King Floyd (867 views)

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King Floyd (February 13, 1945 – March 6, 2006)
Vocal Range: F♯2 - F♯5
Years Active: 1964 - 2000

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{Discography}
A Man in Love (1969): tba
King Floyd (1971): E♭3 - F♯5
Think About It (1973): A2 - F5
Well Done (1975): B♭2 - E5
Body English (1977): C♯3 - F5
Old Skool Funk (2000): F♯2 - F5

Significant High Notes:
F♯5 ("Baby Let Me Kiss You" (King Floyd))
F5 ("Baby Let Me Kiss You" (Old Skool Funk), "Can She Do It Like She Dances", "Don't Leave Me Lonely", "Hard To Handle")
E5 ("Do Your Feelin'", "Got To Have Your Lovin'", "Groove Me", "I Feel Like Dynamite", "I Really Do Love You" (Body English), "Love's Out There", "My Girl", "Old Skool Funk")
E♭5 ("Baby Let Me Kiss You" (King Floyd), "Hard To Handle", "It's Not What You Think", "Lovin' Stuff", "Stop, Look and Listen", "Thank You")
D5 ("Baby Let Me Kiss You" (Body English), "Best Friends, Girlfriend", "Body English", "Can She Do It Like She Dances", "Do Your Feelin'", "Don't Leave Me Lonely", "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Got To Have Your Lovin'")
C♯5 ("Baby Let Me Kiss You" (King Floyd), "Groove Me", "Heartaches", "Hey Baby (I'm Rappin' To You)", "I Feel Like Dynamite", "Learning To Forget You", "Let Me See You Do That Thing", "So True", "Together We Can Do Anything")
C5 ("Can't Give It Up", "Don't Leave Me Lonely", "Got To Have Your Lovin'", "Here It Is")
B4 ("Everybody Needs Somebody", "Together We Can Do Anything")
B♭4 ("Body English", "Don't Leave Me Lonely", "Handle With Care", "Hard To Handle", "Heartaches", "I Feel Like Dynamite", "I'm For Real", "I'm Missing You", "It's Not What You Think", "It's Wonderful", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", "Walkin' And Thinkin'")
A4 ("Baby Let Me Kiss You" (Body English), "Day In The Life Of A Fool", "Got To Have Your Lovin'", "Here It Is", "I Really Do Love You" (Body English), "I'm Always Falling In Love", "Let Us Be", "Love's Out There", "Messing Up My Mind", "My Girl", "Old Skool Funk", "So Glad I Found You", "That's Why I Love You", "Think About It", "Times Have Changed", "Together We Can Do Anything", "You've Been Good To Me, Thank You")
G♯4 ("2 Women", "Baby Let Me Kiss You" (King Floyd), "Best Friends, Girlfriend", "Body English", "Do Your Feelin'", "Groove Me", "Handle With Care", "Heartaches", "Hey Baby (I'm Rappin' To You)", "I Feel Like Dynamite", "I'm For Real", "I'm Missing You", "Learning To Forget You", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", "Thank You", "That's Why I Love You", "We Gotta Hang On In There", "What Our Love Needs", "You've Been Good To Me, Thank You")

Significant Low Notes:
F♯3 ("Groove Me", "Here It Is", "I'm Always Falling In Love", "I'm For Real", "I'm Missing You", "Let Me See You Do That Thing", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", "Movin' On Strong", "No Where To Go But Here", "Old Skool Funk", "Put Out The Fire", "That's Why I Love You", "Together We Can Do Anything", "Try Me", You've Been Good To Me, Thank You")
F3 ("2 Women", "Don't Leave Me Lonely", "I Feel Like Dynamite", "I Really Love You" (King Floyd), "Learning To Forget You", "Lovin' Stuff", "No Where To Go But Here", "Very Well", "Walkin' And Thinkin'", "We Gotta Hang On In There", "Woman Don't Go Astray")
E3 ("Baby Let Me Kiss You", "I Don't Think I Could Face It", "Let Us Be", "Movin' On Strong", "Think About It", "Try Me", "Together We Can Do Anything", "We Can Love", "What Our Love Needs")
E♭3 ("Don't Leave Me Lonely", "I'm For Real", "Lovin' Stuff", "So Much Confusion")
D3 ("Learning To Forget You", "Love's Out There", "So True", "That's Why I Love You", "Trouble")
C♯3 ("Baby Let Me Kiss You" (Old Skool Funk),"If I Lie To You", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", "Movin' On Strong", "So Much Confusion", "We Can Love", "We Gotta Hang On In There")
C3 ("Can You Dig It", "Let Me See You Do That Thing", "Lovin' Stuff", "Very Well")
B2 ("I'm Gonna Fall In Love With You")
B♭2 ("I'm For Real", "Trouble", "Very Well")
A2 ("Best Friends, Girlfriend", "My Girl", "No Where To Go But Here")
G♯2 ("2 Women")
F♯2 ("Wrapped Up, Tied Up, Tangled Up")

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Blue indicates falsetto
Green indicates harsh or distorted notes
Italics indicates non-melodic notes
Underlines indicate notes obscured in backing vocals or harmonies
Boldface indicates notes that are particularly representative of this vocalist's capabilities

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{Questionable Notes}
B♭5 ("Walkin' And Thinkin'" [1])
A5 ("Can't Give It Up" [1])
F5 ("Stop, Look and Listen" [1])
C♯5 ("It's Wonderful" [5])

B♭2 ("I Don't Think I Could Face It" [3])
A2 ("Old Skool Funk" [3])
G2 ("Very Well" [3])
[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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{Bolded Notes}
E5 ("Groove Me", "I Really Do Love You")
E♭5 ("It's Not What You Think")
D5 ("Go To Have Your Lovin'")
B♭4 ("It's Wonderful")

C3 ("Let Me See You Do That Thing", "Very Well")