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Falsetto Singing Brothers!!!! I love the art of falsetto singing. Back in tha day you had some dudes that reallly knew how to sing in the falsetto register. Now-a-days, that style is not really in vogue. Some people think it's "sissified" to sing in such a tone. We have Maxwell doing his thing now. Now I know...we all know "YOU KNOW WHO" and the way he works his falsetto vocals. But what are some others dudes that can turn the heat up in the falsetto register???
I'll start this thread off with Russell Thompskins Jr., the lead singer for the R&B 70's group The Stylistics. Man this brother's falsetto is so even-toned and smooth. Growing up as a little boy hearing their songs on the radio I thought seriously that it was a woman singing lead on those songs.One music critic once said that Thompskins has the voice of an angel. | |
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Smokey Robinson
Phillip Bailey Marvin Gaye Eddie Kendricks? Stevie Wonder (never did it much but listen to "Summer Soft") Curtis Mayfield Jimi Hendrix (listen to Electric Ladyland's title track - very Mayfield-esque) This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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Ronald Isley
Curtis Mayfield Phillip Bailey Smokey Robinson... and Beck | |
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Al Green. Not that his falsetto is perfect... but his songs wouldn't work otherwise. "How embarrasing to be human!"
- Kurt Vonnegut, 'Hocus Pocus' | |
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Lenny Willaims (from Tower of Power)
Eric Benet They don't use it all the time but when they do it's pretty impressive. | |
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Supernova said:[quote]Eddie Kendricks?[quote]
I don't know why I put that question mark there. It's inadvertent. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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Top 10 falsettos
1. Wayne Cooper (from early Cameo)(actually BY FAR #1) 2. Rusell Thompkins (Stylistics's lead singer) 3. Howard Hewett 4. Phillip Bailey 5. Maxwell 6. Prince 7. Bobby DeBarge (Switch) 8. John-John (from Silk) 9. tie - Force MDs lead singer OR Curtis Mayfield 10. D'Angelo | |
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I think George Michael and James "JT" Taylor had great falsetto voices. I fell on the floor laughing the first time I heard D'Angelo's falsetto, very close to the Soul Glow commercial in Coming to America. | |
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