Big_Stacks"I don't worry about hittin' power, cause I don't give 'em nuttin' to hit." 4,670 Posts
-"Mary Don't You Weep"-The Swan Silvertones.
YES! I loves me some Rev. Claude Jeter. The back-and-forth with him and Louis Johnson on that song is Although biblically, the song is so inaccurate, as Mary Magdalene wasn't even alive during the time of the Israelite enslavement.
It seems like most of the great male soul singers used falsetto and used it really well. I like them all. No point in saying Let's Get It On.
Smokey Robinson I think can hit those notes without falsetto. Same with Michael Jackson, though I can think of some places where he uses falsetto.
I think a lot of rock singers would be wise to drop the falsetto. Neil Young for one.
2 non soul sides already mentioned are 2 of the greatest and most famous falsetto performances.
Mary Don't You Weep. The Swan Silvertones had 2 lead singers. A baritone would typically start the song then as tensions rose Claude Jeter would take over with the falsettos.
Ruby by the Osborne Brothers. Many bluegrass bands had a lead "high" tenor who would sing as high as possible. Ruby might be the absolute best performance in this style ever.
Now that I think about it, falsetto is important in blues performance and Robert Johnson used it a lot.
Pickwick your job is to correct or clarify anything I may have muddled above and to come up with a blues equivelant of Ruby and Mary.
How do you do those embedded players that people just have to click?
Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey & Miracles Still Thinking Of You - Steve Parks (Hey There) Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman Walk Like A Man - Four Seasons
I think a lot of rock singers would be wise to drop the falsetto. Neil Young for one.
I like rock falsetto when it's in that over-the-top "I like bread & butter" style of Larry Henley (from the Newbeats), but otherwise it just sounds strange hearing falsetto on a rock record, unless they're going for a scream. But if you're singing complete lyrics, like Frankie Valli, it sounds like hell.
2 non soul sides already mentioned are 2 of the greatest and most famous falsetto performances.
Mary Don't You Weep. The Swan Silvertones had 2 lead singers. A baritone would typically start the song then as tensions rose Claude Jeter would take over with the falsettos.
Ruby by the Osborne Brothers. Many bluegrass bands had a lead "high" tenor who would sing as high as possible. Ruby might be the absolute best performance in this style ever.
Now that I think about it, falsetto is important in blues performance and Robert Johnson used it a lot.
Pickwick your job is to correct or clarify anything I may have muddled above and to come up with a blues equivelant of Ruby and Mary.
How about Skip James? Or, for that matter, Al Wilson from Canned Heat (heard on "Going Up The Country," "On The Road Again" and several others)?
Honorable mention: Al Green and Syl Johnson. I've never heard them do an entire song in a falsetto, but when they go into their high range for emphasis...dude, it's all over but the shouting, then!
that was directed at everyone, not you...I don't care one way or another about Canned Heat, it just reminded me that T.J. is another master of the falsetto.
that was directed at everyone, not you...I don't care one way or another about Canned Heat, it just reminded me that T.J. is another master of the falsetto.
Seriously expect me to read your gay ass lists...four pages deep and no AL B SURE?????? wtf..HELL-OOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!?!? worst and best falsetto evar. even got test press Al B Sure rare with just acapella + bass whos with me. 2nd place goes to Scott Matelic singing along to Cher Do YOu Believe In Life After Love
Cameo "Why Have I Lost You" Temprees "You Make the Sunshine" listening to the multi track of this dudes voice is HELLA cracking though. Its pretty funny.
0. Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70 - Monday Morning In Lagos (intro) 1. Alan Toussaint - Studio Outtake 1 2. Reno & The Chosen 3 - Soul Bagg 3. Shades Of Time - Can You Dig It 4. Kenneth Wells - Contagious 5. The Pacers feat. Bobby Crafford- You'll Never Know 6. Soul Chargers feat. William Wright - Charge It Up Baby 7. Dee Dee Gartrell - I Must Be Doing Something Right 8. Nelson Sanders - This Love Is Here To Stay 9. The Martinis - Bullseye 10. Thomas East & The Fabulous Playboys - Bad Thing 11. Four Wheel Drive - Fussin' & Cussin' 12. Ray Frazier & The Shades Of Madness - I Who Have Nothing (Am Somebody) 13. Shirlean Williams & The Tempo's Band - This Is A Song 14. Wayne Carter & Organ Twisters - Peter In Or Out 15. Waymond Hall - What Will Tomorrow Bring 16. Zodiacs - Don't Change On Me (later version) 17. Spitting Image - JB's Latin 18. Justin - Right Now 19. The Echomen - Let's Get Together 20. Veedette Williams - Whole Thing 21. Freedom Express - Get Down 22. JM's Funk Factory - Get On The Case Pt.1 23. The Leaders - (It's A) Rat Race 24. Fabulous Fugitives & Their Review - What The World Needs 25. Junior Byron - Good Morning To You 26. Joyce Williams - I Don't Want Your Love
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-"Mary Don't You Weep"-The Swan Silvertones.
YES!
YES!
I loves me some Rev. Claude Jeter.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Smokey Robinson I think can hit those notes without falsetto. Same with Michael Jackson, though I can think of some places where he uses falsetto.
I think a lot of rock singers would be wise to drop the falsetto. Neil Young for one.
2 non soul sides already mentioned are 2 of the greatest and most famous falsetto performances.
Mary Don't You Weep. The Swan Silvertones had 2 lead singers. A baritone would typically start the song then as tensions rose Claude Jeter would take over with the falsettos.
Ruby by the Osborne Brothers. Many bluegrass bands had a lead "high" tenor who would sing as high as possible. Ruby might be the absolute best performance in this style ever.
Now that I think about it, falsetto is important in blues performance and Robert Johnson used it a lot.
Pickwick your job is to correct or clarify anything I may have muddled above and to come up with a blues equivelant of Ruby and Mary.
How do you do those embedded players that people just have to click?
and this:
Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey & Miracles
Still Thinking Of You - Steve Parks
(Hey There) Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
Walk Like A Man - Four Seasons
eddie kendricks - my people hold on
not only is this song is amazing, talk about taking it back to the roots... but his falsetto is wonderfully seductive.
I like rock falsetto when it's in that over-the-top "I like bread & butter" style of Larry Henley (from the Newbeats), but otherwise it just sounds strange hearing falsetto on a rock record, unless they're going for a scream. But if you're singing complete lyrics, like Frankie Valli, it sounds like hell.
How about Skip James? Or, for that matter, Al Wilson from Canned Heat (heard on "Going Up The Country," "On The Road Again" and several others)?
Honorable mention: Al Green and Syl Johnson. I've never heard them do an entire song in a falsetto, but when they go into their high range for emphasis...dude, it's all over but the shouting, then!
dude didn't just straight sing falsetto.
But when he did...EEEEEEK!
speaking of Canned Heat, let's take it back to the source.
Tommy Johnson. get familiar.
I know who he is, and I like him.
But I'm not apologizing for liking Canned Heat (the group), though...
I never undertood how someone could sing walk like a man in that voice.
true, dat!
is this the same track as the flip (better
http://www.mediafire.com/?3vfhz1z5vnp
ps- divshare seems to be down, boooooo.
alt take
"Only The Lonely Knows" was on Ronn, not Pamoja. And a hard-to-top soul ballad, I'd say!
pamoja the band, not a label. curious if its the same as the pamoja b-side on kieper.
young girl
Temprees "You Make the Sunshine" listening to the multi track of this dudes voice is HELLA cracking though. Its pretty funny.
Jato Vontel - We'll Join Together
Junior Byron - Good Morning To You
check it out on:
http://www.konzeptlos.org/baytown.mp3
BayTown Mix 2006
0. Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70 - Monday Morning In Lagos (intro)
1. Alan Toussaint - Studio Outtake 1
2. Reno & The Chosen 3 - Soul Bagg
3. Shades Of Time - Can You Dig It
4. Kenneth Wells - Contagious
5. The Pacers feat. Bobby Crafford- You'll Never Know
6. Soul Chargers feat. William Wright - Charge It Up Baby
7. Dee Dee Gartrell - I Must Be Doing Something Right
8. Nelson Sanders - This Love Is Here To Stay
9. The Martinis - Bullseye
10. Thomas East & The Fabulous Playboys - Bad Thing
11. Four Wheel Drive - Fussin' & Cussin'
12. Ray Frazier & The Shades Of Madness - I Who Have Nothing (Am Somebody)
13. Shirlean Williams & The Tempo's Band - This Is A Song
14. Wayne Carter & Organ Twisters - Peter In Or Out
15. Waymond Hall - What Will Tomorrow Bring
16. Zodiacs - Don't Change On Me (later version)
17. Spitting Image - JB's Latin
18. Justin - Right Now
19. The Echomen - Let's Get Together
20. Veedette Williams - Whole Thing
21. Freedom Express - Get Down
22. JM's Funk Factory - Get On The Case Pt.1
23. The Leaders - (It's A) Rat Race
24. Fabulous Fugitives & Their Review - What The World Needs
25. Junior Byron - Good Morning To You
26. Joyce Williams - I Don't Want Your Love
peace
Also, can't believe nobody's repping the Beach Boys. Dozens of great examples there.
I'll take Jinx's answer as the definitive one, but i'm still having trouble believeing its a dude singing.
well if it helps you to believe it more, MJ has been a hair stylist for many, many years now. not that im implying anything... im just saying...