List of basses in non-classical music

The bass singing voice has a vocal range that lies around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C (i.e., E2–E4).[1] As with the contralto singing voice being the rarest female voice type, the bass voice is the rarest for males, and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.[2] However, the bass voice is determined not only by its vocal range, but also by its timbre, which tends to be darker than that of a baritone voice.

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The term bass was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices, where the classification is based not merely on the singer's vocal range but also on the tessitura and timbre of the voice. For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. In non-classical music, singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender and not by their vocal range.[3] When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass are used as descriptors of non-classical voices, they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to the singer's perceived vocal range.

The following is a list of singers in country, popular music, jazz, and musical theatre[lower-alpha 1] who have been described as basses.

List of names
Leonard Cohen
Michael Gira
Till Lindemann
Paul Robeson
Peter Steele
Josh Turner
NameLifespanNationalityAssociated act(s)Ref.
Bob Bingham1946–American[4]
Greg Brown1949–American[5]
Geoff Castellucci1980–AmericanVoicePlay[6]
Leonard Cohen[lower-alpha 2]1934–2016Canadian[12]
Ray Davis1940–2005American
[13]
Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach1989–American[14]
Tennessee Ernie Ford[lower-alpha 3]1919–1991American[16][17]
Tim Foust1981–[18]American Home Free[18][19]
Melvin Franklin1942–1995AmericanThe Temptations[20]
Milan FrasSlovenianLaibach[21][22]
Michael Gira[lower-alpha 4]1954–AmericanSwans[23]
Bernd Heinrich Graf (aka "Der Graf")1970–[24]GermanUnheilig[25]
Geoffrey Holder[lower-alpha 5]1930–2014Trinidadian-American[27]
Fred JohnsonAmericanThe Marcels[28][29]
Avi Kaplan1989–AmericanPentatonix[30][31][32]
Bobby Kim1973–South Korean[33]
Marc Lavoine1962–French[34]
Till Lindemann1963–German
[35]
Winfred "Blue" Lovett1936–2014[36][37] or 1940–2014[38]American[37]The Manhattans[37][38]
Nick Massi1927–2000AmericanThe Four Seasons[39]
Carlo Mastrangelo[lower-alpha 6]1937–2016Italian-AmericanThe Belmonts[41][42][43]
Michael McCary1971–AmericanBoyz II Men[44]
Stephin Merritt1965–American
[45][46]
Warren Moore1938–2017[47] or 1939–2017[48]AmericanThe Miracles[48]
Patrick Page1962–American[49]
Thurl Ravenscroft1914–2005AmericanThe Mellomen[50]
Harold Reid1939–2020[51]AmericanThe Statler Brothers[51][52]
Paul Robeson[lower-alpha 7]1898–1976American[53][54][55]
Arnold RobinsonAmericanThe Nylons[56][57]
Matt Sallee1994–[58] or 1995–[59]AmericanPentatonix[59][60]
Joe Santoni1990– or 1991–[61]AmericanDCappella[61][62]
Ronnie SimpkinsAmericanThe Seldom Scene[63]
Peter Steele[lower-alpha 8]1962-2010American
[67][68]
Richard Sterban1943–AmericanThe Oak Ridge Boys[69]
Tim Storms1972–American
[70]
J. D. Sumner1924–1998AmericanThe Blackwood Brothers[71][72]
Richard TongBritishOut of the Blue[73]
T.O.P1986–[74] or 1987–[75]KoreanBig Bang[74][76]
Ike Turner[lower-alpha 9]1931–2007American
[80]
Josh Turner[lower-alpha 10]1977–American[83]
Barry White[lower-alpha 11]1944–2003AmericanThe Love Unlimited Orchestra[54][84][85]
Nick WongBritishOut of the Blue[86]
George Younce1930–2005AmericanThe Cathedrals[87][88]
Tay Zonday[lower-alpha 12]1982–American[90]

See also

Notes
  1. For a detailed description of the differences between the operatic and musical theatre voice see Björkner, Eva, Why so different? Aspects of voice characteristics in operatic and musical theatre singing, KTH School of Computer Science and Communication, 2006 (ISBN 9171785183)
  2. Some sources also refer to Cohen as both a baritone[7][8][9][10] and as a bass-baritone[11]
  3. Ford has been alternately referred to as a baritone[15][16] and a bass-baritone[17]
  4. Gira has been alternately referred to as a baritone and bass-baritone[23]
  5. Holder is also referred to as a bass-baritone[26]
  6. Mastrangelo is also referred to as a bass-baritone[40] and a baritone[41]
  7. Robeson was also described vocally as a bass-baritone while identifying himself as a baritone[53]
  8. Steele is also referred to as a baritone[64][65][66]
  9. Ike Turner is also referred to as a baritone[77][78] and as a bass-baritone[79]
  10. Josh Turner is also referred to as a baritone[81][82]
  11. White is referred to as a bass-baritone[84][85]
  12. Zonday is also referred to as a baritone[89]

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