Post by asamic500 on Aug 17, 2024 22:52:27 GMT
Full name: Otis Rush Jr.
Stage name: Otis Rush
Birth date and place: April 29, 1934- September 29, 2018, Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Associated acts / Years active: Ike Turner, Jody Williams. 1956-2003
Vocal range and voice type: D3- A5 (2 octaves and 7 semitones) / Tenor
Vocal Summary
Significant High Notes (G4)
A5 ( I Can't Stop Baby,
E5 (I Can't Stop Baby, Me,)
E♭5 (I Feel So Bad, My Love Will Never Die,)
D5 (Gambler's Blues, )
B4 (You're Killing My Love,)
B♭4 (Can't Wait No Longer, Reap What You Sow)
A4 (Gambler’s Blues,It Takes Time, My Old Lady,Right Place, Wrong Time, )
G♯4 (I Feel So Bad,Keep On Lovin' Me Baby,)
Significant Low Notes (F3)
E3 (I Feel So Bad, Right Place, Wrong Time, )
E♭3 (Cross Cut Saw, I Feel So Bad,)
D3 (Keep On Lovin’ Me Baby, Reap What You Sow, )
Questionable Notes (G5, Me" 1 )
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[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 have insufficient tone and/or little support (very throaty and weak sounding).
[6] marks notes that are most likely produced via reverse phonation (inhaling).
xxx notes
Albums Ranges
Double Trouble LIVE Cambridge 1973
Chicago Blues Festival 2001
Live...and in Concert from San Francisco
Any Place I'm Going
Ain’t Enough Comin’ In
Live In Europe
Lost In The Blues
Blues Interaction - Live In Japan 1986
Tops (D3-Eb5)
Troubles Troubles
Right Place, Wrong Time
So Many Roads
Cold Day In Hell
Screamin’ And Cryin’
Blues Masters, Vol. 2
Mourning In The Morning (D3-E5)
This One's A Good One
Black marks chest, head voice, and mix notes.
Blue marks falsetto and whistled notes.
Green marks harsh, distorted vocals.
Grey marks fry notes and subharmonics.
Underlines mark backing vocal notes and notes obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic and intentional spoken notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person’s vocal capabilities