unheilig-Comeback: Tour und neues Album noch 2018". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  23. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Isaac Hayes Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  24. ↑ Burke, Cathy (10 August 2008). "Isaac Hayes Dies". New York Post. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  25. ↑ Holley, Joe (11 August 2008). "Isaac Hayes; Created Memphis Sound, 'Theme From Shaft'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  26. 1 2 Sisario, Ben. “Isaac Hayes...Dies”. The New York Times. 10 August 2008. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/arts/music/11hayes.html
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  32. 1 2 “Respect...2014...Those We Fondly Remember...”. Soul-Walking. Access date 24 June 2018. http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Respect2014.html
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  37. ↑ Laing, Dave (7 November 2003). "Obituaries: Bobby Hatfield". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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  39. ↑ Hunt, Dennis. “Bill Medley’s Life is Righteous Again”. Los Angeles Times. 24 October 1987. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-10-24/entertainment/ca-4138_1_bill-medley
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  45. 1 2 Tommasini, Anthony. “Classical View: of Basses, Baritones and Hedges”. The New York Times. 19 April 1998. https://mobile.nytimes.com/1998/04/19/arts/classical-view-of-basses-baritones-and-hedges.html
  46. ↑ Duchen, Jessica. “Paul Robeson...”. Independent. 20 November 2014. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/paul-robeson-the-story-of-how-an-american-icon-was-driven-to-death-to-be-told-in-film-9874111.html
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