Post by kaji on Sept 25, 2020 22:45:34 GMT
George Wilson Younce (22 February 1930 - 11 April 2005)
Member Of: Blue Ridge Quartet (1957 - 1964), The Cathedrals (1964 - 1999), Old Friends Quartet (2000 - 2003)
Vocal Range: G♯1-D4
Significant High Notes:
D4 ("God Will Take Care Of You")
C4 ("Brighten The Corner", “Great Day”, "I Came Here To Stay", "I Wanna Know", “Noah Found Grace”, "The Healer", “What A Friend We Have In Jesus” Beyond the Sunset version)
B3 ("He's Got the Whole World In His Hands", “If I Can Help Somebody”)
B♭3 (“Beyond The Sunset”, “Heavenly Parade”, “How Great Thou Art” Beyond the Sunset version, “Moving Up To Heaven”, “Noah Found Grace”, “When The Saints Go Marching In”, “Will The Lord Be With Me”)
A3 (“Cheer The Weary Traveler”, “Child Of The King”, "God Will Take Care Of You", "I Came Here To Stay", “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow”, “I Wouldn't Take Nothin' For My Journey Now”, “Moving Up To Heaven”, "Palms Of Victory")
G♯3 ("Gonna Take A Ride", “House Of Gold”, "Paradise Is Waiting" Focus On Glen Payne version, “Peace Of Mind”, "So Dearly", “Take This Whole World”, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”)
G3 (“Better Hurry Up”, “Child Of The King”, “Down The Sawdust Trail”, "Great Big Wonderful God", “Great Day”, "He Bought My Soul", “He's Life”, “He's Living In My Heart”, “His Hand In Mine”, “I Asked the Lord”, "I Wanna Know", "No Disappointments In Heaven", “Now The Day Is Over”, "Oh, How I Love Jesus", "Oh What A Saviour", “Stop And Pray”, “Take This Whole World”, “When We All Get Together With The Lord”)
F♯3 (“America My Home”, "Do Lord", "I'd Rather Have Jesus", “I'll Pray For You”, "Never Grow Old", "Palms Of Victory", "Something Within", “Tramp On The Street”, "Until Then")
F3 (“Climb Every Mountain”, “Close To The Master”, “Heavenly Parade”, “He Cares For You”, "I Came Here To Stay", “I Feel Like Shoutin'”, “If You Believe”, "I Saw The Light", "Jesus My Wonderful Lord", "Lead Me to that Rock", "Let's Go to Church", "Let The Sunshine In", “My Savior Cares For Me”, "Never Grow Old", “No Shadows”, "Oh, How I Love Jesus", “Out Of The Depths”, “Paradise Is Waiting”, “Satisfied”, “Sweet Hour Of Prayer”, “Teach Me Lord To Wait”, “The Lord I Worship”, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, “When The Saints Go Marching In”, “When We All Get Together With The Lord”, "You Better Get Ready")
E3 (“Don't Say No”, "Footprints of Jesus", “I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You”, “If I Can Help Somebody”, “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow”, "It's Different Now", “I Wouldn't Take Nothin' For My Journey Now”, "Jesus Is Coming Soon", “Jesus Is Everything To Me”, “Lord, I'm Coming Home” Family Album version, “Moving Up To Heaven”, “Noah Found Grace”, "Peace in the Valley", “Tramp On The Street”, "Yesterday", “Your Sins Will Find You Out”)
E♭3 (“Amazing Grace”, "Big Boss", “Faith Unlocks The Door”, "For God So Loved", “Great Day”, "Hand In Hand", “Heaven In A Dream” Greatest Gospel Hits version, “He Is The One I Need Most”, “How Great Thou Art”, "If We Never Meet Again", “If You Believe”, "I'll Meet You In The Morning", “Jesus Is His Name”, “Jesus Is The Light”, "Light of Love", “May The Lord Bless And Keep You”, "No Disappointments In Heaven", “Peace Of Mind”, "So Dearly", “Somebody Knows”, "Sweet Relief", “There's A Reason For It All”, “The Smile On His Face Never Fades”, "When All God's Singers Get Home", “Wings Of A Dove”)
D3 (“Amazing Grace”, “Beyond Understanding”, "Brighten The Corner", “Climb Every Mountain”, “Down The Sawdust Trail”, "Great Big Wonderful God", "He Bought My Soul", “He Cares For You”, "How Long Has It Been", “I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You”, “I Feel Like Shoutin'”, “If You Know The Lord”, “I'll Follow Jesus”, “In The Garden”, "I Saw The Light", "Jesus Loves Me", "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms", "Let The Sunshine In", “Lord, I'm Coming Home”, "Mama's Teaching Angels", "Nearer My God To Thee", “Now The Day Is Over”, "Oh, How I Love Jesus", “Old Rugged Cross”, “Taller Than Trees”, “Teach Me Lord To Wait”, “The Haven Of Rest”, “The Streets Of Gold”, “Touch The Hand Of The Lord”, “Tramp On The Street”, “Whispering Hope”, "Who Am I", “Wonderful”, "You Better Get Ready", “Your Sins Will Find You Out”)
Significant Low Notes:
F2 (“America My Home”, “Beyond The Sunset”, "Big Boss", "Brighten The Corner", “Cheer The Weary Traveler”, “Down The Sawdust Trail”, "Footprints of Jesus", "God Will Take Care Of You", “Great Day”, “Heaven In A Dream”, “Heavenly Parade”, “He Cares For You”, "Help Me Lord", “He's Life”, “He's Living In My Heart”, "He Touched Me", “Hide Thou Me”, “His Hands”, “House Of Gold”, "I Came Here To Stay", “I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You”, “I Feel Like Shoutin'”, “If You Know The Lord”, “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow”, "I'll Meet You In The Morning", “In The Garden”, "I Saw The Light", “I Wouldn't Take Nothin' For My Journey Now”, “Jesus Is The Light”, "Jesus My Wonderful Lord", "Kneel At The Cross", “Lead Me, Guide Me”, "Lead Me to that Rock", “Lonely Road Up Calvary's Way”, “Lord, I'm Coming Home”, “Lord I've Tried”, “Love Like The Love Of God”, "Mama's Teaching Angels", “May The Lord Bless And Keep You”, “Moving Up To Heaven”, "Nearer My God To Thee", “Noah Found Grace”, “Not My Will”, “Out Of The Depths”, "Palms Of Victory", “Paradise Is Waiting”, “Peace Of Mind”, “Precious Memories”, “Rock Of Ages”, "Since Jesus Passed By", "Something Within", “Suppertime”, “Sweet Hour Of Prayer”, “Sweet Peace Within”, “Taller Than Trees”, “Teach Me Lord To Wait”, “The Lord I Worship”, “There's A Reason For It All”, “The Smile On His Face Never Fades”, "When All God's Singers Get Home", “When We All Get Together With The Lord”, “Whispering Hope”, "Who Am I", “Wonderful”, "Yesterday", "You Better Get Ready")
E2 (“Amazing Grace”, “Beyond Understanding”, “Do You Need a Friend”, "Gonna Take A Ride", “He”, “He Bought My Soul”, "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands", “I Asked the Lord”, "I'd Rather Have Jesus", “If I Can Help Somebody”, “I'll Follow Jesus”, "It's Different Now", "I Wanna Know", "Jesus Is Coming Soon", “Mansion Can't Be Bought”, “Near To The Heart Of God”, "Never Grow Old", "No Disappointments In Heaven", “Not My Will”, “Now The Day Is Over”, "Palms Of Victory", “Rock Of Ages”, “The Haven Of Rest”, “Touch The Hand Of The Lord”, "Where No One Stands Alone")
E♭2 (“Climb Every Mountain”, “Faith Unlocks The Door”, "For God So Loved", “Great Day”, "Had It Not Been", “Heaven In A Dream”, “He Is The One I Need Most”, “House Of Gold”, “How Great Thou Art”, "How Long Has It Been", "If We Never Meet Again", “If You Believe”, “It Was Love”, “Jesus Is His Name”, “Jesus Is The Light”, “Lead Me, Guide Me”, "Let's Go to Church", "Light of Love", “Lord, I'm Coming Home”, “Lord I Need You Again Today”, “Lord I've Tried”, "Love Like The Love Of God", "Mama's Teaching Angels", “May The Lord Bless And Keep You”, “No Shadows”, “Peace Of Mind”, “Promise You'll Meet Me”, “Take My Hand, Precious Lord”, “Take This Whole World”, “There's A Reason For It All”, “The Smile On His Face Never Fades”, “Unto Him”, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, "When All God's Singers Get Home", “When The Saints Go Marching In”, “Whispering Hope”, “Will The Lord Be With Me”, “Wings Of A Dove”)
D2 (“Amazing Grace”, “America My Home”, “Close To The Master”, "Footprints of Jesus", "Great Big Wonderful God", "He Bought My Soul", "Help Me Lord", "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands", “I Feel Like Shoutin'”, “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow” Taller Than Trees version, “In The Garden”, “I Want To Walk As Close As I Can”, “Jesus Is Everything To Me”, "Jesus My Wonderful Lord", "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms", “Mansion Can't Be Bought”, “Moving Up To Heaven”, "No Disappointments In Heaven", "Oh, How I Love Jesus", “Old Rugged Cross”, “Return”, “Satisfied”, “Sunday Meetin' Time”, “The Haven Of Rest”, "The Healer", “There's A Reason For It All”, “The Streets Of Gold”, “Touch The Hand Of The Lord”, “Tramp On The Street”, "When You Pray", “Wonderful”)
C♯2 ("Gonna Take A Ride", "Hand In Hand", "He Touched Me", “His Hands”, “I'd Have No Hope”, “If I Can Help Somebody”, "If We Never Meet Again", "It's Different Now", “Lord, I'm Coming Home”, “Lord I Need You Again Today”, "Love Like The Love Of God", “My Savior Cares For Me”, “Near To The Heart Of God”, "Never Grow Old", “No Shadows”, "Paradise Is Waiting" Focus On Glen Payne version, "Peace in the Valley", "Something Within", “Take My Hand, Precious Lord”, “Will The Lord Be With Me”)
C2 (“Cheer The Weary Traveler”, “Child Of The King”, “Climb Every Mountain”, “Close To The Master”, “Down The Sawdust Trail”, "Footprints of Jesus", "God Will Take Care Of You", "Great Big Wonderful God", “Heaven In A Dream”, “He Cared That Much For Me”, “He Cares For You”, "Help Me Lord", “He's Life”, “Hide Thou Me”, “His Hand In Mine”, “His Hands”, “I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You”, "I Saw The Light", "I Wanna Know", “I Want To Walk As Close As I Can”, "Jesus My Wonderful Lord", "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms", “Lord, I'm Coming Home” Family Album version, “Lord I've Tried”, “Love Like The Love Of God”, “Mansion Can't Be Bought”, "Nearer My God To Thee", "Oh What A Saviour", “Out Of The Depths”, “Rock Of Ages”, "Since Jesus Passed By", “Somebody Knows”, “Stop And Pray”, “Sunday Meetin' Time”, “Suppertime”, “Sweet Hour Of Prayer”, “Sweet Peace Within”, “Taller Than Trees”, “Teach Me Lord To Wait”, "The Healer", “The Streets Of Gold”, “Touch The Hand Of The Lord”, “Twenty-One”, "Where No One Stands Alone", "Who Am I", "Will The Lord Be With Me" I Saw the Light version, "Yesterday”, “Your Sins Will Find You Out”)
B1 (“Do You Need a Friend”, “Hide Thou Me” The Cathedral Quartet with Strings version, “If I Can Help Somebody”, "Love Like The Love Of God", “Near To The Heart Of God”, "Oh What A Saviour")
B♭1 ("Big Boss", “He's Living In My Heart”, “I'll Pray For You”, “In The Garden”, "I Saw The Light", "Kneel At The Cross", "Oh What A Saviour", "Sweet Relief", “Teach Me Lord To Wait”, “Wonderful”)
G♯1 (“Lead Me, Guide Me”)
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Underlines marks harmonies and obscured notes.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of George Younce's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable Notes}
G4 ("Brighten The Corner" [2])
F4 ("Let's Go to Church" [2], "Mama's Teaching Angels" [2], “Not My Will” [2])
E♭4 (“America My Home” [2])
D4 ("He Bought My Soul" [2])
C4 (“It Was Love” [2], “When They Ring The Golden Bells” [2])
B3 ("Where No One Stands Alone" [3])
A3 ("I'd Rather Have Jesus" [2])
G♯3 (“Valley Of My Dreams” [2])
G3 ("Help Me Lord" [1])
C2 (“Faith Unlocks The Door”, [4], “Noah Found Grace” [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
G4 ("Brighten The Corner" [2])
F4 ("Let's Go to Church" [2], "Mama's Teaching Angels" [2], “Not My Will” [2])
E♭4 (“America My Home” [2])
D4 ("He Bought My Soul" [2])
C4 (“It Was Love” [2], “When They Ring The Golden Bells” [2])
B3 ("Where No One Stands Alone" [3])
A3 ("I'd Rather Have Jesus" [2])
G♯3 (“Valley Of My Dreams” [2])
G3 ("Help Me Lord" [1])
C2 (“Faith Unlocks The Door”, [4], “Noah Found Grace” [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Discography}
Blue Ridge Quartet:
The Blue Ridge Quartet (1958) - G♯1-G3
Echoes from the Forties (1958) (missing)
He Bought My Soul (1960) - E2-E3 (missing tracks 2-8, 10-12)
Hide Me, Rock Of Ages (1961) - E2-D3 (missing tracks 1-7, 9-12)
He's Life (1961) - C2-C4 (missing tracks 1, 3, 6-7)
Wings Of A Dove (1961) - C2-B♭3
Our Best To You (1962) - B♭1-F3
A Session With The Blue Ridge Quartet (1962) (missing)
By His Hand (1963) (missing)
Passing Thru (1963) - B♭1-G3
Rose Covered Lane (1964) (missing)
The Cathedrals:
Beyond the Sunset (1964) - B♭1-C4
Taller Than Trees (1965) - B♭1-C4
The Cathedral Quartet with Strings (1965) - B1-B3 (missing track 12)
The Cathedral Quartet with Brass (1966) - B♭1-C4
Greatest Gospel Hits (1966) - C2-C4
Land of the Bible (1966) (missing)
I Saw the Light (1967) - B♭1-C4
Family Album (1968) - C2-D4
Focus On Glen Payne (1968) - B♭1-G♯3
Jesus Is Coming Soon (1969) - B♭1-G♯3
Blue Ridge Quartet:
The Blue Ridge Quartet (1958) - G♯1-G3
Echoes from the Forties (1958) (missing)
He Bought My Soul (1960) - E2-E3 (missing tracks 2-8, 10-12)
Hide Me, Rock Of Ages (1961) - E2-D3 (missing tracks 1-7, 9-12)
He's Life (1961) - C2-C4 (missing tracks 1, 3, 6-7)
Wings Of A Dove (1961) - C2-B♭3
Our Best To You (1962) - B♭1-F3
A Session With The Blue Ridge Quartet (1962) (missing)
By His Hand (1963) (missing)
Passing Thru (1963) - B♭1-G3
Rose Covered Lane (1964) (missing)
The Cathedrals:
Beyond the Sunset (1964) - B♭1-C4
Taller Than Trees (1965) - B♭1-C4
The Cathedral Quartet with Strings (1965) - B1-B3 (missing track 12)
The Cathedral Quartet with Brass (1966) - B♭1-C4
Greatest Gospel Hits (1966) - C2-C4
Land of the Bible (1966) (missing)
I Saw the Light (1967) - B♭1-C4
Family Album (1968) - C2-D4
Focus On Glen Payne (1968) - B♭1-G♯3
Jesus Is Coming Soon (1969) - B♭1-G♯3
