cover band songs for deep voice.

[crazyBassClown]

Anyone out there got any good recommendations for songs for a coverband for a deeper voiced singer?
Think barry white / chef from southpark.
would chocolate salty balls be worth a shot?

 

[EddiePlaysBass]

My previous rockabilly band had a singer (well, sorta) who had a deep voice. We just did Elvis stuff, Johnny Cash and the likes.

And we tried this one:



But he sang it too low :-(

 

[bggeezer]

Genre?

 

[PlungerModerno]

You can do the doors stuff? maybe leonard cohen?

The former: )

 

[bhunt1]

I play in a classsic rock cover band with a singer who sounds like Elvis, so we play - wait for it - alot of Elvis. Also Billy Idol, a little classic R&B (Vehicle, Get Ready), some 80s stuff (What I like about you, hurts so good, Jenny). We can cover stuff that doesn't sound Elvisy in the original, but when we think of trying new songs, we tend to default to Elvis like singers. I would say try to stretch the limits a little if you can.

 

[Red Rover]

Johnny Cash tribute band... nothing else.

 

[hrodbert696]

Depends a lot on genre. Johnny Cash, Hootie and the Blowfish, INXS and the Doors all come to mind.

 

[mcapote]

 

[Mystic Michael]

Think barry white / chef from southpark.

BTW, the South Park character Chef was voiced by iconic soul singer Issac Hayes (RIP). Just so you know now...

As for material to cover, for a range near the really deep-voiced vocalists you just cited, you may need to stick with the genres in which they sang: specifically soul, R&B, gospel & maybe a little jazz.

For rock/pop music, your singer may need to sing up into at least the mid-baritone range. Think "crooners" such as Jim Morrison, Bryan Ferry, David Sylvian, etc.

MM

 

[onosson]

Crash Test Dummies?

 

[obsidianbass]

Try some Type O.

 

[MNAirHead]

what genre....

I'm hexed with this condition.

 

[nicopiano]

'Hurt' by Johnny Cash!

 

[s_mcsleazy]

p.s the guy at the start of the video is john cooper clarke.

 

[GovernorSqueeze]

Stone Temple Pilots? Pearl Jam? Maybe those if you can sing well into baritone.

 

[Stinsok]

Crash Test Dummies-DUH!

 

[curbowkid]

Meshuggah. Can he sing as low as E-F#?

 

[crazyBassClown]

BTW, the South Park character Chef was voiced by iconic soul singer Issac Hayes (RIP). Just so you know now...

I actually meant either of the two,
and props to isaac hayes for this .

It seemed to go down well with the crowd.


I was mostly leaning towards rock pop R&B as the genres although anything else may be interesting.

To add a few myself tom jones and chris isaak

 

[BrotherEarl]

I'm a true bass. No, really. I was a Voice Major in college and my range was bass.

When I was sixteen I was asked to sing for a friends band when the lead-singer came down with something. I knew my voice and I knew my range. At least two of the songs I had to drop down an octave.

I rehearsed with the band and it went okay. We did a soundcheck and there was no major issue. However after soundcheck some guy who was running the PA came up to me and told me that I needed to sing it in the right range or "it wouldn't work."

Stupidly I gave his statement some credence and I spent the performance trying to reach notes I had no chance of ever hitting.

That put me off of singing in bands for a long time.

It wasn't until a few years ago that out of necessity I stepped up and gave it a shot. I found that for most material it didn't really matter. The point got across of what you were singing and if you put enough into it then it was just as valid and entertaining as someone that would come in and do it in the range folks are more accustomed to hearing.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you should't see range as a limiting factor. It may seem awkward at first but the more you do it the better you will know your capabilities and the better equipped you will be to take something that you feel you can't handle and turn it around and make something out of it.

 

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