Excellent singers with unusual voices.

[Sam Ovett]

Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Russell Thompkins Jr. of The Stylistics - strong falsetto:

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Eartha Kitt:

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Barry White - with Ally McBeal and co:

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Louis Armstrong - what a wonderful world:

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[Seagull27]

Kelly Jones!

This. All over.

 

[Icy Gull]

Ray Davies
Has Johnny Cash had a mention yet?
Syd Barrett
Van Morrison
Neil Young
Any one of the Beach Boys
Marc Bolan
John Fogarty
Dave Cousins

 

[KZNSeagull]

Spot on ! Harriet Wheeler ?

Aye!! Not as good as Elizabeth though, but still excellent!!

You have taste, sir!!

 

[Simon Morgan]

Tony Bennett

 

[Fungus]

Tony Bennett

How "unusual" is his voice?

 

[Simon Morgan]

How "unusual" is his voice?

I'd say imperfect would be a better way of describing it. Not as pure as other singers from the same genre, but I really like it.

 

[footychick]

Ellie Goulding
Birdie (she's only 14!)
Emili Sande
Jessie J

 

[Everest]

Actually - country and folk singing is littered with warblers and yodellers. Dick Gaughan, Lindisfarne, Steeleye Span, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Sandy Denny.

Johnny Cash's missus had a superb yodel on her. Hank Williams could yodel like an Austrian. Dr John sings like he's got a mouth full of jambalaya.

If you're going down the yodelling road, how about LeAnn Rimes.

This was when she was about 14 I think

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[dingodan]

Chris Martin is an amazing vocalist, dont know if his voice counts as unusual but its very distinctive and his range is sick.

 

[Gritt23]

Jimmy Somerville

 

[drew]

Bon Scott.



Jon Anderson

 

[DIRK STEELE]

Elliott Bennett.... er no... Smith?

 

[Marshy]

Unusual voice...shirley means cant sing in most cases...

 

[crasher]

Jello Biafra

 

[albionalex]

Frankie Valli.

 

[Daffy Duck]

Going back a bit...

Peggy Lee
Ella Fitzgerald
Nat King Cole

 

[New Carpet?]

I'll add these three unusually-named front men with unusual voices:


The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser

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The National's Matt Berninger

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's Alec Ounsworth

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[Jimbo26]

Morrissey.

Morrissey can't sing for shite !!