Highest Low Beginnings/Lowest High Beginnings (1,299 views)

[Macca]

J.D Sumner has his highs start at C3 and some guy had his lows start at E4.
What are some other examples? I know alot of bass singers have their highs begin in the low 3rd octave, but what else.

[kaji]

There’s definitely plenty of male singers who are not basses whose high starts in the third. Ed Ames for one. And Robert Goulet.

[Homelander]

- James Brown’s low notes start at G3.
- Mikhail Zlatopolsky’s thresholds are D2 and F3.
- Johnny Cash & Tennessee Ernie Ford’s high notes both start at A3.
- Bing Crosby & Ed Ames’ high notes both start at B-flat 3.

[Steingrim]

Steve Perry's lows start at G3 but the list of notes below G3 is short, so it could as well include G#3 and A3.

[brutalism]

Leonard Cohen's highs: start at G3.
While lows span A2-E1.
P.S.: (old Leonard's highest notes in the last decades topped at F3)

[Homelander]

High Notes:
C4 - Barry White, John Lee Hooker, Till Lindemann
B3 - Jim Croce
B♭3 - Bing Crosby, Mark Knopfler
A3 - Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Tennessee Ernie Ford
C3 - J.D. Sumner

Low Notes:
C4 - Lee Moses
A3 - Genki Hitomi
G♯3 - Biff Byford
G3 - Bon Scott, James Brown, Little Richard, Philip Bailey, Ron Isley, Steve Perry
F♯3 - Frankie Valli, Michael Jackson, Yannis Papadopoulos
F3 - Brian Wilson, David Ruffin, Michael Bolton

[Yojojo]

Highest low note thresholds:
E♭4 - Bruno de Sá
A3 - Johnny Cook
G♯3 - Bruno Mars, Kellin Quinn
G3 - Johnny Gieoli, Jon Anderson, Justin Hawkins, Piet Arion, Rance Allen, Rod Stewart
F♯3 - Adam Lambert, Lou Gramm
F3 - Ben Barlow, Ritchie Valens, Rivers Cuomo, Stevie Wonder

Low high note thresholds:
F♯4 - Nico, Tracy Chapman
E4 - Emma Hurok
C4 - Frank Zappa, Matt Berninger, Nat King Cole
B3 - John Hinckley, Josh Turner, Nick Drake, Phil Elverum
B♭3 - Greg Gonzalez, Tay Zonday
A3 - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Woodkid
F♯3 - Paul David Kennamer

[beethoven]

Of course there's someone that had to mention him (I happen to be that someone), but just like Bruno de Sá, Alessandro Moreschi also had his lows start at E♭4.

[Yojojo]

Finally found E4 threshold guy. His name is Cam Pipes.