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Who has the deepest voice in music?
Posted by Steerpike on 27 February 2009 - 10:52pm.
Johnny Cash? Barry White? Nick Cave? Tom Waits? What about that guy from The Crash Test Dummies - 'mmmm - mmmm - mmmm'? I guess it has to be a baritone? But who is the deepest? Any ideas?
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Leonard Cohen
By virtue of being the deepest whilst being the "deepest".
If you know what I mean.
I like your thinking goatboy
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Tanita
Tikaram?
Yeah she was deep
In a similar way to the BBC correspondent - I think her name is Caroline Wyatt. If you just listen to the voice - it could be male or female - disconcerting.
Does
Paul Robeson count? Had a voice as deep as the Ole Man River (sorry!)
Sorry
Neil Young?
On my way, then.
Lee Hazlewood
Here he is on the Rolf Harris show in 1971:
Melvin Franklin
... of the Tempts
Danny Baker...
...used to play a (country?) record which contained what he claimed to be the deepest vocal note on record (or something) - anyone remember any more details?
Sorry. No contest.
The late, great Thurl Ravenscroft. His is the voice of the singing Shere Khan in the Disney Jungle Book vultures song. He was also Tony the Tiger in the original ads.
Being interviewed
Andrew Eldridge
off of the Sisters of Mercy
This guy wins
http://open.spotify.com/track/5RwitItLk4FDOw1Sx1lA7Y
I don't know his name but he was the bass part in The Harmonizing Four and this song Motherless Child is quite simply incredible. If you play through decent speakers it can actually loosen your bowels, I swear.
HOLY DOODOO that's good!
This doesn't quite match it but let's not forget
I think the deepest recorded vocals are Russian Orthodox singing... although Tibetan Buddhist singing has some pretty subterranean rumblings in too...
good call
you beat me to it Joe.
Pervis Jackson of the (Detroit) Spinners
Games People Play
James Hetfield
Whilst not really into his sort of thing, I'd say James Hetfield from Metalica has to be in the running.
The late, great Barry White
The master:
Couldn't resist this either:
Tim Storms
This bloke is in the Guinness Book of Records for the lowest note ever recorded by a human, apparently. You can hear him "do his thing" from about 5'00".
Maybe not the lowest of the low
but I definitely had problems singing along to the "only card in the pack" verse.
The studio version I used to play to my parents to "prove" he could sing:
http://open.spotify.com/track/3eo4kjgJzXNDF3Vao9DhlH
Robert Fisher -Willard Grant Conspiracy
spotify:track:1qi6L7tdsY4l0Y9hM5U2zX
Actually I am sure is hitting a lower register then this these days, bit it's a wonderful deep bassy sound.
Robbie Fithon - deep DEEP voice!
Have a listen to some of Robbie Fithon's stuff. His voice is really deep. As for deepest voice ever I'd go with Paul Robeson or Elvis Presley.
If we're talking deep voices
surely this man must get a mention:
The deepest voice in country at the moment is
Josh Turner
Look to the soul world
Larry Graham, originally the bass player in Sly & The Family Stone who sings the famous bass intro line in Dance To The Music, then went solo. Great, great voice. Nat King Cole maybe? Chris Difford? Just a few names to chuck out there.
Beat me to it (just)
his band Graham Central Station did a wonderful funked-up cover of "Feel the Need in Me" if not in his deepest register all the time. Still gigging, I see.
Great track
Thanks for that. I think you're right about the gigs. I think they recently reformed for the tour. Larry Graham is credited with inventing slap bass although I've read of numerous others who have also been given this accolade, but he is a mighty fine bass player.