Post by Baronessa on Sept 23, 2019 21:35:50 GMT
Danny Joe Brown (24 August 1951 - 10 March 2005)
Member of: Molly Hatchet (1975 - 1996)
Vocal Range: G2 - G♯5
{Synopsis}Like many a southern rock singer, Danny Joe's vocal approach is rooted in a twangy, alcohol-infused snarl, but his forward vocal delivery along with Molly Hatchet's driving songwriting helped elevate the band to more of a hard rock outfit. His voice fitting anything from brooding swamp rock to bouncy boogie and heavy metal, Danny Joe drew influences to his and the band's sound from more sources than you'd expect, the likes of Creedence Clearwater Revival and even Jimi Hendrix apparently contributing to their overall southern belligerent aesthetic. Even though his voice noticeably weakened during his later years in the music industry, his replacements couldn't hope to genuinely recapture Danny Joe's deliberately ugly vocals and unsympathetic hedonism that would become parodic in the wrong hands but regardless put Molly Hatchet on the map in the first place.
{Vocal Range Timeline}Molly Hatchet:
Molly Hatchet (1978): C3 - C5 - D5
Flirtin' With Disaster (1979): A2 - G♯5
No Guts... No Glory (1983): E3 - A4 - F♯5
The Deed Is Done (1984): A2 - F♯5
Lightning Strikes Twice (1989): B2 - F♯5
Danny Joe Brown:
Danny Joe Brown and The Danny Joe Brown Band (1981): G2 - G5
Molly Hatchet (1978): C3 - C5 - D5
Flirtin' With Disaster (1979): A2 - G♯5
No Guts... No Glory (1983): E3 - A4 - F♯5
The Deed Is Done (1984): A2 - F♯5
Lightning Strikes Twice (1989): B2 - F♯5
Danny Joe Brown:
Danny Joe Brown and The Danny Joe Brown Band (1981): G2 - G5
Significant High Notes:
G♯5 ("One Man's Pleasure")
G5 ("Hit the Road")
F♯5 ("Satisfied Man", "There Goes the Neighborhood", "Under the Gun")
E5 ("It's All Over Now", "What Does It Matter?")
E♭5 ("Beggar Man")
D5 ("Hit the Road", "Jukin' City", "The Price You Pay")
C♯5 ("Crossroads" live Miami Jai-Alai, Fronton 1978, "Flirtin' With Disaster", "Run for Your Life")
C5 ("Backstabber", "Bloody Reunion" live Fanta Sound, Jacksonville 1985, "Dreams I'll Never See", "Hear My Song", "She Does, She Does", "Straight Shooter")
B4 ("Backstabber", "Heartbreak Radio", "Man on the Run", "Satisfied Man")
B♭4 ("Bloody Reunion" live Fanta Sound, Jacksonville 1985, "Good Smoke and Whiskey", "I Ain't Got You", "Stone in Your Heart", "Two Days Home")
A4 ("Bounty Hunter", "Crossroads" live Miami Jai-Alai, Fronton 1978, "Dreams I'll Never See", "Edge of Sundown", "Flirtin' With Disaster", "Gimme Three Steps" live Stars, Philadelphia 1978, "Heart of My Soul", "Hide Your Heart", "Hit the Road", "I Can't Be Watching You", "Jukin' City", "Man on the Run", "One Man's Pleasure", "Run for Your Life", "Satisfied Man", "Straight Shooter", "Take Miss Lucy Home", "What's It Gonna Take?", "Whiskey Man")
G♯4 ("Boogie No More", "The Creeper", "Gambler's Dream", "Good Rockin'", "Hear My Song", "Heartbreak Radio", "I Ain't Got You", "Let the Good Times Roll", "Nobody Walks on Me", "On the Prowl", "The Price You Pay", "Silver and Sorrow", "Stone in Your Heart", "There Goes the Neighborhood", "What's It Gonna Take?")
G4 ("The Alamo", "Backstabber", "Beggar Man", "The Big Payback", "Bloody Reunion" live Fanta Sound, Jacksonville 1985, "Bounty Hunter", "The Creeper", "Crossroads" live Miami Jai-Alai, Fronton 1978, "Find Somebody New", "Gambler's Dream", "Gator Country", "Good Smoke and Whiskey", "Goodbye to Love", "Hear My Song", "Hide Your Heart", "Hit the Road", "I Ain't Got You", "I'll Be Running", "It's All Over Now", "Man on the Run", "No Room on the Crew", "One Man's Pleasure", "Run for Your Life", "She Does, She Does", "Straight Shooter", "Sundance", "Sweet Dixie", "Two Days Home", "Under the Gun", "What Does It Matter?", "What's the Story, Old Glory?", "Whiskey Man")
F♯4 ("Ain't Even Close", "The Big Payback", "Bounty Hunter", "Cheatin' Woman", "Dreams I'll Never See", "Find Somebody New", "Flirtin' With Disaster", "Gimme Three Steps" live Stars, Philadelphia 1978, "Heart of My Soul", "Heartbreak Radio", "I Can't Be Watching You", "I'll Be Running", "Jukin' City", "Kinda Like Love", "Silver and Sorrow", "Sweet Dixie", "Take Miss Lucy Home", "There Goes the Neighborhood", "Under the Gun", "What's It Gonna Take?", "What's the Story, Old Glory?")
F4 ("The Alamo", "Big Apple", "Boogie No More", "Dreams I'll Never See", "Freebird" live Full Sail Dream Machine, Jacksonville 1985, "Gator Country", "Good Rockin'", "Good Smoke and Whiskey", "Goodbye to Love", "Gunsmoke", "Hear My Song", "Hide Your Heart", "Long Time", "Nobody Walks on Me", "On the Prowl", "She Does, She Does", "Stone in Your Heart", "Two Days Home")
E4 ("Ain't Even Close", "Beggar Man", "Cheatin' Woman", "The Creeper", "Edge of Sundown", "Fall of the Peacemakers", "Find Somebody New", "Flirtin' With Disaster", "Gimme Three Steps" live Stars, Philadelphia 1978, "Gunsmoke", "Heart of My Soul", "I Can't Be Watching You", "I'll Be Running", "It's All Over Now", "Kinda Like Love", "Let the Good Times Roll", "Long Time", "No Room on the Crew", "The Price You Pay", "Silver and Sorrow", "Sundance", "Sweet Dixie", "Take Miss Lucy Home", "There Goes the Neighborhood", "What's the Story, Old Glory?", "Whiskey Man")
Significant Low Notes:
F♯3 ("Ain't Even Close", "Beggar Man", "Bounty Hunter", "Dreams I'll Never See", "Edge of Sundown", "Find Somebody New", "Gimme Three Steps" live Stars, Philadelphia 1978, "Heart of My Soul", "No Room on the Crew", "Silver and Sorrow", "Take Miss Lucy Home", "There Goes the Neighborhood", "Trust Your Old Friend", "What's It Gonna Take?", "Whiskey Man")
F3 ("Freebird" live Full Sail Dream Machine, Jacksonville 1985, "Gator Country", "Good Smoke and Whiskey", "Goodbye to Love", "Hide Your Heart", "I Ain't Got You", "Nobody Walks on Me", "Stone in Your Heart", "What Does It Matter?")
E3 ("Ain't Even Close", "Backstabber", "The Creeper", "Edge of Sundown", "Gunsmoke", "Have Some Fun Tonight" live Stars, Philadelphia 1978, "Heart of My Soul", "I'll Be Running", "The Price You Pay", "Satisfied Man", "Sundance", "Take Miss Lucy Home", "Trust Your Old Friend")
E♭3 ("Nobody Walks on Me", "She Does, She Does")
D3 ("The Alamo", "Freebird" live Full Sail Dream Machine, Jacksonville 1985, "Gambler's Dream", "Gator Country", "Gimme Three Steps" live Stars, Philadelphia 1978, "Hide Your Heart", "Hit the Road", "One Man's Pleasure", "Two Days Home")
C♯3 ("The Price You Pay")
C3 ("The Alamo", "The Creeper", "She Does, She Does", "Straight Shooter", "Two Days Home")
B2 ("Freebird" live Full Sail Dream Machine, Jacksonville 1985, "No Room on the Crew", "Satisfied Man")
A2 ("One Man's Pleasure", "Straight Shooter")
G2 ("Gambler's Dream")
{Questionable Notes}A5 ("Run for Your Life"[1a])
F♯5 ("Jukin' City"[1a])
E5 ("Gunsmoke"[1a])
C♯5 ("Take Miss Lucy Home"[1b])
A2 ("Edge of Sundown"[2a])
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[1] Questionable quality,
a. Short, ambiguous woops.
b. Raspy, ambiguous yells.
[2] Questionable identity,
a. Unidentified backing vocal.
F♯5 ("Jukin' City"[1a])
E5 ("Gunsmoke"[1a])
C♯5 ("Take Miss Lucy Home"[1b])
A2 ("Edge of Sundown"[2a])
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[1] Questionable quality,
a. Short, ambiguous woops.
b. Raspy, ambiguous yells.
[2] Questionable identity,
a. Unidentified backing vocal.
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• Blue marks falsetto notes.
• Bold marks outstanding passages.
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark obscured notes.