I’m only up to Tony Bennet at 3:35 so far but I’m going to say Prince. Loved the song when Doves Cry ( do not even know the name ). 😆. I’m sure I’ll change throughout of course.
Love the backing track - and the fact that you got such a great spread of musical genres and time periods. It's been a great trip down memory lane. Thank you!
A very comprehensive list. Many surprised me. I'm a 5' 9" woman and most of my favorite male singers are so short in heighth, but have a big presence on stage. Well done
He always wore like 6 inch high heels...matter of fact he injured his hip from the years of dancing in heels...The Dr.s got him using strong pain meds and being a Jehovah's witness he never used and had zero tolerance...so so sad
My mom said she was at a club in the 80's and everybody started saying Prince was there, people pointed to an area and you could see people parting and looking but my Mom couldn't see Prince...
This is fascinating!!! For some reason, I just picture these people as being big & tall!! I was particularly surprised at Billy Joel’s height. Thank you for putting this together. 🎶🎵
I think it's seeing people on TV or on stage from hundreds of feet away, everyone seems to be tall. I would have guessed most of these people around 6 feet tall, other than Prince and Ronnie James Dio.
This just astounded me... The ones I thought were tall were actually short, and some of the taller ones I thought were short weren't... Except Prince. I knew his height. I once almost backed into him at Bunker's in Mpls back in the '80s when he was hanging out trying not to be noticed... Luv U Miss U Prince 💜
@@davidr1676 Me neither, lol. I just remember being there... bar and stage on the left side, dive restaurant with red banquet seats on the right. It was a bikers hangout until 7pm or so; then they cleared out for the yuppie crowds 😄 Glad u had a chance to experience it too!
Very pleasantly surprised that Noddy Holder was included here , Slade is such an under appreciated band and his voice is so good Edit: oh my loooord thank you for including Geddy Rush is my favorite band and they’re always grouped out of lists like this for some reason
It's obvious a lot of research went into this; thank you for posting! My favorite singer is Robin Zander of Cheap Trick. He can sing anything. What a fabulous voice!🎙🎶
My biggest surprise was Randy Newman. I thought he was shorter than that, but then I suppose I have probably only seen him sitting at a piano which doesn't give you many clues. When he came out with his hit "Short People" I thought he was sending himself up. Interesting and well put together clip.
Thank you for your time and effort 👌 put into this video. It was very interesting to see how tall these singers were. The Temptations were all 6' +, that's one of the reasons they looked so good 👍 in clothes and were terrific singers too. RIP 🙏
Really interesting video. I'd never really thought about the height of these guys, but I was surprised at how many were so short. The Righteous Brothers really threw me. I didn't realize "the tall one" was just 5'-8".
Me too on the Righteous Brothers! I saw them when I was 16 (I'm 76 now, so 60 years ago) when they were just starting out. I always thought Bill Medley was much taller.
@@colleenkeefer2545 When I saw John Farnham, I was waiting to see how tall Jimmy Barnes was. 😂 You're right about Michael Hutchence though. Brilliant list anyways.
I always love these videos; they are so much fun. There were many surprises along the way. I am surprised that so many of them are under 5'9". It is difficult to tell how tall they are from a picture or being onstage. Thank you for all of your hard work!
I will never forget seeing Steve Marriott at some club in South Carolina and being shocked at the voice coming from that little dude. He was tiny but his voice was unbelievably powerful
@@DataWatch. Marriott was one of the most talented vocalist England produced in that era . I prefer his stuff with Small Faces whereas most people here in the United States are more familiar with his work with Humble Pie . He was pretty drunk and stoned that night too but he still is the most impressive singer I've seen in person . I've seen BB King , Robert Plant , Maynard Keenan , Rob Halford Layne Staley and others but that was in an arena . Standing just a few feet away while Steve Marriott sang ' Whatcha Gonna Do' was breathtaking . Every person in the club was mesmerized
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 that’s why they were called the ‘Small’ Faces. None of them was over 5ft 6ins. Until Rod joined and he was too tall so they dropped the ‘small’ and became just ‘The Faces’.
I counted all of the singers in the lineup that I have seen or can remember seeing. I got to 32 from Prince, George Benson, Muddy Walters right through Ray Davies, Mick Jagger, Johnny Cash, Roger Waters, then John Lydon, Paul Weller, Sting, Lemmy, Bryan Ferry, Terry Hall and loads of others. I enjoyed this. I thought I've seen quite a lot of music in my years but this video makes me realise I really haven't and you've not even got to the 90s, 00s, teens and the current decade. Thanks for putting in the time and effort to make a great video 👍👍👍👍🍻
Vocally, many favorites here. But since this video featured their height, please include Tony Hadley (of Spandau Ballet), who is 6'4" if you do an update in the future. Thanks! Nice range of artists & performers! Appreciate your hard work. Great job! Was also surprised by Freddie Mercury's height. I had always thought of him as 6 feet tall. Sometimes seeing them on stage gives the illusion of added height, along with a strong, confident performance.
Joey Ramone was indeed very tall. I stood next to him at a Bow wow wow show at the Ritz in NYC sometime in the 1980’s. He was pretty shy actually, but very polite.
I just discovered your site & subscribed before my comment. I’ll check it out now. Don’t care so much the specific height for George, as long as he’s included among all that talent!! One of the best voices, great musician & longest careers! Thanks!
I have to admit that quite a few of these heights surprised me! Some I was "sure" were short (like Barry Manilow...6 feet? Really? I always thought he was tiny!) And some I was shocked at how short they were! Cool video!
No no no. Manilow is famously tall and lanky. He's thin and long. His caricature that he uses of him sitting at the piano exaggerates him as tall and lanky with long legs that won't fit under the piano. Manilow, on the Tonight Show playing musical director for Bette Midler when he was a nobody, he plays the piano from a semi-standing position where is uses basically a bar stool and just leans on it and he looks iconically tall. You are associating "aggressive and brutish" with tall. Because Manilow is refined and a nice guy you are surprised to find out he's tall, and because Billy Joel is straightforward and coarse you are surprised he's short. Gentlemen can be tall too.
Something to know--Tallness is usually the result of having a longer thigh bone...when folks are sitting around a table, judging height is more difficult.
@@DataWatch. I've commented elsewhere, but 'solo' doesn't always mean signing. On his solo/side project stuff, he's drumming and other people are singing. The complainers have misled you!
@@adriandevine5955 ok. I’ve just had a comment saying others were singing but he sang on 3 tracks. I dunno the facts and I won’t be looking into it, don’t have time. Judging by the comments I got he must have sung something. But I dunno and it’s too late to change. I’ll continue to get slaughtered for leaving him out, and continue to get slaughtered for putting him in 🤷♂️🤦🏻
@@DataWatch. Mick FLeetwood is a terrific musician so I don't care if he technically hasn't sung, he belongs on this list. Thanks for the interesting.montage. Makes you realize that 5' 10" is about the average. ( My brother who always says he's short, will be happy! 😉 )
I knew he was 5'5 but when you see his thumb, on the guitar, it is always coming over the top which is so weird to me. His hands must have been very big. A guy at 5 ft.5 in. should not have been able to bring his thumb over the top of the guitar. Next time you watch a video of him check it out. It is very surprising!
@@scarletc.7055 His hands were larger than average...but the most startling example of large hands had to be Hendrix!...his hands looked both large, and extra length was evident in his fingers. He could, and did, use his long thumb to reach certain chords most people could not reach...Jimi was born to play amazing guitar!
In the Rock and Roll wax museum in London there's an impression of Paul Simon's hand in the wall. It was so tiny, almost child-sized. Pretty interesting that he became such a talented guitarist despite the size. Bono would be standing next to him if he'd been included in the list.
I met Aerosmith at a meet and greet before a concert. Even with cuban heels they were seriously short. The publicity people made sure tall guys kneeled down in front of the band for photo's.
I think that people whose growth years were the 1930s-1940s ate much less protein...much less, period. Evidence of this is the height of Japanese increasing with more protein in their diet. Additionally, Great Britain was under rationing well into the 1950s. The other thing I'd point out is that many of the singers shown here that are below average height are Jewish, and Jewish people as a whole tend to be shorter. Really terrific video!! Appreciate all the hard work you did to bring us this compilation. It's very good. 😊
A lot of thought went into rationing, (at least in the U.K.) Rations were meant to be as nutritious as they could be in the circumstances. The generation that grew up in the forties and fifties was actually healthier in many respects compared to us. It is certainly true that obesity rates were much lower. And due to the lack of labour saving devices people lead less sedentary lifestyles. Not sure about the amount of protein people back then were consuming. I think that environmental factors play a part in things like height, but I think genetics plays a strong part in determining height too.
Many of these surprised me. Stevie Ray Vaughn and Fats Domino were tiny. I thought Bill Medley was much taller. Don Henley, Englebert Humperdink, Kenny Loggins, and Robert Plant are much taller than I thought they were.
I’m a 6’3/4” guitar player, I would tower over some of these singers. I had no idea how many of the legends were under 5’5” tall! One of the tricks they used in MTV videos was to put the short singers a couple of feet closer to the camera to even up the visual perception of the band heights, Steve Perry was always in front of the rest of Journey in photos and videos like that.
Fantastic video!!! I'm 5'8''. I find it interesting that the taller the singers are the less well known they are. Never would have thought that the most famous male singers were between 5'2''-5'9''. I had no idea Mick Fleetwood and Joe Ramone were 6'6'' inches tall!!.
These heights are estimated peak heights, so measuring them wouldn’t make any difference. None of these people would be their peak height today sarky 😉
If you're going to include Ringo as a singer, you really should include Roger Taylor, who sang lead on several Queen songs, backing vocals on all of them, and famously hit the high note in "Bohemian Rhapsody." He also has 5 solo albums.
Suppose I could have done. You are the first person to ever suggest him though. I’ve had hundreds of suggestions for ringo after leaving him out of previous videos
@@DataWatch. Fair enough. The Beatles did consider themselves to be four equal members, while Queen definitely had Freddie as their frontman, despite all of them singing, and both Brian and Roger occasionally taking lead vocals.
Good job on this video! I really enjoyed it. If you ever do another, Peter Steel from Type O Negative would be an awesome addition. I think he was around 6’7”!
Somehow, I thought Steve Perry was taller. He looked so tall & thin I guess I assumed he was about 6’. And it was interesting to not that as the Gibb brothers got younger they got shorter.
You've done an outstanding job here. Very impressive. I was very surprised by Roger Daltrey coming in at 5'6. He seemed so much smaller seeing him on stage back in the '70's. I guess it was Townshend and Entwistle being much taller that gave the impression. It's hard to pick favorites from so many great vocalists, but two of mine are Robert Plant and Rick Davies. Thank you for taking the time to make this interesting vid.
A saw some footage of Roger Daltrey & Robert Plant somewhere together conversing. Plant towered over Roger almost as much as Pete Townshend does. Jimmy Page is about 5'-10".
I have a couple interesting takeaways from this: Michael Hutchence, who is my favorite singer, is often compared to Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger. And he happens to be the same height as both of them, 5'10." Second, I knew Marc Bolan was on the shorter side, but he made it work for him. If he were over 6', he would look ridiculous as an androgynous glam rocker. I happen to think he's quite adorable.😉 Third, I was surprised that SRV, Billy Ocean and Bob Marley are that short. I'm also surprised that Little Richard, Barry Manilow and Stevie Wonder are as tall as they are. I agree w/those who said it might be because they sit at a piano. Fourth, it's amazing to me the reactions to Robert Plant's height. Most say he's taller and one said he doesn't give off tall man's energy. Well, I think he does. And I heard Jimmy Page thought he was the bouncer when came to hear him sing because he was so tall. My mom, who isn't the biggest Zeppelin fan, always refers to him as the tall blond one. My cable provider has a classic rock channel that plays Led Zeppelin and shows various photos. My favorite is one where Bonham is sitting, Indian style, JPJ is squatting next to him, Jimmy is leaning over them and Robert, wearing dark pants, a shirt that actually fits for once, a necklace and his curly blond hair, is standing next to Jimmy w/his hands behind his back. I dare anyone to tell me, who looks at that photo, that he doesn't look over 6'. If I had grown-up in the 70s instead of the 80s, Robert Plant would be my favorite singer instead of Michael Hutchence. But he's my second so that's the way goes. Timing is everything🤣🤣
Well said! I think many people have seen plant in later life and just assumed because he’s shrunk a bit (which I think he definitely has) that he was never over 6’. We know the truth 😉
@@Lisa-hu4ot All I can say is Helena Christensen is or was 5'10 and they looked the same height to me. And in one interview he said he wore her pants. I've never met him but, judging by those factors, I believe he was that height. Anyway, most men lie and say they're six feet tall. So, why lie about being 5'10"?!
@@DataWatch. I know people shrink as they get older, but he still looks taller than most people he's around. So, I wonder if they're really short or if the shrinkage is minimal?!
@@kimberlywalker3970 you talking about Robert plant? Or someone else. Taller people will inevitably lose more height as they get older. They’ve got more to lose
Surprised that Jagger is taller than Bowie - Jagger looked like a tiny thing next to Bowie in that video they did together- cover of "Dancin' in the streets "
It may have been mentioned before, but Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet is 6'4". We saw a performance by Kip Winger and met him afterwards. My wife is 5'6" and she was easily 2 to 3 inches taller than him, so I'm guessing he's about 5'3". He put on a really good show too!
I guessed spandau started in 1980 although I could have been wrong. Obviously I used names that were active before the 80s. He is in part 1 of this male singer collection, about 6’4 thereabouts yes
That was so interesting. Hypnotic and calming repetitive music and all. Gotta say I'm surprised to see some of my favorite singers and musicians are much shorter than I assumed.
Stella video mate. The effort and quality you have placed into this video is easily seen mate. I clicked on this at 127 views and walked over to Jesses computer ten mins on and it was over 300. I think this is going to be like your other big hits mate hands down. Enjoy your weekend answering all the comments champion you have certainly earned it. 🍻🥂😊
Great video, good job! For me, the inclusion of drummer Mick Fleetwood was a big surprise, but not as big as the absence of his lead singer, the great Peter Greene. I’m also pretty sure Ray Davies and his brother Dave did a bit of singing outside the pub, as did John Sebastian, Gerry Rafferty and Peter Noone. And since Davy Jones is on your list, his fellow Monkees Mickey Dolenz and Michael Nesmith may also deserve to be mentioned.
I knew a fellow who was a lighting designer who, among his other tasks, prepared the spotlights for the performers. He was disbelieving when he asked David Bowie's advance man for his real height for the purpose of setting the lights: 5'5"! He was as shocked as I was to hear it, but the show must go on and all that and DB was 5'5".
@@DataWatch. I hear you, but I suspect Jagger is also a shrimp. Another unverifiable anecdote: many years ago my girlfriend at the time was living on W 74th in NYC as was Jagger. She often saw him on the street and used to say ‘ he’s my size’ … she was 5’2 1/2”. I suspect she was exaggerating but still…
@@neojohn44 hmmm…, www.google.co.uk/search?q=jagger+jerry+hall&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari#imgrc=XahnuXEWSfwD-M&imgdii=XIen2k1WmSAuKM So how tall was “famously tall” Jerry hall. Who’s shorter than jagger here. And please don’t mention lifts, everyone wears them. Hall wears heels lol
@@DataWatch. Publicity photos are staged. Keith is 5'9" and Mick about the same. I'm 6'2" and passed by Mick Fleetwood at his restaurant in DC. He's tall, but seemed about 6'4", but tall people tend to slouch so sometimes it's hard to say.
I never realized that so many musicians were under 6’. I knew Mic Fleetwood was but I didn’t know he was 6’6”. Awesome video. Thank you 😊 for creating & sharing. 🤟🏼💖🎶
Seeing how many are under 5'7" it makes me think the effort to be rock stars/musicians is due to a complex and a lack of girlfriends which would explain the groupie life when they did make it big.
I’m with you on this. It’s like Simon and Garfunkel. I get lots of comments on my other video saying they thought art was taller. I just think he looks tall next to his sidekick
I was honestly so surprised at a few of these! There are quite a few on here who just give off tall or lanky energy (like Bowie) so I always assumed they'd be taller than me if even by just a little (I'm 177cm). Then there are several I thought would be shorter (like Barry Manilow and Jim Morrison) than they turned out to be because something about them just feels 5'7 or 5'8. There are a few who are well known for being short or tall but then you're shocked by how much. Prince and Joey Ramone at such opposite ends.
Wow, as a 5'6" boomer woman I'd never have guessed so many male stars were that height. I have read and heard that our attraction to height is built-in maybe through evolution. Recall a show where women were shown a successful, well educated short man and a tall man without and the women chose the tall. Maybe they thought they could change him. LOL Thanks for your hard work on this project and I will subscribe and look at your other interesting offerings.
This is so interesting and well put together. I'm an over 5 "9 lady and a lot of my music icons are what i consider short. It doesn't make me love them any less though it's their voices or guitar that stand out. I was surprised about Billy Joel and Sinatra though
Back in the 80s KISS had the reputation of being the tallest band (even without the platform boots) and members of AC/DC were known to be very short. As a teenager I once was face to face with Lemmy of Motorhead, one of my heroes, and I was shocked to see that I was taller than him. In my mind he should have been a giant.
Ace and Gene were the only members from the original makeup era that were actually over 6 foot without the heels. Ironically Bruce Kulick (who never wore platform boots or makeup) was the tallest member ever to be in KISS at 6 foot 3”
Great video! My favorite singer of all time is Freddie Mercury. I did miss seeing Kurt Cobain in your list...pretty sure he was 5’ 9”. Initially, I thought the picture you have for Jim Croce wasn’t Jim but it looks like an early photograph I wasn’t familiar with. As such, I’ve edited my original comment. But, I really loved this video! Thanks for the hard work!
@@DataWatch. As I said, it could be a very early picture I’m not familiar with, as it was. Not trying to damage your reputation. I thought you did a great job. I’m 61 and actually grew up listening to Jim Crocé. He died in a plane crash when I was 11 but I still remember him. Most people remember him with his legendary mustache and big bushy hair. I’ll edit my comment.
@@pilotgal6191 don’t worry, I was just being sarcastic! I remember taking the picture to make his png, I’m sure that’s his wife that was with him? No need to edit the comment, I’ll remove the one in question. I appreciate you 🙏
5'7 1/2 is the sweet spot for crooners. Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett. Clearly If Andy Williams had been just a half inch or so taller, he would have been a much better singer.
Such an eclectic & broad range of singers with a few surprises, at least for me. Funny how some people appear to be so much shorter or taller than they actually are.
@@DataWatch. Actors too!...the story goes, that someone asked Burt Reynolds if he was 6' tall...he said --"Son, no leading man in Hollywood will admit to being less than 6' tall!"....Burt was 5'11". but rather athletic and lanky, so appeared taller.
It's taken almost a month of hard work so please watch through once you are here. who's your favourite classic singer?
I’m only up to Tony Bennet at 3:35 so far but I’m going to say Prince. Loved the song when Doves Cry ( do not even know the name ). 😆. I’m sure I’ll change throughout of course.
Tom Jones….you don’t have to be beautiful to turn me on 🕺
BOB MARLEY MAARN...lol
Nice long video ...I miss Marc Bolan ..I have all the T rex music on cassette obviously..
The Chairman Frank Sinatra and Elvis
In my mind, I always imagined Art Garfunkel at over 6 feet. Still at 5'9" he towered over Paul Simon.
I get so many comments of this nature
Me too. I've always put Simon around 5'6", so I assumed Garfunkel to be 6'1".
Ssme with Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.
Paul Simon is borderline little person.
Yeah, Art Garfunkel is just normal height. Paul Simon is just really short.
WOW, they were all LARGER THAN LIFE! So many famous stars under 5' 6"
Yes there are a few
True that!
It’s always disappointing when you see a “star” in real life and they are small.
@@krissmith9361 I bet
Same with many of the great classical composers.
Beethoven, Chopin, Stravinski, Bernstein....all under 5'5"!
Love the backing track - and the fact that you got such a great spread of musical genres and time periods. It's been a great trip down memory lane. Thank you!
No thank you. I do it for you guys 🙏
Definitely an eye opener. I would have thought Little Richard was smaller and a lot of the others taller
Some absolute shockers. I think Stevie Ray Vaughan at 5’5” might be the topper.
Sone say 5’4
His keyboard player Reese Wynans (who now plays with Joe Bonamassa) is 6'6"😁
@@sandragriffiths9692 ooh
I saw him live, and would have guessed was 5'7" or 5'8". He was wearing boots with some pretty tall heels, though.
@@testodude nice
I thought Art Garfunkel would be taller but I guess my frame of reference is him standing next to Paul Simon.
A comment I get a lot
Yep. Me too. Stand next to a midget and you look like a giant.
@@someguy7805 lol
I thought the same about Daryl Hall
A very comprehensive list. Many surprised me. I'm a 5' 9" woman and most of my favorite male singers are so short in heighth, but have a big presence on stage. Well done
Thank you so much
Me tooo...I am tall, and was amazed at how short some actually were.
Everyone looks taller on TV.
I didnt know Mick Fleetwood was 6ft6". That was a surprise.
@@tubester4567 obviously that’s his peak. He may well be smaller now
Love this. So glad you included Phil Lynott. ❤️❤️❤️
My pleasure 😊😊
I was surprised by Phil and Rob Halford, I assumed both were tough short guys like Roger Daltrey, Glenn Danzig, and Brian Johnson.
@@jaustill237 somebody tried to tell me Halford was 6’4 yesterday 🤦🏻
Given, I have seen very few of these in concert.
I knew Prince was short but I didn't realize just how short. Confidence really has an impact. Wow.
Still a legend
Confidence and cuban heels
He always wore like 6 inch high heels...matter of fact he injured his hip from the years of dancing in heels...The Dr.s got him using strong pain meds and being a Jehovah's witness he never used and had zero tolerance...so so sad
@@mopacwestgate didn’t know that
My mom said she was at a club in the 80's and everybody started saying Prince was there, people pointed to an area and you could see people parting and looking but my Mom couldn't see Prince...
This is fascinating!!! For some reason, I just picture these people as being big & tall!! I was particularly surprised at Billy Joel’s height. Thank you for putting this together.
🎶🎵
No. Thank you 🙏
That's because he hides his height by sitting behind a piano. 🎹
@@PhantomFilmAustralia haha
I think it's seeing people on TV or on stage from hundreds of feet away, everyone seems to be tall. I would have guessed most of these people around 6 feet tall, other than Prince and Ronnie James Dio.
@@DataWatch. I thought Neil Sedaka was 5' 7" tall
This just astounded me...
The ones I thought were tall were actually short, and some of the taller ones I thought were short weren't...
Except Prince. I knew his height. I once almost backed into him at Bunker's in Mpls back in the '80s when he was hanging out trying not to be noticed... Luv U Miss U Prince 💜
Thank you so much for the nice comment 🙏
I like the photo of the hamster.
I remember Bunkers. I don't remember what street it was on but we stumbled in there.
@@davidr1676 Me neither, lol. I just remember being there... bar and stage on the left side, dive restaurant with red banquet seats on the right. It was a bikers hangout until 7pm or so; then they cleared out for the yuppie crowds 😄
Glad u had a chance to experience it too!
I met Prince in a Toronto bar once.....not very tall
Very pleasantly surprised that Noddy Holder was included here , Slade is such an under appreciated band and his voice is so good
Edit: oh my loooord thank you for including Geddy Rush is my favorite band and they’re always grouped out of lists like this for some reason
I’m from the Uk so unlikely he’d be left out
Surprised I didn't see Elton John on the list.
@@kcash6359 he’s there
@@DataWatch. I watched again. He is right after Peter Frampton. I missed him. Thanks.
Amazed he's only 5'6 though - I assumed he'd be about 5'11.
It's obvious a lot of research went into this; thank you for posting! My favorite singer is Robin Zander of Cheap Trick. He can sing anything. What a fabulous voice!🎙🎶
Somebody commented about him. Sorry he didn’t make it
My biggest surprise was Randy Newman. I thought he was shorter than that, but then I suppose I have probably only seen him sitting at a piano which doesn't give you many clues. When he came out with his hit "Short People" I thought he was sending himself up. Interesting and well put together clip.
Thank you. I dare say he’s shorter than his peak height today. But to be fair he’s fairly old
I think his song “Short People” was disingenuous 😂
@@catherinelynnfraser2001 just a little. Imagine using it here? 🫢
Same.
Same for me. I thought Randy is under 5'5".
I can't get over Billy Ocean being only 5' 3"! Big voice out of such a little dude!
Very big yes
"one of the nights i feel like gettin' down" best song ever. can not be loud enough.
@@kbtube8125 yea good shout
hahaha yeah i met Billy before he ever started singing, not actually what you expect.
I too had no idea he is so short! I can’t help questioning the accuracy of this compilation. Stevie Wonder is 6 foot?
I’m surprised that you left out all of grunge but this was a heck of a nice video even without them. A favorite is hard to pick, I have many!
Grunge? You would have to name a few ??
Kurt Cobain. Eddie Vedder. Chris Cornell. Layne Staley. Jerry Cantrell. Billy Corrigan. Gavin Rossdale.
The video is pre 1980, though
@ Yes, grunge was born in 1980 wasn’t it? I was thinking a bit earlier originally. Thanks for pointing that out.
Thank you for your time and effort 👌 put into this video. It was very interesting to see how tall these singers were. The Temptations were all 6' +, that's one of the reasons they looked so good 👍 in clothes and were terrific singers too.
RIP 🙏
Thank you 🙏
Good call on The Temptations. Dennis Edwards, another one of the lead singers, was the tallest Temp at 6’4”.
Really interesting video. I'd never really thought about the height of these guys, but I was surprised at how many were so short.
The Righteous Brothers really threw me. I didn't realize "the tall one" was just 5'-8".
Maybe it’s just that the smaller one was so short! I get lots of comments about art Garfunkel being only 5’9, but it’s because of his sidekick
Platform shoes maybe ?
Me too on the Righteous Brothers! I saw them when I was 16 (I'm 76 now, so 60 years ago) when they were just starting out. I always thought Bill Medley was much taller.
@@sherrellbennett1333 it’s just what all the data says. I suppose it’s possible
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That was so interesting. Fabulous to see you included Aussie singers here. Good work, I loved it.
So nice of you. Thanks so much 🙏
Except I didn’t see Michael Hutchence
@@colleenkeefer2545 When I saw John Farnham, I was waiting to see how tall Jimmy Barnes was. 😂
You're right about Michael Hutchence though. Brilliant list anyways.
Ditto!!! A really nice surprise. Here with the worlds best..
Angus Young ?
I always love these videos; they are so much fun. There were many surprises along the way. I am surprised that so many of them are under 5'9". It is difficult to tell how tall they are from a picture or being onstage. Thank you for all of your hard work!
I wish RUclips agreed with you 😏
Yes, a lot were Italian (short), the Vikings were big guys but they didn’t sing!
Maybe that drove them to find a job where they stand above everyone on an elevated platform
I will never forget seeing Steve Marriott at some club in South Carolina and being shocked at the voice coming from that little dude. He was tiny but his voice was unbelievably powerful
Suddenly I’m getting comments about him. Been doing this for over a year and suddenly now 🤔
@@DataWatch. Marriott was one of the most talented vocalist England produced in that era . I prefer his stuff with Small Faces whereas most people here in the United States are more familiar with his work with Humble Pie . He was pretty drunk and stoned that night too but he still is the most impressive singer I've seen in person . I've seen BB King , Robert Plant , Maynard Keenan , Rob Halford Layne Staley and others but that was in an arena . Standing just a few feet away while Steve Marriott sang ' Whatcha Gonna Do' was breathtaking . Every person in the club was mesmerized
Something has suddenly made his name more popular here
Marriott was incredibly talented.
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 that’s why they were called the ‘Small’ Faces. None of them was over 5ft 6ins. Until Rod joined and he was too tall so they dropped the ‘small’ and became just ‘The Faces’.
Incredible work! Thank you for putting this together.
You will never understand how much work went into this. I appreciate you
Wow. A seemingly endless list of short kings! Thank you!!
At least you were nice about it. Thanks
I counted all of the singers in the lineup that I have seen or can remember seeing. I got to 32 from Prince, George Benson, Muddy Walters right through Ray Davies, Mick Jagger, Johnny Cash, Roger Waters, then John Lydon, Paul Weller, Sting, Lemmy, Bryan Ferry, Terry Hall and loads of others.
I enjoyed this. I thought I've seen quite a lot of music in my years but this video makes me realise I really haven't and you've not even got to the 90s, 00s, teens and the current decade.
Thanks for putting in the time and effort to make a great video 👍👍👍👍🍻
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Vocally, many favorites here. But since this video featured their height, please include Tony Hadley (of Spandau Ballet), who is 6'4" if you do an update in the future. Thanks! Nice range of artists & performers! Appreciate your hard work. Great job! Was also surprised by Freddie Mercury's height. I had always thought of him as 6 feet tall. Sometimes seeing them on stage gives the illusion of added height, along with a strong, confident performance.
Wow how tall would that have made Brian may lol! Hadley is in part 1 of my male singer series. It’s my most viewed video
Stephen Fry 6'4.
This was delightfully satisfying: A trip down memory lane as well.
Thank you so much
Joey Ramone was indeed very tall. I stood next to him at a Bow wow wow show at the Ritz in NYC sometime in the 1980’s. He was pretty shy actually, but very polite.
Very nice! I won’t lie, before I started this channel I’d never heard of him
@@DataWatch. never heard of joey Ramone? Seriously?
@@paulgordon6949 not before I started making these videos no. I’m not a music expert by any stretch
@@DataWatch. -Read Joey's brother, Mickey's book: "I Slept With Joey Ramone". Fascinating life & a good synopsis of the band.
@ nice
This list was incredible!! Some shockers in there. Must’ve taken a lot of work to compile. Please include George Michael 6’ in your next edition. 💜
I’ve got 5’11. He is in my most viewed video, my original male singer video if you look
I just discovered your site & subscribed before my comment. I’ll check it out now. Don’t care so much the specific height for George, as long as he’s included among all that talent!! One of the best voices, great musician & longest careers! Thanks!
@@sherlockhemlock5655 no worries! And thank you 🙏
This is so informative and entertaining. I love the presentation and the graphic layout. Excellent excellent excellent 👍
Thank you so much! I appreciate you 🙏
Brilliant, there's always the "omg, I didn't know he was such a shortarse/lanky so and so" effect 🤣 Cheers mate!
Haha
I know. Same here. Very surprised at some. But then, I have never met any of them.
Yep, there sure were a lot of so and so's there.
I mean Kenny loggins? I thought he was a little guy.
Thank you for doing this. I was glued till the end with some surprises too.
Thank you so much
You can see you put a lot of work into this. Well done! Thank you.
Thank you so much
Elvis without a doubt, he didn't just have the height, he had everything!!!!
Always and forever!
Interesting video, thanks!
Thank you 🙏
Except the black hair. Having to dye those blonde roots every week would have been a bitch.
@@PhantomFilmAustralia I watched a documentary about his passing. Doctor said first quarter inch of his hair was completely grey
He was perfect, with or without hair dye.
The King
WoW!!! I'm impressed..the amount of time and research you put into this. Tks for sharing. Cheers!!
Thank you so much
I have to admit that quite a few of these heights surprised me! Some I was "sure" were short (like Barry Manilow...6 feet? Really? I always thought he was tiny!) And some I was shocked at how short they were! Cool video!
Yes it’s true! Thank you 🙏
No no no. Manilow is famously tall and lanky. He's thin and long. His caricature that he uses of him sitting at the piano exaggerates him as tall and lanky with long legs that won't fit under the piano. Manilow, on the Tonight Show playing musical director for Bette Midler when he was a nobody, he plays the piano from a semi-standing position where is uses basically a bar stool and just leans on it and he looks iconically tall. You are associating "aggressive and brutish" with tall. Because Manilow is refined and a nice guy you are surprised to find out he's tall, and because Billy Joel is straightforward and coarse you are surprised he's short. Gentlemen can be tall too.
@@TheLarryBrown has nothing to do with what I was thinking, but that's interesting.
@@dianevanderlinden3480 Remind me who you are again? You have no comments in this thread.
Joe Jackson and Tom Waits are both *much* taller than I thought. But they're both pianists, so I've mostly seen them sitting down! Great video!
Yes good point actually
Bruce Hornsby played basketball I think he was 6.4
@@earlgalvin3693 he was! He’s in my original male singer video
@@DataWatch. thanks and have a great weekend, new sub
Something to know--Tallness is usually the result of having a longer thigh bone...when folks are sitting around a table, judging height is more difficult.
Interesting video. Full of surprises, especially when I found out Mick Fleetwood has a singing career!😃
He did have a solo career. I looked up after complaints when I left him out of the original singer video
@@DataWatch. I've commented elsewhere, but 'solo' doesn't always mean signing. On his solo/side project stuff, he's drumming and other people are singing. The complainers have misled you!
@@adriandevine5955 ok. I’ve just had a comment saying others were singing but he sang on 3 tracks. I dunno the facts and I won’t be looking into it, don’t have time. Judging by the comments I got he must have sung something. But I dunno and it’s too late to change. I’ll continue to get slaughtered for leaving him out, and continue to get slaughtered for putting him in 🤷♂️🤦🏻
@@DataWatch. Mick FLeetwood is a terrific musician so I don't care if he technically hasn't sung, he belongs on this list. Thanks for the interesting.montage. Makes you realize that 5' 10" is about the average. ( My brother who always says he's short, will be happy! 😉 )
@@8ofwands300 yea I’d say 5’9 to 5’10. Thanks
Lots of surprises on the list. Joey Ramone 6'6 1/2"? That's shocking. So many 5'7" and under. Very interesting and well put together video.
Thank you! I did my best
Joey was a beanpole.
There's an old saying. "Good things come in small packages". Excellent editing!!
Thank you. I did my best
I was not surprised at the shorter men but I was surprised at how tall some were… like Rod Stewart and Elton John. Great video thank you!!
No. Thank you 🙏
Yeah, I saw Elton and surpised. Thought he was 5'6.
He probably is 5'-6" now. Aging is a bitch. Plus no more platform shoes!
Rod Stewart and Elton John,are both small.Small men lie about their height.
stevie ray's height got me! i was lucky enough to see stevie 3 times, he was a giant on stage
I bet
Yeah had no idea SRV was just 5'5
him and Ringo were surprising to me, always thought Ringo was 6 plus
I knew he was 5'5 but when you see his thumb, on the guitar, it is always coming over the top which is so weird to me. His hands must have been very big. A guy at 5 ft.5 in. should not have been able to bring his thumb over the top of the guitar. Next time you watch a video of him check it out. It is very surprising!
@@scarletc.7055 His hands were larger than average...but the most startling example of large hands had to be Hendrix!...his hands looked both large, and extra length was evident in his fingers. He could, and did, use his long thumb to reach certain chords most people could not reach...Jimi was born to play amazing guitar!
In the Rock and Roll wax museum in London there's an impression of Paul Simon's hand in the wall. It was so tiny, almost child-sized. Pretty interesting that he became such a talented guitarist despite the size. Bono would be standing next to him if he'd been included in the list.
Bono is in part 1, only released one single around the turn of 1980 and that was only in Ireland so was ineligible due to the criteria I set
I met Aerosmith at a meet and greet before a concert. Even with cuban heels they were seriously short. The publicity people made sure tall guys kneeled down in front of the band for photo's.
Nice
Me too. Agree
I always thought joe and Steven were like 5'11" or so.
Fantastic piece of research work, and presented in a simple and interesting manner. Cheers.
I thought so. Thank you for the compliment
I think that people whose growth years were the 1930s-1940s ate much less protein...much less, period. Evidence of this is the height of Japanese increasing with more protein in their diet. Additionally, Great Britain was under rationing well into the 1950s.
The other thing I'd point out is that many of the singers shown here that are below average height are Jewish, and Jewish people as a whole tend to be shorter.
Really terrific video!! Appreciate all the hard work you did to bring us this compilation. It's very good. 😊
You make some valid points. And not to mention all the stuff that’s pumped into food these days.
I appreciate you, thank you so much 😊
A lot of thought went into rationing, (at least in the U.K.) Rations were meant to be as nutritious as they could be in the circumstances. The generation that grew up in the forties and fifties was actually healthier in many respects compared to us. It is certainly true that obesity rates were much lower. And due to the lack of labour saving devices people lead less sedentary lifestyles. Not sure about the amount of protein people back then were consuming. I think that environmental factors play a part in things like height, but I think genetics plays a strong part in determining height too.
They reached great heights throughout their careers.
Well some of them 🤣
Many of these surprised me. Stevie Ray Vaughn and Fats Domino were tiny. I thought Bill Medley was much taller. Don Henley, Englebert Humperdink, Kenny Loggins, and Robert Plant are much taller than I thought they were.
Wow thank you
@@DataWatch.bill Medley is 6 ft
@ not in my opinion
This was very well done. Thank you for putting this together.
Some surprises on here for sure, but they were all giants in their talent.
Very much so friend, thanks 🤩
@@Sfmpg thank you friend
This was very well done. Thank you for all your work
Do love comments like this! Thank you so much 😊
Thank you so much for sharing. This was very interesting and I was surprised by many of them. My favorite singer. Paul McCartney.
Nice. Got to love Sir Paul
Paul is an excellent height.
My favourite is George Harrison. Each of The Beatles is under 6'11", but I already knew that. Great video!!!!
@@jacquismith3277 thank you 🙏🏼
Always thought all three Beatles J,P,G, were all 5ft 11ins....
I’m a 6’3/4” guitar player, I would tower over some of these singers. I had no idea how many of the legends were under 5’5” tall! One of the tricks they used in MTV videos was to put the short singers a couple of feet closer to the camera to even up the visual perception of the band heights, Steve Perry was always in front of the rest of Journey in photos and videos like that.
You will like my next video very much! I guarantee it
This is mostly made up...
Nice try
@@chancesareshewears what’s made up? Have you any idea how difficult this is to put together? This is one of the silliest comments I’ve ever had 🤦🏻
Yawn
I honestly always knew Steve Perry would end up being shorter, I actually expected to see him earlier in the list!
Fantastic video!!! I'm 5'8''. I find it interesting that the taller the singers are the less well known they are. Never would have thought that the most famous male singers were between 5'2''-5'9''. I had no idea Mick Fleetwood and Joe Ramone were 6'6'' inches tall!!.
@@emilkoch4098 thanks. I’m 5’8 myself
I can't imagine the amount of time it must have taken for you to so accurately measure all of them. It's amazing!
These heights are estimated peak heights, so measuring them wouldn’t make any difference. None of these people would be their peak height today sarky 😉
I love the irony. I'll bet "Datawatch" doesn't get it.
@@davidfusani why wouldn’t I?
Especially when he had to dig up the dead ones. Eeeewwww!!!!
This is a great video to show our young people who have a height complex. That it's the size of the heart and drive that leads to success.
I agree 👍
Not really!...there is definitely a strong bias in Western culture, in favor of being taller, no matter what work one pursues.
@@curbozerboomer1773 I agree on that too. And I think it’s an area where women are more discriminating than men. It’s just an opinion, not fact
If you're going to include Ringo as a singer, you really should include Roger Taylor, who sang lead on several Queen songs, backing vocals on all of them, and famously hit the high note in "Bohemian Rhapsody." He also has 5 solo albums.
Suppose I could have done. You are the first person to ever suggest him though. I’ve had hundreds of suggestions for ringo after leaving him out of previous videos
@@DataWatch. Fair enough. The Beatles did consider themselves to be four equal members, while Queen definitely had Freddie as their frontman, despite all of them singing, and both Brian and Roger occasionally taking lead vocals.
@@DataWatch. And, Ringo had quite a few hit singles of his own.
@@BadgersInTheAttic I suppose I could have. Am I right in saying he was the drummer? I’m sure when I make that video I can fit him in
@@DataWatch. Yes, he was the drummer.
Good job on this video! I really enjoyed it. If you ever do another, Peter Steel from Type O Negative would be an awesome addition. I think he was around 6’7”!
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He’s in my tallest singer vid
@@DataWatch. Awesome! Going to watch now. 💚💚💚💚
@@bellamamma767 thank you
@@DataWatch. 1 more taller than Peter. *Puddles, the Pity Party Clown. 6'8"*
Peter Steele was just a hair over 6'8" IIRC
I finally found this video. It's magic.
@@felixdk8727 thank you 🙏
So glad you added Steve Perry and got his height right 😍 favourite singer ever!
My pleasure
Somehow, I thought Steve Perry was taller. He looked so tall & thin I guess I assumed he was about 6’. And it was interesting to not that as the Gibb brothers got younger they got shorter.
@@ShelleB yea 🤔
Steve Perry plays guitar, he's not a singer, so I'm not sure how he can be your favorite singer
Howlin' Wolf at 6'6"! I'm impressed you even included him. Interesting video.
Lol, thanks
Wolf also weighted over 300lbs!...Quite a sight on stage!
@@curbozerboomer1773 he didn’t look like a 6’6 300lb in pictures but I’d say it’s definitely possible
You've done an outstanding job here. Very impressive. I was very surprised by Roger Daltrey coming in at 5'6. He seemed so much smaller seeing him on stage back in the '70's. I guess it was Townshend and Entwistle being much taller that gave the impression. It's hard to pick favorites from so many great vocalists, but two of mine are Robert Plant and Rick Davies. Thank you for taking the time to make this interesting vid.
Thank you so much! Yea Townshend is pretty tall, over 6 feet. He’s in the guitarists height video
@@BISSEYSZ yeah Entwistle and Townsend both six footers so Rog looked tiny stood between them.
A saw some footage of Roger Daltrey & Robert Plant somewhere together conversing. Plant towered over Roger almost as much as Pete Townshend does. Jimmy Page is about 5'-10".
I enjoyed seeing this. So many talented men. Thank you. Andy Williams. Barry Gibb. Steve Perry. Marvin Gaye. Brian Johnson. Robert Plant.
Thank you so much 🙏
That was one of the most fun timewasters ever! Might watch it again.
🤣🤣🤣
That’s fantastic, appreciate your hard work
Thank you so much ☺️
I have a couple interesting takeaways from this:
Michael Hutchence, who is my favorite singer, is often compared to Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger. And he happens to be the same height as both of them, 5'10."
Second, I knew Marc Bolan was on the shorter side, but he made it work for him. If he were over 6', he would look ridiculous as an androgynous glam rocker. I happen to think he's quite adorable.😉
Third, I was surprised that SRV, Billy Ocean and Bob Marley are that short. I'm also surprised that Little Richard, Barry Manilow and Stevie Wonder are as tall as they are. I agree w/those who said it might be because they sit at a piano.
Fourth, it's amazing to me the reactions to Robert Plant's height. Most say he's taller and one said he doesn't give off tall man's energy. Well, I think he does. And I heard Jimmy Page thought he was the bouncer when came to hear him sing because he was so tall. My mom, who isn't the biggest Zeppelin fan, always refers to him as the tall blond one. My cable provider has a classic rock channel that plays Led Zeppelin and shows various photos. My favorite is one where Bonham is sitting, Indian style, JPJ is squatting next to him, Jimmy is leaning over them and Robert, wearing dark pants, a shirt that actually fits for once, a necklace and his curly blond hair, is standing next to Jimmy w/his hands behind his back. I dare anyone to tell me, who looks at that photo, that he doesn't look over 6'. If I had grown-up in the 70s instead of the 80s, Robert Plant would be my favorite singer instead of Michael Hutchence. But he's my second so that's the way goes. Timing is everything🤣🤣
Well said! I think many people have seen plant in later life and just assumed because he’s shrunk a bit (which I think he definitely has) that he was never over 6’. We know the truth 😉
I met Michael Hutchence in the 80s and was shocked how small he was. I doubt he was 5’10”
@@Lisa-hu4ot All I can say is Helena Christensen is or was 5'10 and they looked the same height to me. And in one interview he said he wore her pants. I've never met him but, judging by those factors, I believe he was that height. Anyway, most men lie and say they're six feet tall. So, why lie about being 5'10"?!
@@DataWatch. I know people shrink as they get older, but he still looks taller than most people he's around. So, I wonder if they're really short or if the shrinkage is minimal?!
@@kimberlywalker3970 you talking about Robert plant? Or someone else. Taller people will inevitably lose more height as they get older. They’ve got more to lose
Surprised that Jagger is taller than Bowie - Jagger looked like a tiny thing next to Bowie in that video they did together- cover of "Dancin' in the streets "
There’s nothing in it
I once saw one of Jagger’s costumes at the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Museum. It looked tiny to me.
@@Nicksonian he was pretty slim. And those outfits fairly tight 🤣
He only weighs like 130-135
@DataWatch Mick is no more than 5'6'' and that is pushing it. He routinely wears lifts.
It may have been mentioned before, but Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet is 6'4". We saw a performance by Kip Winger and met him afterwards. My wife is 5'6" and she was easily 2 to 3 inches taller than him, so I'm guessing he's about 5'3". He put on a really good show too!
I guessed spandau started in 1980 although I could have been wrong. Obviously I used names that were active before the 80s. He is in part 1 of this male singer collection, about 6’4 thereabouts yes
That was so interesting. Hypnotic and calming repetitive music and all. Gotta say I'm surprised to see some of my favorite singers and musicians are much shorter than I assumed.
A lot of people say exactly that regarding the heights
Hypnotic video. Kudos.
Wow thank you 😊
Stella video mate. The effort and quality you have placed into this video is easily seen mate. I clicked on this at 127 views and walked over to Jesses computer ten mins on and it was over 300. I think this is going to be like your other big hits mate hands down. Enjoy your weekend answering all the comments champion you have certainly earned it. 🍻🥂😊
If it doesn’t do well mate it’s been a waste of time. But I’m confident it will, I sure hope so anyway 🤞🤞🤞
Thanks mate 😊
@@DataWatch. My video is killing it. Almost 95 views in 3 days. How good is that 😆😆. Sarcasm is a part of life of course. 😊
@@RyanIngleton haha yes
Loved the video ❤
@@leonnahofer9138 thank you 🤩
Great video, good job! For me, the inclusion of drummer Mick Fleetwood was a big surprise, but not as big as the absence of his lead singer, the great Peter Greene. I’m also pretty sure Ray Davies and his brother Dave did a bit of singing outside the pub, as did John Sebastian, Gerry Rafferty and Peter Noone. And since Davy Jones is on your list, his fellow Monkees Mickey Dolenz and Michael Nesmith may also deserve to be mentioned.
@@ArkyMalarkey can’t win them all
I knew a fellow who was a lighting designer who, among his other tasks, prepared the spotlights for the performers. He was disbelieving when he asked David Bowie's advance man for his real height for the purpose of setting the lights: 5'5"! He was as shocked as I was to hear it, but the show must go on and all that and DB was 5'5".
I don’t see that personally. He pretty much matched jagger for height
@@DataWatch. I hear you, but I suspect Jagger is also a shrimp. Another unverifiable anecdote: many years ago my girlfriend at the time was living on W 74th in NYC as was Jagger. She often saw him on the street and used to say ‘ he’s my size’ … she was 5’2 1/2”. I suspect she was exaggerating but still…
@@neojohn44 hmmm…,
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So how tall was “famously tall” Jerry hall. Who’s shorter than jagger here. And please don’t mention lifts, everyone wears them. Hall wears heels lol
@@DataWatch.
Publicity photos are staged. Keith is 5'9" and Mick about the same. I'm 6'2" and passed by Mick Fleetwood at his restaurant in DC. He's tall, but seemed about 6'4", but tall people tend to slouch so sometimes it's hard to say.
@@fazole he may have lost height! He’s not a spring chicken
These videos are so fun!
Thank you 😊
STEVE PERRY..no comparison when it comes to “the voice,” but I’m 5’4” which makes me PERFECT for Steve!!!
Popular guy definitely
Another Steve lover! Yes girl, no comparison!
Thanks for including all of the Gibb brothers-- 5'6 1/2" Andy my favorite👍
@@robinfry4408 no problem 🥰
5'11" Barry my favorite!
Nice graphics. Good layout work. Even the repeating groove is decent
Thank you 😊
I never realized that so many musicians were under 6’. I knew Mic Fleetwood was but I didn’t know he was 6’6”. Awesome video. Thank you 😊 for creating & sharing. 🤟🏼💖🎶
Thank you so much
I had the impression Fleetwood was 7 ft. tall.
@@Ease54 lol
And Mick never sang in his life!
@@lwh7301 apart from lead on 2 mac tracks
Didn’t see Fish from Marillion-he brings a solid altitude game! Fun video, nice work.
Not sure he fit the criteria. He’s in my tallest male singer video
I appreciate all the hard work. Lots are mentioned and the pics are great!
I did my best. Thanks
Seeing how many are under 5'7" it makes me think the effort to be rock stars/musicians is due to a complex and a lack of girlfriends which would explain the groupie life when they did make it big.
Yes good point
Sadly, what you say is mostly true.
I always thought Bill Medley was closer to 6’.
I’m with you on this. It’s like Simon and Garfunkel. I get lots of comments on my other video saying they thought art was taller. I just think he looks tall next to his sidekick
Bill Medley is 6 ft tall
Nice effort. I was surprised not to see Dan Fogelberg included.
@@scientiarulz3828 sorry, not someone who came to my attention during research
I was honestly so surprised at a few of these! There are quite a few on here who just give off tall or lanky energy (like Bowie) so I always assumed they'd be taller than me if even by just a little (I'm 177cm). Then there are several I thought would be shorter (like Barry Manilow and Jim Morrison) than they turned out to be because something about them just feels 5'7 or 5'8. There are a few who are well known for being short or tall but then you're shocked by how much. Prince and Joey Ramone at such opposite ends.
Yea I get you
I think Little Richard at 5'10" and Little Steve Wonder at 6'0" were the real surprises.
@@bobinscotland 😀
Wow, as a 5'6" boomer woman I'd never have guessed so many male stars were that height. I have read and heard that our attraction to height is built-in maybe through evolution. Recall a show where women were shown a successful, well educated short man and a tall man without and the women chose the tall. Maybe they thought they could change him. LOL Thanks for your hard work on this project and I will subscribe and look at your other interesting offerings.
Thank you! This got spammed, dunno why
The younger Boomer Women are generally taller as are GenX
I had no idea so many of those artists were THAT short. Some were surprises for sure.
Get this comment a lot
There is a theory, that shorter people try harder to impress others...politicians, and Rock stars, fall into this category.
@@curbozerboomer1773 🤔
This is so interesting and well put together. I'm an over 5 "9 lady and a lot of my music icons are what i consider short. It doesn't make me love them any less though it's their voices or guitar that stand out.
I was surprised about Billy Joel and Sinatra though
Some short fellas for sure
Back in the 80s KISS had the reputation of being the tallest band (even without the platform boots) and members of AC/DC were known to be very short. As a teenager I once was face to face with Lemmy of Motorhead, one of my heroes, and I was shocked to see that I was taller than him. In my mind he should have been a giant.
I’ve had many people claiming he was taller than I listed him
@@DataWatch. I'm 5'11 and he looked about 1 inch shorter than me from what I remember so it correlates with the 5'10 in your chart
@@alephalpha no substitute for seeing them in the flesh I guess
Ace and Gene were the only members from the original makeup era that were actually over 6 foot without the heels. Ironically Bruce Kulick (who never wore platform boots or makeup) was the tallest member ever to be in KISS at 6 foot 3”
@@twinvasion7798 right
Great video! My favorite singer of all time is Freddie Mercury. I did miss seeing Kurt Cobain in your list...pretty sure he was 5’ 9”. Initially, I thought the picture you have for Jim Croce wasn’t Jim but it looks like an early photograph I wasn’t familiar with. As such, I’ve edited my original comment. But, I really loved this video! Thanks for the hard work!
Agree on the JC pic.
It’s Jim. It’s just him without a tash. You don’t know who it is because it’s definitely him
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Here’s Jim. Sure that was his wife with him
@@DataWatch. As I said, it could be a very early picture I’m not familiar with, as it was. Not trying to damage your reputation. I thought you did a great job. I’m 61 and actually grew up listening to Jim Crocé. He died in a plane crash when I was 11 but I still remember him. Most people remember him with his legendary mustache and big bushy hair. I’ll edit my comment.
@@pilotgal6191 don’t worry, I was just being sarcastic! I remember taking the picture to make his png, I’m sure that’s his wife that was with him? No need to edit the comment, I’ll remove the one in question. I appreciate you 🙏
5'7 1/2 is the sweet spot for crooners. Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett. Clearly If Andy Williams had been just a half inch or so taller, he would have been a much better singer.
🤣🤣
Wow! Excellent video 👍🏾
@@JamesH-j9d thank you friend
Such an eclectic & broad range of singers with a few surprises, at least for me. Funny how some people appear to be so much shorter or taller than they actually are.
You are not the first to say. Thank you 🙏🏼
@@DataWatch. Really surprised with Errol Brown, always thought he was short.
@@Mustaine1ify never! He’s pretty long I think when I look 👀
@@DataWatch. It must be those high waisted slacks. 😂
@@Mustaine1ify haha yea
Damn, Prince is 5'2" and ran the basketball court on Charlie Murphy
I had to go look at the story. I’d not heard about it 🤣
😂😂😊Prince played Bball in HS and they said he was really good.
@@cynthiajackson7602 I heard that
Chappelle show. Great episode
Lol thanks for this, at 1,65 I’ve always felt too short, great to know many of my idols were as short as myself
It’s not so unusual
Great work, @datawatch !
People I thought were much shorter than they are:
Elvis Costello
Paul Weller
John Denver
Steve Miller
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@@olev01 interesting! Thanks
Wow, camera shots sure makes these artists look so much taller than they really are! 😳
Yea I agree
That was a lot of fun. I must say that in the photo stake Barry Gibb and Johnny Cash are the winners. Thanks for all your hard work to make this.
I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊
Happy that many underrated musicians are mentioned here
Glad I managed it 😁
Thank you for including Aussie singing legend John Farnham. My personal favourite performer of all time 🤗❤
Great work on the video!! 🫡
@@AnnieD.1982 love John’s music! Some of us Brits claim he’s one of us 🤣
@DataWatch. How did I know you were going to say that! 😉😅
Happy to share Farnsey. He is a gift to the world!! 👍🫶😍
@@AnnieD.1982 I was kidding, he’s an Aussie for sure despite being born here
@DataWatch. I know! 😅
He even calls himself Aussie, and we are very happy to have him 😉
So cool. I wished for Big Joe Turner and I got Big Joe Turner! Thank you
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Extraordinary, I thought all pop stars were six foot.
They claim to be lol
@@DataWatch. Actors too!...the story goes, that someone asked Burt Reynolds if he was 6' tall...he said --"Son, no leading man in Hollywood will admit to being less than 6' tall!"....Burt was 5'11". but rather athletic and lanky, so appeared taller.