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Topic: Bass singer hits very low C |
Dennis Smith
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Covington, Georgia, USA
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Jack Strayhorn
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Winston-Salem, NC
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Posted 15 Sep 2013 3:28 am |
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| I believe the same note that J.D. Sumner hit on Elvis "Way On Down" recording. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 15 Sep 2013 7:29 pm
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Those were low notes alright, but, man, they sounded kind of weird to me. Dig his eyes!
This is my favorite bass singer, from the Harmonizing Four:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gz8UUS8VDs
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William Lake
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 15 Sep 2013 10:42 pm
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Mike has good taste in Gospel. Jimmy Jones was the greatest bass ever I think.
The guy in the OP sang low, yes, but with no tone or resonance.
My opinion only.
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Joe Casey
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Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 6:11 am
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| Richard Sterbin Of the Oak Ridge Boys not only was clear and low when he sings but his talking voice can be Loooooooooooow. |
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Glenn Suchan
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Austin, Texas
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 12:12 pm
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Mike, the technique that that bass singer uses in the YouTube that Dennis linked, is known among professional singers as 'vocal fry' or 'glottal fry'. This is a legitimate singing technique to extend the low end of a singer's range.
Here is a link describing 'vocal fry':
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_fry_register
Vocal fry is widely recognized in the R&B hit "Ain't Got No Home", by Clarence "Frogman" Henry. Although he was sucking in air while employing 'vocal fry', the same physical technique is used in normal singing with 'vocal fry'. The technique is demonstrated at 1:28 for the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atCwKBeq76w
On the other hand, the singing of the late Ellis Johnson of The Harmonizing Four (BTW, thank you for the link - I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.) demonstrates a true 'floated' note. Meaning the vocal cords vibrate at the frequency of the note. This is also known as singing in modal voice.
In some cases, singers with exceptionally low modal voice ranges are endowed with longer than normal vocal cords. Such is the case with Tim Storms.
Tim Storms holds the Guinness world record for the lowest note sung in modal voice. That note is G-7, or 0.189 Hz. He has a true 10-octave range!!!
Here are a few of Tim's YouTubes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaPtiFO-NLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j5GYv75ZZ0
If possible, listen to this one with good headphones or speakers. His singing almost sounds like a bass oscillator and can't be heard on some small speakers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OphoLzTll_I
Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 2:37 pm
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| Glenn Suchan wrote: |
Mike, the technique that that bass singer uses in the YouTube that Dennis linked, is known among professional singers as 'vocal fry' or 'glottal fry'. This is a legitimate singing technique to extend the low end of a singer's range.
Here is a link describing 'vocal fry':
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_fry_register
Vocal fry is widely recognized in the R&B hit "Ain't Got No Home", by Clarence "Frogman" Henry. Although he was sucking in air while employing 'vocal fry', the same physical technique is used in normal singing with 'vocal fry'. The technique is demonstrated at 1:28 for the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atCwKBeq76w
On the other hand, the singing of the late Ellis Johnson of The Harmonizing Four (BTW, thank you for the link - I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.) demonstrates a true 'floated' note. Meaning the vocal cords vibrate at the frequency of the note. This is also known as singing in modal voice.
In some cases, singers with exceptionally low modal voice ranges are endowed with longer than normal vocal cords. Such is the case with Tim Storms.
Tim Storms holds the Guinness world record for the lowest note sung in modal voice. That note is G-7, or 0.189 Hz. He has a true 10-octave range!!!
Here are a few of Tim's YouTubes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaPtiFO-NLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j5GYv75ZZ0
If possible, listen to this one with good headphones or speakers. His singing almost sounds like a bass oscillator and can't be heard on some small speakers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OphoLzTll_I
Keep on pickin'!
Glenn |
Glenn, my first thought was "he sounds like Froggy from Our Gang" and now that you bring up Clarence the Frogman, I knowI'm not crazy!
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 2:39 pm
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BTW, vocal fry is an epidemic among a lot of younger folks these days in their speaking voices and it drives me absolutely out of my mind.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2013 9:17 am
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I really liked the bass singer with "Gold City".
I don't know if he is still with them, though, as it seems like they changed personnel of late. |
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