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Ray Edward Cochran (3 October 1938 - 17 April 1960)
Years Active: 1952 - 1960
Vocal Range: D2 - C5
Significant High Notes:
C5 ("Milk Cow Blues" single version)
B♭4 ("Milk Cow Blues" single version)
A4 ("Long Tall Sally", "Milk Cow Blues" single version)
G♯4 ("Blue Suede Shoes")
G4 ("C'mon Everybody", "Cut Across Shorty", "Little Lou", "My Way", "Pink Peg Slacks", "Pretty Girl", "Stockings and Shoes")
F♯4 ("Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie", "Nervous Breakdown", "Pink Peg Slacks", "Pretty Girl", "Weekend")
F4 ("Boll Weevil Song", "Somethin' Else", "Tell Me Why")
E4 ("Am I Blue", "Blue Suede Shoes", "Boll Weevil Song", "Cherished Moments", "C'mon Everybody", "Completely Sweet", "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", "Little Angel", "Long Tall Sally", "My Way", "Stockings and Shoes", "Summertime Blues", "Sweetie Pie", "Teenage Heaven")
E♭4 ("Cut Across Shorty", "Teenage Cutie")
D4 ("Cherished Moments", "Mean When I'm Mad", "Sittin' in the Balcony", "Teenage Heaven", "Three Steps to Heaven")
C♯4 ("Completely Sweet", "Nervous Breakdown", "Never", "Proud of You", "Teenage Cutie", "Twenty Flight Rock")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Am I Blue", "Mean When I'm Mad", "One Kiss", "Sweetie Pie", "Teenage Heaven", "Three Steps to Heaven")
C♯3 ("Am I Blue", "Nervous Breakdown", "Never", "Teenage Cutie")
C3 ("Drive-in Show", "I Remember", "Little Angel", "Lonely", "One Kiss", "Rock and Roll Blues", "Sittin' in the Balcony", "Teresa", "Three Stars")
B2 ("Cradle Baby", "Love Again", "My Way", "Sittin' in the Balcony", "Undying Love")
B♭2 ("Drive-in Show")
A2 ("Completely Sweet", "Cradle Baby", "I'm Alone Because I Love You", "Love Again", "Never", "Tell Me Why", "Three Stars")
G♯2 ("Undying Love")
G2 ("Completely Sweet", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", "Lovin' Time", "Milk Cow Blues" live 1960, "Three Stars")
F♯2 ("Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", "I'm Alone Because I Love You")
D2 ("Tell Me Why")
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*Blue marks clear falsetto notes.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Boldface marks notes that are considered impressive in relation to this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable Notes}E♭5 ("Nervous Breakdown"[1b])
D5 ("Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie"[1a])
C5 ("C'mon Everybody"[1b])
G4 ("Mean When I'm Mad"[1a])
F♯4 ("Sittin' in the Balcony"[1a])
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[1] Questionable representativeness.
a. Short yelps.
b. Short woos.
D5 ("Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie"[1a])
C5 ("C'mon Everybody"[1b])
G4 ("Mean When I'm Mad"[1a])
F♯4 ("Sittin' in the Balcony"[1a])
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[1] Questionable representativeness.
a. Short yelps.
b. Short woos.
{Album Ranges}Singin' to My Baby (1957) (D2 - F♯2 - F4 - G4)
12 of His Biggest Hits (1960) (D2 - F♯2 - G4)
Never to Be Forgotten (1962) (A2 - B♭4 - C5)
Somethin' Else (2004) (F♯2 - G♯4 - A4)
12 of His Biggest Hits (1960) (D2 - F♯2 - G4)
Never to Be Forgotten (1962) (A2 - B♭4 - C5)
Somethin' Else (2004) (F♯2 - G♯4 - A4)