Slim Harpo (612 views)

[BAZanine]

James Isaac Moore (11 January 1924 - 31 January 1970)
Years Active: 1950 - 1970
Voice Type: Barin' in My Tone
Vocal Range: B1 - E5

SPOILER: Click to show

{Vocal Summary}Epic blues man Slim Harpo sure do like his nose doe

Significant High Notes:

E5 ("Boogie Chillun" part 2, "Tip on In" part 1, single version)
C♯5 ("Boogie Chillun")
A4 ("Shake Your Hips")
F♯4 ("Jody Man", "Mohair Sam", "Shake Your Hips")
F4 ("Folsom Prison Blues", "I've Got Love If You Want It", "I've Got My Finger on Your Trigger", "Mailbox Blues", "Sittin' Here Wonderin'", "That Ain't Your Business" Jay Miller sessions)
E4 ("Boogie Chillun", "Dynamite", "The Hippy Song", "I Just Can't Leave You", "I'm So Sorry", "I'm Your Bread Maker Baby", "Jody Man", "One More Day", "Strange Love", "Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu", "That's Why I Love You", "What a Dream", "What's Goin' on Baby", "You'll Be Sorry One Day")
E♭4 ("Don't Start Crying Now", "Dream Girl", "I'm a King Bee", "I've Been a Good Thing for You", "I've Got Love If You Want It", "I've Got to Be With You Tonight", "Late Last Night", "My Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King)", "Shake Your Hips", "Sittin' Here Wonderin'", "We're Two of a Kind")
D4 ("Buzz Me, Babe", "Folsom Prison Blues", "I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis)", "I'm So Sorry", "I've Got My Finger on Your Trigger", "Mailbox Blues", "One More Day", "The Price Is Too High", "That Ain't Your Business", "What a Dream", "Wild About My Baby")
C♯4 ("Dynamite", "Hey Little Lee", "I'm Gonna Keep What I've Got", "Mutual Friend")
C4 ("Boogie Chillun", "Don't Start Crying Now", "Dream Girl", "I Just Can't Leave You", "I'm Gonna Miss You (Like the Devil)", "I've Been a Good Thing for You", "Harpo's Blues", "Late Last Night", "My Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King)", "The Price Is Too High", "Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu", "We're Two of a Kind", "What's Goin' on Baby")

Significant Low Notes:

D3 ("Folsom Prison Blues", "I've Been a Good Thing for You", "Loving You (The Way I Do)", "I'm Gonna Miss You (Like the Devil)", "Midnight Blues", "Still Rainin' in My Heart", "Strange Love", "That Ain't Your Business", "That's Why I Love You", "Wild About My Baby")
C♯3 ("Bobby Sox Baby", "Dynamite", "Hey Little Lee", "I'm Your Bread Maker Baby")
C3 ("I've Got to Be With You Tonight", "My Baby She's Got It", "The Price Is Too High", "Rainin' in My Heart")
B2 ("Dynamite", "Just for You", "Mutual Friend", "Please Don't Turn Me Down", "Something Inside Me")
B♭2 ("Folsom Prison Blues", "We're Two of a Kind")
A2 ("Just for You", "Mutual Friend", "My Home Is a Prison", "Please Don't Turn Me Down", "What's Goin' on Baby", "Wonderin' and Worryin'")
G♯2 ("My Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King)")
G2 ("I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis)", "My Home Is a Prison", "Something Inside Me", "Wonderin' and Worryin'")
F♯2 ("Hey Little Lee", "The Hippy Song")
F2 ("I Love the Life I'm Living", "I'm a King Bee", "My Baby She's Got It", "We're Two of a Kind")
E2 ("Buzz Me, Babe", "Something Inside Me")
E♭2 ("I Love the Life I'm Living", "Mohair Sam", "We're Two of a Kind")
D2 ("Still Rainin' in My Heart")
C♯2 ("Rainin' in My Heart")
B1 ("Just for You")

…………………………………………………………………….
*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.
*Dates on this thread are listed with the format DD/MM/YYYY.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Questionable Notes}C5 ("Mailbox Blues"^[1b])

C♯2 ("Baby Scratch My Back"^[1a])

.......................................................
[1] Questionable representativeness.
a. Speaking.
b. Brief exclamations.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Notewatched Discography & Album Ranges}Raining in My Heart (1961) (C♯2 - E2 - F4)
+ Assorted singles