Post by Baronessa on Feb 21, 2022 23:30:53 GMT
Jamesetta Hawkins
Voice Type: Matriarch of Mezzos (1954 - 1980), A Change Is Gonna Come (1989 - 1993), My Contralto Has Come Along (1994 - 2012)
Vocal Range: G2 - C6
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("Sookie, Sookie")
B5 ("842-3089 (Call My Name)", "Don't Pick Me for Your Fool")
A♯5/B♭5 (" So Glad (I Found Love In You)", "It Must Be Your Love", "Nobody Like You", "Watch Dog", "You Are My Sunshine")
A5 ("842-3089 (Call My Name)", "Have Faith In Me", "I Prefer You", "Just A Little Bit", "Nobody Like You", "Steal Away", "Tighten Up Your Own Thing")
G♯5/A♭5 ("Don't Pick Me for Your Fool", "The Man I Love", "Nobody Loves Me", "Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing", "Power Play", "Take Out Some Insurance", "That's All I Want from You", "You Give Me What I Want")
G5 ("Changes", "Groove Me" 1976 version, "I've Been a Fool", "It Must Be Your Love", "Leave Your Hat On", "My Mother In-Law", "You Are My Sunshine")
F♯5/G♭5 ("Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight", "I'm So Glad (I Found Love In You)", "Little Bit of Love", "My Man Is Together", "Out On The Streets Again", "Sail Away", "Sookie, Sookie", "Tighten Up Your Own Thing", "Woman (Shake Your Booty)", "You Give Me What I Want")
F5 ("Blinded by Love", "Bobby Is His Name", "Changes", "Down So Low", "Flight 101", "Groove Me" 1976 version, "Have Faith In Me", "I Prefer You", "I Worry 'Bout You", "I'm Gonna Take What He's Got", "It's All Right", "Just One More Day", "Mama Told Me", "The Man I Love", "Mellow Fellow", "Nobody Loves Me", "Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing", "Power Play", "Someone", "Sweet Memories", "Take Out Some Insurance", "Tell Mama", "That's All I Want from You", "What Fools We Mortals Be", "Yesterday's Music")
E5 ("Are My Thoughts With You", "Blind Girl", "Come A Little Closer", "Don't Pick Me for Your Fool", "Donkey", "For All We Know", "I Can Give You Everything", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "I'm So Glad (I Found Love In You)", "I've Been a Fool", "It Must Be Your Love", "It Takes Love To Keep A Woman", "It's All Right", "Happiness", "Leave Your Hat On", "Little Bit of Love", "Mean Mother", "Nobody Like You", "Sail Away", "Shakey Ground", "Sweet Touch Of Love", "That's All I Want from You", "Tighten Up Your Own Thing", "Watch Dog", "When I Stop Dreaming", "With You In Mind")
D♯5/E♭5 ("842-3089 (Call My Name)", "Ain't No Pity In The Naked City", "Blinded by Love", "Bobby Is His Name", "Breaking Point", "Breakin' Up Somebody's Home", "Come Back Baby", "Don't Cry Baby", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Down So Low", "Ease Away A Little Bit At A Time", "Feeling Uneasy", "Flight 101", "God's Song", "Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight", "Guess Again", "Happiness", "I Can't Hold It In Anymore", "I Prefer You", "I Worry 'Bout You", "I'm Gonna Take What He's Got", "In My Diary", "My Man Is Together", "It Hurts Me So Much", "Laying Beside You", "Let It Rock", "Let Me Know", "The Love Of My Man", "A Lover's Mourn", "Loving You More Every Day", "Mama Told Me", "The Man I Love", "Mellow Fellow", "Night People", "Night Time Is The Right Time", "Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing", "Only A Fool" 1973 version, "Power Play", "Pushover", "Quick Reaction And Satisfaction", "Sookie, Sookie", "Sound Of Love", "Stormy Weather", "Sugar On The Floor", "Sweet Memories", "These Foolish Things", "Trust in Me", "Woman (Shake Your Booty)", "You Give Me What I Want", "Your Replacement")
D5 ("All The Way Down", "Anything to Say You're Mine", "Blind Girl", "Come To Mama", "Damn Your Eyes", Do Right Woman, Do Right Man", "Don't Blame Me", "Don't Pick Me for Your Fool", "Don't Stop", "Groove Me" 1976 version, "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" 1971 version, "I Want To Be Loved", "I'm So Glad (I Found Love In You)", "I've Been a Fool", "It's Too Soon To Know", "The Jealous Kind", "Jump Into Love", "Just A Little Bit", "Just One More Day", "A Love Vibration", "Lovesick Blues", "Mean Mother", "Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)", "My Dear", "My Mother In-Law", "Nobody But You", "Nobody Loves Me", "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)", "Out On The Streets Again", "Piece Of My Heart", "Plum Nuts", "Sail Away", "Shakey Ground", "Somebody To Love", "Steal Away", "Stop The Wedding", "Stormy Weather", "Sweet Touch Of Love", "Take It To The Limit", "Tell Mama", "Tough Mary", "Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home)", "What Fools We Mortals Be", "Who's Getting Your Love", "Yesterday's Music", "You Can Count On Me")
C♯5/D♭5 ("Ain't No Pity In The Naked City", "All I Could Do Was Cry", "Are My Thoughts With You", "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Breaking Point", "Come A Little Closer", "Donkey", "Done In The Dark", "Feeling Uneasy", "Flight 101", "Fool That I Am", "Fools Rush In", "Get Funky", "Girl of My Dreams", "God's Song", "Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight", "Guess Again", "I Can't Hold It In Anymore", "I Think It's You", "I Wish Someone Would Care", "I'd Rather Go Blind", "I'll Dry My Tears", "I'm So Glad (I Found Love In You)", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Let Me Know", "Let's Burn Down The Cornfield", "Little Bit of Love", "Look At The Rain", "Losers Weepers", "Lovin' Arms", "Loving You More Every Day", "Mama Told Me", "My Dearest Darling", "My Man Is Together", "Night By Night", "Night People", "Night Time Is The Right Time", "Only A Fool", "Only Women Bleed" 1978 version, "Power Play", "Quick Reaction And Satisfaction", "The Same Rope", "Security", "Someone", "Something's Got A Hold On Me", "Somewhere Out There", "Sound Of Love", "Spoonful", "St. Louis Blues", "That Man Belongs Back Here With Me", "These Foolish Things", "Tighten Up Your Own Thing", "Walking The Back Streets", "Watch Dog", "Weepers", "Wheel Of Fire", "When I Stop Dreaming", "With You In Mind", "Would It Make Any Difference To You", "You Are My Sunshine", "You Give Me What I Want", "Your Replacement")
C5 ("Again", "All I Could Do Was Cry", "Anything to Say You're Mine", "At Last", "Beware", "Blinded by Love", "Bobby Is His Name", "Changes", "Come Back Baby", "Come To Mama", "Deep In The Night", "Don't Blame Me", "Don't Cry Baby", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Don't Lose Your Good Thing", "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Down So Low", "Fools Rush In", "Girl of My Dreams", "Happiness", "Have Faith In Me", "How Do You Speak To An Angel", "I Got The Will", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "I Prefer You", "I Worry 'Bout You", "I'm Gonna Take What He's Got", "I've Got Dreams To Remember", "If I Can't Have You", "If It's The Last Thing I Do", "In My Diary", "It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)", "It Could Happen to You", "It Takes Love To Keep A Woman", "It's a Crying Shame", "It's All Right", "Just One More Day", "Lay Back Daddy", "Laying Beside You", "Let It Rock", "Love And Happiness", "The Love Of My Man", "Love To Burn", "A Lover's Mourn", "Lovesick Blues", "The Man I Love", "Mellow Fellow", "Merry Christmas Baby", "My Dearest Darling", "Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)", "Nobody But You", "Piece Of My Heart", "Plum Nuts", "Prisoner Of Love", "Pushover", "Seven Day Fool", "Sookie, Sookie", "Spoonful", "Steal Away", "Strange Man", "Sugar On The Floor", "A Sunday Kind of Love", "Sweet Memories", "Tell Mama", "That's All I Want from You", "These Foolish Things", "This Bitter Earth", "Tough Mary", "Trust in Me", "Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home)", "Wet Match", "What Fools We Mortals Be", "Who's Getting Your Love", "You Can Count On Me", "You're Gonna Make Me Cry", "You're The Fool")
B4 ("All The Way Down", "Blind Girl", "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Breakin' Up Somebody's Home", "Come A Little Closer", "Don't Stop", "Donkey", "Cry Like A Rainy Day", "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man", "Don't Touch Me", "Done In The Dark", "Don't Let My Baby Ride", "Down Home Blues", "Dream", "Feeling Uneasy", "A Fool In Love", "For All We Know", "Guess Again", "Happiness", "How Strong Is A Woman?", "I Can Give You Everything", "I Sing The Blues", "I Think It's You", "I Wish Someone Would Care", "I Want To Be Loved", "I'd Rather Go Blind", "I'll Dry My Tears", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "It Hurts Me So Much", "It's Too Soon To Know", "Jump Into My Fire", "Leap Of Faith", "Leave Your Hat On", "Love Is Here To Stay", "Love It Or Leave It Alone", "Lovin' Arms", "Mean Mother", "My Dear", "The Nearness Of You", "Night By Night", "Night People", "Night Time Is The Right Time", "Nobody Like You", "Old Weakness", "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)", "One Night", "Only a Fool", "Only Women Bleed", "Out Of The Rain", "Out On The Streets Again", "Rhymes", "Running Out Of Lies", "Say It Isn't So", "Shakey Ground", "The Sky Is Crying", "Smokestack Lightnin'", "Something's Got A Hold On Me", "Somewhere Out There", "St. Louis Blues", "Stolen Affection", "Stop On By", "That Man Belongs Back Here With Me", "Walking The Back Streets", "Welcome To The Jungle", "Wheel Of Fire", "When I Stop Dreaming", "With You In Mind", "You Shook Me", "Your Good Thing (Is About To End)")
A♯4/B♭4 ("842-3089 (Call My Name)", "Again", "Are My Thoughts With You", "Beware", "Breaking Point", "Changes", "Cheating In The Next Room", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)", "Come Back Baby", "Deep In The Night", "Don't Blame Me", "Don't Go To Strangers", "Don't Let My Baby Ride", "Don't Lose Your Good Thing", "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Dreamer", "Driving Wheel", "Ease Away A Little Bit At A Time", "Fool That I Am", "Get Funky", "Girl of My Dreams", "Give It Up", "Gotta Serve Somebody", "Groove Me", "Jump Into Love", "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "I Want To Ta Ta You, Baby", "I Worry 'Bout You", "If I Can't Have You", "If It's The Last Thing I Do", "If You Want Me To Stay", "In The Evening", "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)", "It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)", "It Hurts Me So Much", "It's a Crying Shame", "Lay Back Daddy", "Laying Beside You", "Let Me Down Easy", "Let Me Know", "Let's Burn Down The Cornfield", "Look At The Rain", "Love And Happiness", "A Love Vibration", "The Love You Save May Be Your Own""A Lover's Mourn", "Loving You More Every Day", "Mama Told Me", "The Man I Love" 1994 version, "My Man", "My Man Is Together", "My Mother In-Law", "My Old Flame", "Night And Day", "Nobody But You", "Purple Rain", "Quick Reaction And Satisfaction", "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", "Seven Day Fool", "Someone", "Sound Of Love", "Spoonful", "Stop On By", "Stop The Wedding", "Stormy Weather", "Strongest Weakness", "Strung Out", "A Sunday Kind of Love", "Take It To The Limit", "Teach Me Tonight", "That's The Chance You Take", "There Is No Greater Love", "Too Tired", "Wet Match", "What Fools We Mortals Be", "Whatever Gets You Through The Night", "White Christmas", "Winter Wonderland", "Yesterday's Music", "You Can Count On Me", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "You're Taking Up Another Man's Place", "You're The Fool", "You've Got Me", "Your Replacement")
A4 ("All The Way", "Anything to Say You're Mine", "At Last", "The Blues Don't Care", "The Blues Is My Business", "Champagne & Wine", "Cry Like A Rainy Day", "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying", "Don't Touch Me", "Down Home Blues", "Driving Wheel", "Dust My Broom", "Ev'rybody's Somebody's Fool", "Evening Of Love", "Good Morning Heartache", "Have Faith In Me", "Hawg For You", "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", "Hoochie Coochie Girl", "How Do You Speak To An Angel", "I Can Give You Everything", "I Got The Will", "I Sing The Blues", "I'll Be Seeing You", "I've Got Dreams To Remember", "If I Had Any Pride Left At All", "It Could Happen to You", "It Must Be Your Love", "It's A Man's Man's Man's World", "It's All Right", "The Jealous Kind", "Jingle Bells", "Jump Into My Fire", "Leap Of Faith", "Let It Rock", "Losers Weepers", "Love It Or Leave It Alone", "Love To Burn", "Love's Been Rough On Me", "Lovesick Blues", "Mean Mother", "Miss You", "Night By Night", "Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)", "Nobody Loves Me", "Old Weakness", "Only Women Bleed", "Out Of The Rain", "Please, No More", "Rhymes", "The Rock", "The Sky Is Crying", "Somebody To Love", "Stolen Affection", "Strange Man", "Sugar On The Floor", "A Sunday Kind of Love", "Take Out Some Insurance", "This Bitter Earth", "Time After Time", "Tough Mary", "Trust Yourself", "Weepers", "Welcome To The Jungle", "Willow Weep For Me", "Woman (Shake Your Booty)", "You Go To My Head", "You're Gonna Make Me Cry")
Significant Low Notes:
G♯3/A♭3 ("Again", "Ain't No Pity In The Naked City", "All I Could Do Was Cry", "Breaking Point", "Come Rain Or Come Shine", "Donkey", "Don't Cry Baby", "Don't Let My Baby Ride", "Feeling Uneasy", "Flight 101", "A Fool In Love", "Fool That I Am", "Give It Up", "God's Song", "Guess Again", "Have Faith In Me", "I Can't Hold It In Anymore", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "I Want To Be Loved", "I Wish Someone Would Care", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "In The Evening", "Let Me Know", "Love's Been Rough On Me", "A Lover's Mourn", "Lovin' Arms", "Loving You More Every Day", "Mama Told Me", "My Dearest Darling", "Night People", "Night Time Is The Right Time", "One Night", "Only A Fool", "Out Of The Rain", "Power Play", "Prisoner Of Love", "Quick Reaction And Satisfaction", "Say It Isn't So", "Security", "Someone", "Something's Got A Hold On Me", "Somewhere Out There", "Sookie, Sookie", "St. Louis Blues", "Strongest Weakness", "Sweet Memories", "That Man Belongs Back Here With Me", "That's The Chance You Take", "These Foolish Things", "This Time Of Year", "Too Tired", "Watch Dog", "Wheel Of Fire", "Who's Getting Your Love", "Would It Make Any Difference To You", "You Can Count On Me", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "You Give Me What I Want", "You Shook Me", "You're Taking Up Another Man's Place", "You've Got Me")
G3 ("All The Way Down", "At Last", "Beware", "Blinded by Love", "The Blues Don't Care", "The Blues Is My Business", "Calling You", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)", "Deep In The Night", "Don't Explain", "Don't Go To Strangers", "Don't Lose Your Good Thing", "Don't Stop", "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Dreamer", "Driving Wheel", "Ease Away A Little Bit At A Time", "Embraceable You", "For All We Know", "Girl of My Dreams", "Gotta Serve Somebody", "Holding Back The Years", "Hoochie Coochie Girl", "I Believe I Can Fly", "I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)", "I Worry 'Bout You", "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "I'm Gonna Take What He's Got", "I've Been a Fool", "I've Got Dreams To Remember", "If I Can't Have You", "It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)", "It Takes Love To Keep A Woman", "It's A Man's Man's Man's World", "It's Too Soon To Know", "Jingle Bells", "Jump Into Love", "Just A Little Bit", "Lay Back Daddy", "Laying Beside You", "Leave Your Hat On", "Life, Love & The Blues", "The Little Drummer Boy (Carol Of The Drum)", "Love And Happiness", "Love Is Here To Stay", "A Love Vibration", "Lovesick Blues", "The Man I Love" 1994 version, "Mellow Fellow", "Merry Christmas Baby", "Miss You", "My Dear", "My Heart Cries", "My Man", "The Nearness Of You", "Night And Day", "Night By Night", "Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)", "Nobody But You", "Old Weakness", "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)", "Piece Of My Heart", "Pushover", "The Rock", "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", "Seven Day Fool", "Shakey Ground", "Somebody To Love", "Stacked Deck", "Steal Away", "Stolen Affection", "Stop The Wedding", "A Sunday Kind of Love", "Take It To The Limit", "Teach Me Tonight", "There Is No Greater Love", "This Bitter Earth", "Trust in Me", "Trust Yourself", "Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home)", "Wayward Saints Of Memphis", "Whatever Gets You Through The Night", "Winter Wonderland", "Woman (Shake Your Booty)", "Your Good Thing (Is About To End)", "You Are My Sunshine", "You're The Fool", "Your Replacement")
F♯3/G♭3 ("Ain't No Pity In The Naked City", "Breakin' Up Somebody's Home", "Champagne & Wine", "Come A Little Closer", "Crawlin' King Snake", "Cry Me A River", "Damn Your Eyes", "Donkey", "Cigarettes & Coffee", "Cry Like A Rainy Day", "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man", "Don't Touch Me", "Down Home Blues", "Flight 101", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", "Hold Me (Just A Little Longer Tonight)", "I Can't Hold It In Anymore", "How Deep Is The Ocean", "I Only Have Eyes For You", "I Sing The Blues", "I Wish Someone Would Care", "I'd Rather Go Blind", "If I Had Any Pride Left At All", "In The Evening", "Joy To The World", "Leap Of Faith", "Let Me Down Easy", "Lie No Better", "Lil' Red Rooster", "Look At The Rain", "Love It Or Leave It Alone", "The Love Of My Man", "Lovin' Arms", "Mean Mother", "Misty Blue", "My Old Flame", "Night People", "Night Time Is The Right Time", "On The 7th Day", "Out On The Streets Again", "Please, No More", "The Same Rope", "Say It Isn't So", "Silent Night", "Somewhere Out There", "Sookie, Sookie", "Sound Of Love", "Tenderly", "That Man Belongs Back Here With Me", "Welcome To The Jungle", "What Fools We Mortals Be", "When I Stop Dreaming", "With You In Mind", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "You Go To My Head")
F3 ("All The Way", "Beware", "Calling You", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)", "Come Rain Or Come Shine", "Don't Cry Baby", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Don't Go To Strangers", "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying", "Don't Start Me To Talking", "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", "Done In The Dark", "Dreamer", "Ev'rybody's Somebody's Fool", "Evening Of Love", "Feeling Uneasy", "Fools Rush In", "Get Funky", "Give It Up", "God's Song", "Good Morning Heartache", "Guess Again", "He's Funny That Way", "How Deep Is The Ocean", "Hound Dog", "How Do You Speak To An Angel", "I'll Be Seeing You", "I'll Take Care Of You", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "If It's The Last Thing I Do", "If You Want Me To Stay", "Imagination", "In My Diary", "Just One More Day", "Let's Burn Down The Cornfield", "Let's Straighten It Out", "The Love You Save May Be Your Own", "Love's Been Rough On Me", "A Lover's Mourn", "Mellow Fellow", "Merry Christmas Baby", "My Heart Cries", "My Man", "Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing", "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)", "Only Women Bleed", "Prisoner Of Love", "Purple Rain", "Someone To Watch Over Me", "Somewhere", "Stop On By", "Stop The Wedding", "Stormy Weather", "Strange Man", "Strongest Weakness", "Strung Out", "Sugar On The Floor", "Sweet Touch Of Love", "Take It To The Limit", "Teach Me Tonight", "There Is No Greater Love", "These Foolish Things", "This Time Of Year", "Time After Time", "Too Tired", "Trust in Me", "Trust Yourself", "Try A Little Tenderness", "The Very Thought Of You", "Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home)", "Wet Match", "What's Going On", "Wheel Of Fire", "White Christmas", "Who's Getting Your Love", "Yesterday's Music", "You Are My Sunshine", "You Can Count On Me", "You're Taking Up Another Man's Place", "You've Changed", "You've Got Me", "Your Replacement")
E3 ("All The Way Down", "Blind Girl", "Boondocks", "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Champagne & Wine", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Come A Little Closer", "Cry Like A Rainy Day", "Deep In The Night", "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man", "Don't Let My Baby Ride", "Don't Touch Me", "Done In The Dark", "Down So Low", "Ev'rybody's Somebody's Fool", "A Fool In Love", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Hawg For You", "Hold Me (Just A Little Longer Tonight)", "Honey, Don't Tear My Clothes""Hush Hush", "I Believe I Can Fly", "I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)", "I Got My Mojo Working", "I Sing The Blues", "I Think It's You", "I Want To Be Loved", "I'd Rather Go Blind", "I've Been a Fool", "Imagine", "It's A Man's Man's Man's World", "The Jealous Kind", "Lie No Better", "Life, Love & The Blues", "Losers Weepers", "Love Is Here To Stay", "Love It Or Leave It Alone", "Love Letters", "O Holy Night", "On The 7th Day", "One Night", "Out Of The Rain", "Out On The Streets Again", "Please, No More", "Rhymes", "The Rock", "Running Out Of Lies", "Say It Isn't So", "Smokestack Lightnin'", "Something's Got A Hold On Me", "Spoonful" 1998 version, "Stolen Affection", "That's Alright", "This Bitter Earth", "Wayward Saints Of Memphis", "Weepers", "Willow Weep For Me", "With You In Mind", "Woman (Shake Your Booty)", "You Shook Me", "Your Good Thing (Is About To End)")
D♯3/E♭3 ("At Last" 1999 version, "Blinded by Love", "The Blues Is My Business", "Body And Soul", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)", "Come Back Baby", "Come Rain Or Come Shine", "Don't Blame Me", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Don't Go To Strangers", "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", "Ease Away A Little Bit At A Time", "Feeling Uneasy", "Flight 101", "Fools Rush In", "Get Funky", "Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight", "Good Morning Heartache", "Groove Me" 2011 version, "He's Funny That Way", "I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)", "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good", "I Only Have Eyes For You", "I Think It's You", "I Want To Ta Ta You, Baby", "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "If It's The Last Thing I Do", "In My Solitude", "Joy To The World", "Leap Of Faith", "Let It Rock", "Let Me Down Easy", "Let Me Know", "Let's Burn Down The Cornfield", "Love And Happiness", "The Love Of My Man", "The Love You Save May Be Your Own""Love's Been Rough On Me", "A Lover's Mourn", "The Man I Love" 1994 version, "Miss You", "My Funny Valentine", "My Old Flame", "Night And Day", "Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing", "Only Women Bleed", "Prisoner Of Love", "Purple Rain", "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", "Someone To Watch Over Me", "St. Louis Blues", "Stop On By", "Strange Man", "Strung Out", "That Man Belongs Back Here With Me", "That's The Chance You Take", "These Foolish Things", "This Time Of Year", "Time After Time", "Wet Match", "Wheel Of Fire", "White Christmas", "Winter Wonderland", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "You've Changed", "You've Got Me")
D3 ("All The Way", "All The Way Down", "The Blues Don't Care", "Calling You", "Cigarettes & Coffee", "Cry Like A Rainy Day", "Don't Explain", "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying", "Don't Start Me To Talking", "Down So Low", "Dust My Broom", "Driving Wheel", "Embraceable You", "Evening Of Love", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "He's Funny That Way", "Holding Back The Years", "Hound Dog", "I'll Be Seeing You", "If I Had Any Pride Left At All", "Imagine", "Joy To The World", "Let's Straighten It Out", "The Little Drummer Boy (Carol Of The Drum)", "Misty Blue", "My Funny Valentine", "My Heart Cries", "The Nearness Of You", "O Holy Night", "Old Weakness", "Out On The Streets Again", "Silent Night", "The Sky Is Crying", Somewhere", "Stacked Deck", "Stolen Affection", "Sweet Touch Of Love", "Tenderly", "The Love You Save May Be Your Own", "Try A Little Tenderness", "The Very Thought Of You", "What's Going On", "Winter Wonderland", "With You In Mind", "You Go To My Head", "You're Gonna Make Me Cry")
C♯3/D♭3 ("Blind Girl", "Boondocks", "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Champagne & Wine", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Come A Little Closer", "Cry Me A River", "Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight", "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" 1999 version, "I Only Have Eyes For You", "I Want To Ta Ta You, Baby", "If You Want Me To Stay", "In The Evening", "Love Letters", "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)", "My Old Flame", "One Night", "Only Women Bleed", "Smokestack Lightnin'", "Someone To Watch Over Me", "St. Louis Blues", "Strung Out", "There Is No Greater Love", "Too Tired", "Yesterday's Music")
C3 ("All The Way", "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying", "Dreamer", "Groove Me" 2011 version, "Hush Hush", "I Believe I Can Fly", "I'll Be Seeing You", "I'll Take Care Of You", "If It's The Last Thing I Do", "Imagination", "In My Solitude", "It's A Man's Man's Man's World", "Let Me Down Easy", "My Funny Valentine", "O Holy Night", "The Rock", "Somewhere", "These Foolish Things" 2001 version, "The Very Thought Of You", "Wet Match", "Willow Weep For Me")
B2 ("Body And Soul", "Boondocks", "Champagne & Wine", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Crawlin' King Snake", "Cry Me A River", "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", "Life, Love & The Blues", "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)", "Spoonful" 1998 version, "Tenderly")
A♯2/B♭2 ("Don't Blame Me" 2001 version, "Dreamer", "Groove Me" 2011 version, "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" 1999 version, "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "In The Evening", "Jump Into Love", "My Old Flame", "Stacked Deck", "Too Tired", "White Christmas")
A2 ("Honey, Don't Tear My Clothes", "Imagine", "Let's Straighten It Out", "Life, Love & The Blues", "Misty Blue")
G♯2/A♭2 ("I Only Have Eyes For You", "That's The Chance You Take")
G2 ("The Rock")
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Bold marks noteworthy performances.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
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Summary:
While other R&B singers have gone on to popularize the genre's nowadays ubiquitous inflections when it comes to melisma and belting, all of them inevitably take notes (pun intended) from their 'matriarch' Etta James. Even though she was an academically overlooked singer until the 1990s, the influence of Etta's powerful, earthy voice ranged from pop to classic rock ever since she broke out with her iconic hit "At Last". Etta's image and voice were tightly interlinked as her personal struggles influenced her style greatly, creating what has been referred to by many singers as the voice "full of pain", which was a motif among the R&B singers of the 1960s not unlike her contemporary Tina Turner. However, what was once a vibrant belt and a lush tone would come to deepen and coarsen with age as Etta's struggles with addiction continued to plague her voice, allowing for a stylistic shift into jazz to happen in the mid-1990s which would extend not only Etta's academic credentials but her low range into often surprising depths as well. A troubled past eventually caught up to Etta in 2011 as multiple diseases started ailing her, but before passing away in early 2012, the life she lived and the musical ground she covered is a spectacle to remember; whether it be R&B vocal acrobats, pop singers or classic rock belters, as they look to past singers for inspiration they will eventually find - the Matriarch.
{General Range Timeline}At Last! - 1960 (F3 - E5)
The Second Time Around - 1961 (E♭3 - E♭5)
Etta James - 1962 (E♭3 - E♭5)
Etta James Sings for Lovers - 1962 (C♯3 - E♭5)
Etta James Top Ten - 1963 (E3 - E♭5)
The Queen of Soul - 1965 (E♭3 - F5)
Call My Name - 1966 (F3 - B5)
Tell Mama - 1968 (E♭3 - B♭5)
Etta James Sings Funk - 1970 (E♭3 - A5)
Losers Weepers - 1971 (E♭3 - G♯5)
Etta James - 1973 (C♯3 - F♯5)
Come a Little Closer - 1974 (C♯3 - C6)
Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! - 1976 (B♭2 - G5)
Deep in the Night - 1978 (C♯3 - E5)
Changes - 1980 (D3 - G5)
Seven Year Itch - 1989 (C♯3 - E5)
Stickin' to My Guns - 1990 (D3 - C♯5)
The Right Time - 1992 (C3 - E♭5)
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday - 1994 (B♭2 - B♭4)
Time After Time - 1995 (C3 - B4)
Love's Been Rough on Me - 1997 (G2 - E5)
Life, Love & the Blues - 1998 (A2 - C♯5)
12 Songs of Christmas - 1998 (B♭2 - C5)
Heart of a Woman - 1999 (G♯2 - C5)
Matriarch of the Blues - 2000 (A2 - E♭5)
Blue Gardenia - 2001 (B♭2 - C5)
Let's Roll - 2003 (B2 - B4)
Blues to the Bone - 2004 (A2 - B4)
All the Way - 2006 (A2 - B4)
The Dreamer - 2011 (G♯2 - B4)
The Second Time Around - 1961 (E♭3 - E♭5)
Etta James - 1962 (E♭3 - E♭5)
Etta James Sings for Lovers - 1962 (C♯3 - E♭5)
Etta James Top Ten - 1963 (E3 - E♭5)
The Queen of Soul - 1965 (E♭3 - F5)
Call My Name - 1966 (F3 - B5)
Tell Mama - 1968 (E♭3 - B♭5)
Etta James Sings Funk - 1970 (E♭3 - A5)
Losers Weepers - 1971 (E♭3 - G♯5)
Etta James - 1973 (C♯3 - F♯5)
Come a Little Closer - 1974 (C♯3 - C6)
Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! - 1976 (B♭2 - G5)
Deep in the Night - 1978 (C♯3 - E5)
Changes - 1980 (D3 - G5)
Seven Year Itch - 1989 (C♯3 - E5)
Stickin' to My Guns - 1990 (D3 - C♯5)
The Right Time - 1992 (C3 - E♭5)
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday - 1994 (B♭2 - B♭4)
Time After Time - 1995 (C3 - B4)
Love's Been Rough on Me - 1997 (G2 - E5)
Life, Love & the Blues - 1998 (A2 - C♯5)
12 Songs of Christmas - 1998 (B♭2 - C5)
Heart of a Woman - 1999 (G♯2 - C5)
Matriarch of the Blues - 2000 (A2 - E♭5)
Blue Gardenia - 2001 (B♭2 - C5)
Let's Roll - 2003 (B2 - B4)
Blues to the Bone - 2004 (A2 - B4)
All the Way - 2006 (A2 - B4)
The Dreamer - 2011 (G♯2 - B4)
{Credits}Alex61
At Last! - 1960
Etta James Sings for Lovers - 1962
Call My Name - 1966
Losers Weepers - 1971
Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! - 1976
Seven Year Itch - 1989
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday - 1994
Life, Love & the Blues - 1998
Matriarch of the Blues - 2000
Blues to the Bone - 2004
Baronessa
Etta James - 1962
The Queen of Soul - 1965
Etta James Sings Funk - 1970
Come a Little Closer - 1974
Changes - 1980
The Right Time - 1992
Love's Been Rough on Me - 1997
Heart of a Woman - 1999
Let's Roll - 2003
The Dreamer - 2011
+ Summary
galaxyseal
The Second Time Around - 1961
Etta James Top Ten - 1963
Tell Mama - 1968
Etta James - 1973
Deep in the Night - 1978
Stickin' to My Guns - 1990
Time After Time - 1995
12 Songs of Christmas - 1998
Blue Gardenia - 2001
All the Way - 2006
At Last! - 1960
Etta James Sings for Lovers - 1962
Call My Name - 1966
Losers Weepers - 1971
Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! - 1976
Seven Year Itch - 1989
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday - 1994
Life, Love & the Blues - 1998
Matriarch of the Blues - 2000
Blues to the Bone - 2004
Baronessa
Etta James - 1962
The Queen of Soul - 1965
Etta James Sings Funk - 1970
Come a Little Closer - 1974
Changes - 1980
The Right Time - 1992
Love's Been Rough on Me - 1997
Heart of a Woman - 1999
Let's Roll - 2003
The Dreamer - 2011
+ Summary
galaxyseal
The Second Time Around - 1961
Etta James Top Ten - 1963
Tell Mama - 1968
Etta James - 1973
Deep in the Night - 1978
Stickin' to My Guns - 1990
Time After Time - 1995
12 Songs of Christmas - 1998
Blue Gardenia - 2001
All the Way - 2006
A more accurate version of this thread is to be posted. This is merely a bit of housekeeping, and you should not expect an answer from me on any of these notes.