Those low voices!

**blueskies** · 03-16-2011, 07:08 PM

I really like the lower voiced female singers. In classical vocal music, they're called contraltos....in pop/R&B I guess they're referred to as Altos? Whatever....can you name any you particularly like and who might have the lowest voice out there [[past or present).
Ruth Pointer comes to mind.

**blueskies** · 03-16-2011, 07:21 PM

Oops. I got the wrong forum. Sorry. This shouldn't be in Motown. My Edit wouldn't allow me to delete? We're stuck with it here, I guess. Old age and send keys don't mix!

**skooldem1** · 03-16-2011, 07:24 PM

Toni Braxton
Sade
Gladys [[maybe)

pshark · 03-16-2011, 08:40 PM

Grace Jones
Etta James
Chaka Khan

smark21 · 03-16-2011, 10:03 PM

Cassandra Wilson

**MIKEW-UK** · 03-17-2011, 05:34 AM

Tenor or Alto..............seems to change about 1 minute in. Neither are to my taste in this instance.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk0E_...eature=related

**roger** · 03-17-2011, 06:08 AM

Well ..

In '60s Britain HELEN SHAPIRO made a career out of her deep voice .. Here is one of her biggest hits .. got to #1 in the U.K. .. even made the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 back in 1961. On the Billboard chart for 1 week and peaked at #100.

HELEN SHAPIRO : "Walking Back to Happiness"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSg1Z...eature=related

And a later recording that became popular amongst the "Northern Soul" crowd ..

HELEN SHAPIRO : "Stop And You Will Become Aware"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgFCjKSzvVU

And Skooldem1 said "Gladys [[Maybe)" .. I say "Gladys Definitely"!!

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS : "The Look Of Love"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyuVhrPxZ9A

And its a Motown recording too!!

Roger

**1382hitsville** · 03-17-2011, 06:38 AM

What about Motowns west coast Barbara Randolph?

**MIKEW-UK** · 03-17-2011, 07:27 AM

What, no mention of:
Anita Baker
Phyllis Hyman

**Motown_M_1056** · 03-17-2011, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by MIKEW-UK

What, no mention of:
Anita Baker
Phyllis Hyman

Or of
Mavis Staples
Regina Belle
and Dianne Reeves

**robb_k** · 03-17-2011, 01:40 PM

Johnnie Mae Matthews

**arrr&bee** · 03-17-2011, 03:05 PM

Sdf ya'll slippin,nobody mentioned a lady that can go low[voice]with the best of em...sassy-the divine one-miss sarah vaughan!

pshark · 03-17-2011, 03:12 PM

Cher
Carol Channing
Big Mama Thorton

**blueskies** · 03-17-2011, 03:33 PM

Wow....everyone is offering great choices. Here's a little sampling of Ruth Pointer's 'baritone' !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgsZ_...eature=related