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Mae Barnes (23 January 1907 - 13 December 1996)
Vocal Range: G2-C6
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("Hang Up")
B♭5 ("Foggy Day", "Paris Is My Old Kentucky Home")
F5 ("Heebie Jeebie Dance")
E♭5 ("Hang Up")
D5 ("Hang Up", "Heebie Jeebie Dance", "I Ain't Gonna Be No Topsy", "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis")
C♯5 ("Old Man River", "That's How a Woman Gets Her Man")
C5 ("Blues In My Heart", "Hang Up", "Here Comes The Captain", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Laziest Gal In Town", "Old Man Mose", "Old Man River", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "Summertime", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "That's How a Woman Gets Her Man", "They Raided The Joint", "Umbrella Man", "You Turned The Tables On Me")
B4 ("All Men Are Evil", "Foggy Day", "Hang Up", "Happy Habit", "Somebody's Wrong", "Summertime", "'S Wonderful", "What Will The Neighbors Say")
B♭4 ("All Men Are Evil", "Blues In My Heart", "Doctor Jazz", "I Ain't Gonna Be No Topsy", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "I Don't Want To Cry Any More", "Old Man Mose", "Old Man River", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "Paris Is My Old Kentucky Home", "Rinka Tinka Man", "Somebody's Wrong", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "'S Wonderful", "They Raided The Joint", "True Blue Lou", "Umbrella Man", "Up On A Mountain", "Willow Weep For Me", "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis")
A4 ("Blues In My Heart", "Doctor Jazz", "Foggy Day", "Hang Up", "Happy Habit", "Heebie Jeebie Dance", "Here Comes The Captain", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Laziest Gal In Town", "Rinka Tinka Man", "Somebody's Wrong", "'S Wonderful", "True Blue Lou", "Up On A Mountain", "What Will The Neighbors Say", "Willow Weep For Me", "You Turned The Tables On Me")
Significant Low Notes:
B♭3 ("Doctor Jazz", "Heebie Jeebie Dance", "I Don't Want To Cry Any More", "Old Man Mose", "Old Man River", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "Rinka Tinka Man", "'S Wonderful", "That's How a Woman Gets Her Man", "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis")
A3 ("Foggy Day", "Happy Habit", "Laziest Gal In Town", "What Will The Neighbors Say", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "True Blue Lou", "Willow Weep For Me")
G♯3 ("I Don't Want To Cry Any More", "Old Man Mose", "Old Man River", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "Paris Is My Old Kentucky Home")
G3 ("Foggy Day", "Hang Up", "Laziest Gal In Town", "What Will The Neighbors Say", "Rinka Tinka Man", "Summertime", "They Raided The Joint", "Willow Weep For Me")
F3 ("Blues In My Heart", "Foggy Day", "I Ain't Gonna Be No Topsy", "True Blue Lou", "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis")
E♭3 ("I Don't Want To Cry Any More")
G2 ("Summertime")
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable Notes}G5 ("Laziest Gal In Town" [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.
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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}Fun with Mae Barnes (1953) - F3-D5
By the Beautiful Sea (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1954) - G3-C6
Mae Barnes (1959) - G2-B♭5
By the Beautiful Sea (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1954) - G3-C6
Mae Barnes (1959) - G2-B♭5