Post by RINGO on Sept 25, 2019 5:43:40 GMT
Clyde Lensley McPhatter (15 November 1932 - 13 June 1972)
Member Of: Billy Ward and His Dominoes (1950 - 1953), The Drifters (1953 - 1954)
Vocal Range: G2 - A5
{Vocal Summary}A full decade before doo wop's dominance of popular music was killed by the British Invasion, its ascension into the spotlight was fronted by Clyde McPhatter, the lead tenor of The Dominoes and The Drifters. Easily one of the genre's most expressive singers, McPhatter's dynamicism was unparalleled, an unusually aggressive and emotive performer for the pre-rock & roll era. His combination of powerful belting with a gorgeously sweet ballad voice acted as a predecessor for the very best of rock/R&B music to come, including Little Richard and Sam Cooke. Short-lived success as a solo artist would preface a downward spiral into alcoholism that led to his death at age 39, but McPhatter's impact on popular music has outlived him by a considerable margin, and he remains a high-water mark in the history of doo-wop/'50s pop vocalists.
Written by RINGO.
Written by RINGO.
{Album Ranges}Rock & Roll: Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters (1956): B2 - C♯5 - G♯5
Love Ballads (1958): B2 - F5
Let's Start Over Again (1959): C3 - F5 -- tracks 3-8, 10-12 unavailable
Clyde (1959): C♯3 - C5
Ta Ta! (1960): C3 - E♭5 - G5 -- tracks 2, 4, 7, 9 unavailable
Golden Blues Hits (1961): C3 - D5 -- tracks 1-2, 4-5, 11 unavailable
Lover Please! (1962): E♭3 - D5 - G♯5 -- track 6 unavailable
May I Sing for You? (1962): C3 - D5 -- tracks 2, 5-7 unavailable
Songs of the Big City (1964): G2 - B4
Welcome Home (1970): D3 - D5 -- tracks 6, 8-9 unavailable
Love Ballads (1958): B2 - F5
Let's Start Over Again (1959): C3 - F5 -- tracks 3-8, 10-12 unavailable
Clyde (1959): C♯3 - C5
Ta Ta! (1960): C3 - E♭5 - G5 -- tracks 2, 4, 7, 9 unavailable
Golden Blues Hits (1961): C3 - D5 -- tracks 1-2, 4-5, 11 unavailable
Lover Please! (1962): E♭3 - D5 - G♯5 -- track 6 unavailable
May I Sing for You? (1962): C3 - D5 -- tracks 2, 5-7 unavailable
Songs of the Big City (1964): G2 - B4
Welcome Home (1970): D3 - D5 -- tracks 6, 8-9 unavailable
Significant High Notes:
A5 ("Chicken Blues")
G♯5 ("Money Honey")
G5 ("Ta Ta")
F♯5 ("Sixty Minute Man")
F5 ("Before I Fall in Love Again", "The Glory of Love", "Lucille", "Money Honey", "Tomorrow Is A Comin", "Whatcha Gonna Do", "You're Moving")
E5 ("Before I Fall in Love Again", "Heart to Heart", "Maybe", "Stop")
E♭5 ("Do Something for Me", "The Glory of Love", "How Many Times", "Let's Forget About the Past", "There You Go")
D5 ("Book of Memories", "Don't Dog Me", "Fever", "I Never Knew", "I'd Be Satisfied", "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday", "Maybe", "Oh Lonesome Me", "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You", "Warm Your Heart", "Where Did I Make My Mistake", "Whole Heap of Love", "You're Moving Me")
C♯5 ("Baby, Baby" live Apollo 1964, "The Bells of St. Mary's", "Lucille", "Stop", "There You Go", "This Is Not Goodbye")
C5 ("The Bells", "Book of Memories", "C.C. Rider", "Deep Sea Blues", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", "Fever", "The Glory of Love", "Everyone's Laughing", "Happiness", "Have Mercy Baby", "High School Social", "Honey Love", "How Many Times", "I Ain't Giving Up Nothing (If I Can't Get Somethin' from You)", "I Am with You", "I Belong to You", "I Can't Stand Up Alone", "I Just Want to Love You", "I Never Knew", "I'd Be Satisfied", "I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home", "Let's Forget About the Past", "Let's Start Over Again", "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing", "Money Honey", "A Mother's Love", "Next to Me", "No Says My Heart", "Oh Lonesome Me", "Pedal Pushin' Papa", "Please Give Me One More Chance", "Rockin' Robin", "Sixty Minute Man", "Such a Night", "Take a Step", "Tell Me", "This Is Not Goodbye", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Try Try Again", "Twice as Nice", "What's Love to Me", "Whatcha Gonna Do", "When the Right Time Comes Along", "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano", "Where Did I Make My Mistake", "White Christmas", "Whole Heap of Love", "Why Can't We Get Together", "You Went Back on Your Word", "You'll Be There")
B4 ("The Bells of St. Mary's", "Fever", "Gone", "Happy Good Times", "Heart to Heart", "I Do Believe", "I Told Myself a Lie", "Little Bit of Sunshine", "Maybe", "Mr. Heartache", "No Love Like Her Love", "One Right After the Other", "Same Time Same Place", "Such a Night", "Sweet and Innocent", "Ta Ta", "Three Rooms with Running Water", "The Way I Feel", "Why Can't We Get Together", "You're for Me")
B♭4 ("All About Love", "Baby, Baby" live Apollo 1964, "Bip Bam", "Crying Won't Help You Now", "Do Something for Me", "Don't Dog Me", "Don't Leave Me This Way", "Everyone's Laughing", "Gone", "Happiness", "Hot Ziggety", "I Ain't Giving Up Nothing (If I Can't Get Somethin' from You)", "I Am with You", "I Found My Love", "I Never Knew", "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday", "I'm Not Going to Work Today", "Just Give Me a Ring", "Let's Forget About the Past", "No Room", "Rock and Cry", "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues", "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You", "That's What You're Doing to Me", "Tomorrow Is A Comin", "Try Try Again", "Warm Your Heart", "Weeping Willow Blues", "When the Right Time Comes Along", "White Christmas", "Who's Worried Now", "You Went Back on Your Word", "Yours Forever")
A4 ("Anyone Can Tell", "Baby You've Got It", "Book of Memories", "Chinatown", "Come What May", "Everybody Loves a Good Time", "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", "Harbor Lights", "Honey Love", "How Many Times", "I Belong to You", "I Dreamt I Died", "I Just Want to Love You", "I'd Be Satisfied", "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "I'm Movin' On", "Just to Hold My Hand", "Let Me Know", "Let's Forget About the Past", "Let's Start Over Again", "Little Bitty Pretty One", "Lonely People Can't Afford to Cry", "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing", "Lovey Dovey", "A Mother's Love", "Mr. Heartache", "My Block", "Next to Me", "No Says My Heart", "Please Give Me One More Chance", "Raining in My Heart", "Second Window, Second Floor", "Since You've Been Gone", "So Close to Being in Love", "Stop", "Sweet and Innocent", "Tell Me", "Thank You Love", "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You", "Think Me a Kiss", "This Is Not Goodbye", "Twice as Nice", "The Way I Feel", "What's Love to Me", "Whatcha Gonna Do", "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano", "Where Did I Make My Mistake", "Whole Heap of Love", "Without Love (There Is Nothing)", "You Belong to Me", "You'll Be There")
G♯4 ("Baby, Baby" live Apollo 1964, "Blues Stay Away from Me", "C.C. Rider", "Crying Won't Help You Now", "Denver", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Fever", "The Glory of Love", "Heart to Heart", "High School Social", "Hot Ziggety", "I Belong to You", "I Can't Escape from You", "I Can't Stand Up Alone", "I Found My Love", "I'm Lonely Tonight", "In My Tenement", "Little Bit of Sunshine", "Money Honey", "Not Me", "Rockin' Robin", "That's Enough for Me", "Three Rooms with Running Water", "The Ties That Bind", "Tomorrow Is A Comin", "White Christmas")
G4 ("All About Love", "Baby I Could Be So Good at Lovin' You", "Before I Fall in Love Again", "Bless You", "Chinatown", "Come What May", "Coney Island", "Deep in the Heart of Harlem", "Do Something for Me", "Don't Leave Me This Way", "Everybody Loves a Good Time", "Everyone's Laughing", "Happiness", "Happy Good Times", "Honey Hush", "I Ain't Giving Up Nothing (If I Can't Get Somethin' from You)", "I Am with You", "I Told Myself a Lie", "I'd Be Satisfied", "I'll Belong to You", "Lavender Lace", "Let's Start Over Again", "Long Lonely Nights", "Lover Please", "A Lover's Question", "Mr. Heartache", "No Love Like Her Love", "On Broadway", "One Right After the Other", "Only a Fool", "Please Give Me One More Chance", "Raining in My Heart", "Same Time Same Place", "Seven Days", "The Shelter of Your Arms", "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues", "Sixty Minute Man", "Such a Night", "Ta Ta", "Take a Step", "Tell Me", "Thank You Love", "There You Go", "This Is Not Goodbye", "Warm Your Heart", "Weeping Willow Blues", "When the Right Time Comes Along", "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano", "Without Love (There Is Nothing)", "You Went Back on Your Word", "You'll Be There", "You're for Me", "Your Second Choice", "Yours Forever")
Significant Low Notes:
F3 ("All About Love", "Anyone Can Tell", "The Best Man Cried", "Blues Stay Away from Me", "Deep in the Heart of Harlem", "Deep Sea Blues", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Everyone's Laughing", "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", "From One to One", "Happiness", "High School Social", "Honey Hush", "I Can't Stand Up Alone", "I Gotta Have You", "I Just Want to Love You", "I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home", "I'm Not Going to Work Today", "Just Give Me a Ring", "Just to Hold My Hand", "Let's Forget About the Past", "Lonely People Can't Afford to Cry", "Love Has Joined Us Together", "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing", "Money Honey", "A Mother's Love", "My Island of Dreams", "Next to Me", "Raining in My Heart", "Rock and Cry", "Seven Days", "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You", "Such a Night", "Tell Me", "Thank You Love", "Think Me a Kiss", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "The Ties That Bind", "Treasure of Love", "Twice as Nice", "What's Love to Me", "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano", "Where Did I Make My Mistake", "Who's Worried Now", "Whole Heap of Love", "Why Can't We Get Together", "Without Love (There Is Nothing)", "You'll Be There", "You're Moving Me", "Yours Forever")
E3 ("Before I Fall in Love Again", "Denver", "Heartaches", "I Belong to You", "I Can't Escape from You", "I Dreamt I Died", "I'm Lonely Tonight", "I'm Movin' On", "Little Bitty Pretty One", "Lover Please", "Maybe", "My Block", "No Love Like Her Love", "No Matter What", "No Says My Heart", "Pretty Girls Everywhere", "Rockin' Robin", "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues", "A Suburban Town", "That's Enough for Me", "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You", "This Is Not Goodbye", "Up on the Roof")
E♭3 ("Answer Me My Love", "Baby I Could Be So Good at Lovin' You", "Blues Stay Away from Me", "Do Something for Me", "Don't Let Go", "The Glory of Love", "Heartaches", "I Found My Love", "I Told Myself a Lie", "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday", "I'm Not Worthy of You", "Just Give Me a Ring", "Let's Start Over Again", "The Mixed Up Cup", "Not Me", "Second Window, Second Floor", "Thirty Days", "Three Rooms with Running Water", "The Ties That Bind", "Weeping Willow Blues", "When the Right Time Comes Along")
D3 ("The Bells of St. Mary's", "Book of Memories", "Chinatown", "Harbor Lights", "I Make Believe", "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "Lavender Lace", "Let Me Know", "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing", "A Lover's Question", "Maybe", "Mr. Heartache", "No Love Like Her Love", "No Matter What", "On Broadway", "Same Time Same Place", "So Close to Being in Love", "Spanish Harlem", "Ta Ta", "Up on the Roof", "When You're Sincere")
C♯3 ("Denver", "I Belong to You", "Lonely People Can't Afford to Cry", "My Island of Dreams", "You Belong to Me")
C3 ("Baby I Could Be So Good at Lovin' You", "Before I Fall in Love Again", "Bless You", "Blues Stay Away from Me", "Chinatown", "Coney Island", "Deep in the Heart of Harlem", "Deep Sea Blues", "From One to One", "Love Has Joined Us Together", "Next to Me", "On Broadway", "One Right After the Other", "The Shelter of Your Arms", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Twice as Nice", "What's Love to Me", "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano", "When You're Sincere", "Where Did I Make My Mistake", "Whole Heap of Love", "Without Love (There Is Nothing)", "You'll Be There")
B2 ("I Make Believe", "Long Lonely Nights", "My Block")
B♭2 ("Second Window, Second Floor")
A2 ("Spanish Harlem")
G2 ("On Broadway")
{Questionable Notes}G5 ("The Glory of Love" [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.
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.