Post by BassSquared on Dec 26, 2019 1:33:46 GMT
Susan Tedeschi (9 November 1970 - Present)
Years Active: 1995 - Present
Associated Acts: Tedeschi Trucks Band (2010 - Present)
Vocal Range: E♭3 - B5
{Vocal Summary}With her powerful voice, solid guitar chops, and an all-star backing band including her virtuoso husband Derek Trucks, blues-rock singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi has become one of the most influential musicians in the modern jam scene. Vocally, her main strength is undoubtedly her big, soulful, raspy-sounding belting, heavily indebted to the likes of Bonnie Raitt. Though these high belts aren't particularly remarkable range-wise (topping out around D5 for most songs) the sheer power, control, and emotional gravitas she brings to each note more than makes up for it. Aside from this core strong point, her voice is still solid- as a mezzo-soprano, she possesses a fairly full-sounding lower register that she uses when the song calls for it, and though her head voice pales in comparison to her belts, it still sees use on occasion. Overall, though, as a singer for a jam band with an extensive touring schedule, Tedeschi has largely stuck to what she excels at, avoiding vocal damage or fatigue and consistently putting on studio-quality (or better) live performances for the past twenty-five years.
Written by BassSquared.
Written by BassSquared.
{Album Ranges}Better Days (1995): G3 - G5
Just Won't Burn (1998): F♯3 - E5
Wait for Me (2002): E3 - B5
Hope and Desire (2005): F3 - F5
Back to the River (2008): E3 - F5
With Tedeschi Trucks Band:
Revelator (2011): E3 - E♭5
Made Up Mind (2013): E♭3 - G5
Let Me Get By (2016): E3 - D5
Signs (2019): E3 - D5
I Am the Moon (2022): E3 - D5
Just Won't Burn (1998): F♯3 - E5
Wait for Me (2002): E3 - B5
Hope and Desire (2005): F3 - F5
Back to the River (2008): E3 - F5
With Tedeschi Trucks Band:
Revelator (2011): E3 - E♭5
Made Up Mind (2013): E♭3 - G5
Let Me Get By (2016): E3 - D5
Signs (2019): E3 - D5
I Am the Moon (2022): E3 - D5
Significant High Notes:
B5 ("The Feeling Music Brings")
G5 ("Hound Dog", "It Hurts Me Too", "Made Up Mind", "Within You, Without You" live Oakland 2017)
F5 ("Butterfly", "Evidence", "I'm Gonna Be There")
E5 ("Crying Over You" live Oakland 2017, "Evidence", "It Hurt So Bad", "Talking About")
E♭5 ("Ain't Nobody's Business", "Better Days", "Hound Dog", "Little By Little", "Lord Protect My Child", "Made Up Mind", "Revolutionize Your Soul", "Soul of a Man", "Sweet Forgiveness", "Until You Remember")
D5 ("Alone", "Angel from Montgomery", "Anyhow", "Back to the River", "Ball and Chain", "Bird on the Wire" live Oakland 2017, "Bound for Glory", "Butterfly", "Can't Sleep at Night", "Come See About Me", "Do I Look Worried", "Don't Know What It Means", "Don't Let Me Slide", "Friar's Point", "Gonna Write Him a Letter", "Hampmotized", "I Am the Moon", "I Fell in Love", "I Pity the Fool" live Oakland 2017, "It Hurts Me Too", "It's So Heavy", "Laugh About It", "Learn How to Love", "Learning the Hard Way", "Lost Lover Blues" live Austin 2003, "Love Has Something Else to Say", "Love Will", "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean", "Misunderstood", "Part of Me", "People", "Rock Me Right", "Share Your Love", "Signs, High Times", "The Storm", "Talking About", "These Walls", "They Don't Shine", "Whiskey Legs", "Within You, Without You" live Oakland 2017, "Wrapped in the Arms of Another", "You Got the Silver")
C♯5 ("Better Days", "Can't Leave You Alone", "The Feeling Music Brings", "Follow", "Gonna Move", "Hard Case", "Idle Wind", "I'm Gonna Be There", "It Hurt So Bad", "Laugh About It", "Let Me Get By", "Shame", "There's a Break in the Road", "Til I Found You", "Voodoo Woman" live Austin 2003, "Walk Through This Life", "You Can Make It It You Try" live Austin 2003)
C5 ("700 Houses", "Ain't Nobody's Business", "Alone", "Blues on a Holiday", "Bound for Glory", "Butterfly", "Circles 'Round the Sun", "The Danger Zone", "Don't Drift Away" live Oakland 2017, "Don't Let Me Slide", "Don't Think Twice It's Alright", "Evidence", "Found Someone New", "The Garden", "Gonna Write Him a Letter", "Hampmotized", "Hear Me", "Hound Dog", "I Can Feel You Smiling", "I Don't Want Nobody", "In Every Heart", "It Hurts Me Too", "I Want More", "Just as Strange", "Just Won't Burn", "Learn How to Love", "Little By Little", "Locomotive", "Looking for Answers", "Lord Protect My Child", "Love's in Need of Love Today" live Austin 2003, "Made Up Mind", "Revolutionize Your Soul", "Share Your Love", "So Long Savior", "Somehow", "Soul of a Man", "Sweet Forgiveness", "There's a Break in the Road", "True", "Until You Remember", "Wait for Me", "When Will I Begin", "Within You, Without You" live Oakland 2017, "Yes We Will", "You Need to Be With Me")
B4 ("Angel from Montgomery", "Anyhow", "All the World", "Back to the River", "Ball and Chain", "Bird on the Wire" live Oakland 2017, "Blues on a Holiday", "Can't Leave You Alone", "Can't Sleep at Night", "Come See About Me", "Do I Look Worried", "Don't Know What It Means", "Don't Let Me Slide", "The Feeling Music Brings", "Gonna Move", "Hard Case". "Hear Me", "Hear My Dear", "I Am the Moon", "I Fell in Love", "It's So Heavy", "Just Won't Burn", "Keep On Growing" live Oakland 2017, "Laugh About It", "Learning the Hard Way", "Love Never Treats Me Right", "Magnificent Sanctuary Band", "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean", "Misunderstood", "Part of Me", "People", "Right on Time", "Rock Me Right", "Security", "Shame", "Signs, High Times", "Simple Things", "Soul Sweet Song", "The Storm", "Sweet and Low", "Take Me As I Am", "Talking About", "These Walls", "They Don't Shine", "You Got the Silver")
Significant Low Notes:
A3 ("700 Houses", "Ain't Nobody's Business", "All That I Need", "All the Love", "Angel from Montgomery", "Better Days", "Bound for Glory", "Can't Leave You Alone", "Can't Sleep at Night", "Come See About Me", "D'Gary", "Don't Drift Away" live Oakland 2017, "Don't Think Twice It's Alright", "Follow", "Found Someone New", "The Garden", "Gonna Move", "Gonna Write Him a Letter", "Hear Me", "Hear My Dear", "I Can Feel You Smiling", "It Hurt So Bad", "I Want More", "Just as Strange", "Just Won't Burn", "Keep On Growing" live Oakland 2017, "Last Night in the Rain", "Learning the Hard Way", "Little By Little", "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever", "Misunderstood", "None Above", "Playing With My Emotions", "Rainy Day", "Shelter", "So Long Savior", "Sweet and Low", "There's a Break in the Road", "True", "Until You Remember", "Wait for Me", "Walk Through This Life", "Wrapped in the Arms of Another", "Yes We Will", "You Need to Be With Me")
G♯3 ("All That I Need", "All the World", "Anyhow", "The Danger Zone", "D'Gary", "Evidence", "The Feeling Music Brings", "In Every Heart", "Lord Protect My Child", "Right on Time", "Simple Things", "Soul of a Man", "Sweet Forgiveness")
G3 ("700 Houses", "Alone", "Bird on the Wire" live Oakland 2017, "Circles 'Round the Sun", "The Danger Zone", "Don't Know What It Means", "Don't Think Twice It's Alright", "The Garden", "Hear My Dear", "I Am the Moon", "I'm Gonna Be There", "I Pity the Fool" live Oakland 2017, "It's So Heavy", "I Want More", "La Di Da", "Lost Lover Blues" live Austin 2003", "Love Has Something Else to Say", "Love Never Treats Me Right", "Love Will", "Magnificent Sanctuary Band", "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean", "Rainy Day", "Still Your Mind", "Strengthen What Remains", "Take Me As I Am", "These Walls", "Wait for Me", "When Will I Begin", "Wrapped in the Arms of Another")
F♯3 ("All the Love", "Calling Out to You", "Can't Leave You Alone", "Can't Sleep at Night", "Do I Look Worried", "Follow", "The Garden", "Gonna Move", "Idle Wind", "La Di Da", "Love's in Need of Love Today" live Austin 2003, "Security", "They Don't Shine", "You Can Make It It You Try" live Austin 2003, "You Got the Silver",)
F3 ("The Ending", "Evidence", "Learn How to Love", "Magnificent Sanctuary Band", "Revolutionize Your Soul", "Somehow", "Sweet Forgiveness", "These Walls")
E3 ("Alone", "Back to the River", "Don't Know What It Means", "The Ending", "I Am the Moon", "Idle Wind", "In Every Heart", "It Hurt So Bad" live Austin 2003, "Midnight in Harlem", "Simple Things", "Take Me As I Am", "They Don't Shine")
E♭3 ("Love's in Need of Love Today" live Austin 2003, "Made Up Mind")
{Questionable Notes}
C6 "I Want More"[2]
G♯5 "Lord Protect My Child"[2], "Midnight in Harlem"[2]
G3 "Ball and Chain"[1], "Blues on a Holiday"[1], "Just Won't Burn"[1]
F3 "Love Will"[1]
D3 "Alone"[4], "Somehow"[1]
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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.
C6 "I Want More"[2]
G♯5 "Lord Protect My Child"[2], "Midnight in Harlem"[2]
G3 "Ball and Chain"[1], "Blues on a Holiday"[1], "Just Won't Burn"[1]
F3 "Love Will"[1]
D3 "Alone"[4], "Somehow"[1]
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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.
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.