Post by kaji on Jun 22, 2023 18:42:19 GMT
Joe Van Loan (6 December 1922 - 15 December 1976)
Member of: the Canaanites / the Bachelors (1946 - 1949), the Songmasters (1949), the Elmer Snowden Quartet (1950), Warren Suttles & the Dreamers (1952), the Ravens (1951 - 1958), the Dixieaires (1954 - 1955), the Ink Spots (1950s - 1970s)
Vocal Range: E♭3-E6
Significant High Notes:
E6 ("We'll Raise a Ruckus Tonight")
C♯6 ("Jingle Jingle Joe")
C6 ("(Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddles", "Water Boy")
B5 ("I'll Be Back", "On Chapel Hill")
B♭5 ("A Simple Prayer", "Give Me Your Heart", "Going Home", "Hold Back the Dawn", "Hurricane", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "I'll Be Back", "Kneel and Pray", "Let Me Go, Lover", "Simon Says", "Water Boy", "What Do Your Tears Really Mean")
A5 ("Autumn Leaves", "Homesick", "On Chapel Hill", "Yesterday's Roses")
G♯5 ("Cecilia", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "Jingle Jingle Joe", "Let Me Go, Lover", "Traveling All Alone", "Water Boy", "We'll Raise a Ruckus Tonight")
G5 ("Chloe-e (The Song of the Swamp)", "Dear One", "Forever", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "Hold Back the Dawn", "Hurricane", "Lazy Mule", "September Song", "Don't Mention My Name", "(Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddles")
F♯5 ("Cecilia", "On Chapel Hill", "Rough Ridin'", "Traveling All Alone")
F5 ("Give Me Your Heart", "Going Home", "Here is My Heart", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "Rough Ridin'", "Simon Says", "Trust in Me", "Until I Fell for You", "Water Boy", "What Can I Tell Her Now")
E5 ("Autumn Leaves", "Dear One", "Homesick", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Lead Me to That Rock", "Merry Christmas", "That'll Be the Day", "Walkin' My Blues Away", "Yesterday's Roses")
E♭5 ("Give Me Your Heart", "Hereafter", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Joog, Joog", "Kneel and Pray", "Looking for My Baby", "Rough Ridin'", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "(Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddles", "Today", "Traveling All Alone")
D5 ("A Simple Prayer", "Be Anything - Be Mine", "Begin the Beguine", "Chloe-e (The Song of the Swamp)", "Forever", "Give Me Your Heart", "Heaven Knows Why", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Hold Back the Dawn", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "On Chapel Hill", "Rockin' at the Record Hop", "The Lonesome Road", "Trust in Me", "Wagon Wheels", "Write Me One Sweet Letter", "Yesterday's Roses")
C♯5 ("Begin the Beguine", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "Lead Me to That Rock", "Let Me Go, Lover", "Merry Christmas", "Peg o' My Heart", "Rock Me All Night Long", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "There's No Use Pretending", "Today", "Traveling All Alone", "Walkin' My Blues Away", "What Can I Tell Her Now", "When I Get Home")
C5 ("A Love Divided", "Ashamed", "Autumn Leaves", "Be Anything - Be Mine", "Come a Little Bit Closer", "Dear One", "Don't Mention My Name", "Forever", "Forget If You Can", "Green Eyes", "Happy Go Lucky Baby", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "Hereafter", "Here in My Heart", "Hold Back the Dawn", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Jingle Jingle Joe", "Joog, Joog", "Kneel and Pray", "Lead Me to That Rock", "Love is No Dream", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "(Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddles", "The Bells of San Raquel", "Until I Fell for You", "Water Boy", "We'll Raise a Ruckus Tonight", "What Can I Tell Her Now", "Who'll Be the Fool (From Now On)", "Without a Song", "Yesterday's Roses")
B4 ("Begin the Beguine", "Chloe-e (The Song of the Swamp)", "Don't Mention My Name", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "Heaven Knows Why", "Homesick", "I'll Tell Him", "I'm Not Like I Used to Be", "Merry Christmas", "On Chapel Hill", "Peg o' My Heart", "Rockin' at the Record Hop", "Rough Ridin'", "Today", "Traveling All Alone", "Wagon Wheels", "Walkin' My Blues Away", "When I Get Home", "Write Me One Sweet Letter", "You've Got Just What I Need")
B♭4 ("A Love Divided", "Ashamed", "A Simple Prayer", "Begin the Beguine", "Broken Shoes", "Cecilia", "Come a Little Bit Closer", "Forget If You Can", "Give Me Your Heart", "Going Home", "Green Eyes", "Hereafter", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Hold Back the Dawn", "Hurricane", "I Can't Believe", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "Jingle Jingle Joe", "Joog, Joog", "Kneel and Pray", "Let Me Go, Lover", "Let Me Know", "Let Me Love, Love You", "Looking for My Baby", "Out in the Cold Again", "Rock Me All Night Long", "September Song", "Simon Says", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "There's No Use Pretending", "Trust in Me", "Until I Fell for You", "What Can I Tell Her Now", "What Do Your Tears Really Mean", "Why Did You Leave Me", "You've Got Just What I Need")
Significant Low Notes:
B♭3 ("A Simple Prayer", "Begin the Beguine", "Broken Shoes", "Forever", "Hereafter", "Hold Back the Dawn", "Hurricane", "Kneel and Pray", "I Can't Believe", "Let Me Ride", "Love is No Dream", "Simon Says", "Until I Fell for You", "What Can I Tell Her Now", "What Do Your Tears Really Mean", "Why Did You Leave Me")
A3 ("A Love Divided", "Autumn Leaves", "Chloe-e (The Song of the Swamp)", "Dear One", "Don't Mention My Name", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "I'll Tell Him", "Lead Me to That Rock", "Let Me Go, Lover", "Let Me Ride", "Merry Christmas", "September Song", "There's No Use Pretending", "Trust in Me")
G♯3 ("Ain't Gonna Worry No More", "Begin the Beguine", "Broken Shoes", "Give Me Your Heart", "Jingle Jingle Joe", "Looking for My Baby", "Today", "Traveling All Alone")
G3 ("A Simple Prayer", "Don't Mention My Name", "Forever", "Hold Back the Dawn", "Let Me Go, Lover", "September Song", "Simon Says", "There's No Use Pretending", "Trust in Me", "Until I Fell for You", "What Can I Tell Her Now", "What Do Your Tears Really Mean")
F♯3 ("A Love Divided", "Hawaiian Wedding Song")
F3 ("Dear One", "Hurricane", "Kneel and Pray", "Love is No Dream", "Why Did You Leave Me")
E3 ("Autumn Leaves")
E♭3 ("Broken Shoes")
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable notes}
F6 ("We'll Raise a Ruckus Tonight" [3])
E6 ("Let Me Know" [3])
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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.
F6 ("We'll Raise a Ruckus Tonight" [3])
E6 ("Let Me Know" [3])
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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.
