Most Preserved Voices in Music - Part One (Vocal Longevity in Vocal Range and Vocal Ability)

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
  • All these voices are prime examples of true vocal longevity and preservation. More to come. This is only part one of the series. There's plenty of singers with very preserved voices. Some quite known, some very underrated and obscure. I aim to showcase the talent, skill of them and their voice while also showcasing how preserved their voices are.
    00:00 Vivian Reed
    04:44 Shirley Bassey
    11:45 Linda Hopkins
    17:27 Tony Bennett
    22:22 Cleo Laine
    26:57 Tom Jones
    33:31 Patti LaBelle
    38:37 Magda Olivero
    41:21 Angelo Loforese
  • ВидеоклипыВидеоклипы

Комментарии • 1,5 тыс.

  • @KajiVocals
    @KajiVocals  2 года назад +30

    Part Two Out Now!! ruclips.net/video/kqq9HnnRKDk/видео.html
    Make sure to be subscribed to not miss more content like this in the future! Share it with friends! If you have any suggestions for videos on other artists or topics, comment below!
    I posted a big video on Mariah Carey a few days ago! I recommend checking it out! Also make sure to check out Vivian Reed’s RUclips channel ruclips.net/channel/UC0tufTz4fJCqnsuwxx2O5gA. She posts wonderful videos there describing her career and tutorials for singers/performers!
    Also! Put down your suggestions for singers for the upcoming episodes of this series below.

    • @TEOCALE
      @TEOCALE 2 года назад +1

      Other preserved voices in my opinion are Sir Mick Jagger, Petula Clark, Buddy Guy, Gladys Knight, Cher, Steven Tyler, David Gilmour, Joe Williams, Cab Calloway, Frank Sinatra, Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand

  • @majahandlovu8115
    @majahandlovu8115 2 года назад +466

    I'm disappointed that I've never heard of Vivian Reed , she's such a phenomenonal vocalist who managed to preserve her voice and range

    • @TruthSerum101
      @TruthSerum101 2 года назад +28

      She's also a wonderful dancer.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +22

      A full vocal range video on her soon!

    • @majahandlovu8115
      @majahandlovu8115 2 года назад +3

      @@KajiVocals Thank you

    • @michaellane486
      @michaellane486 2 года назад +5

      Maybe the reason(s) why is/are because she 1) refused to "sellout & sacrifice" for success and 2) the muSICK industry ONLY promotes & pushes ONE female voice at a time. Several labels may have their "it" girl who is in competition vs their challengers for said all-hallowed title of " the QUEEN of...". Ultimately it will still just be 1 & 1 only. Usually they also must ditch their former genres of music they can sing & sing well for promoting POP(ULAR) music because it has "crossover" ( read WHITE) appeal. That =s more $ generated. Sad but true.

    • @TheRetroWoman80
      @TheRetroWoman80 2 года назад +1

      As am I...blown away

  • @ThePianoguy89
    @ThePianoguy89 2 года назад +390

    Patti slaying A5s, B5s, and C6s in mixed voice well into her 70s!!! Get it Patti!

    • @cybersecceo5403
      @cybersecceo5403 2 года назад +12

      My Favorite of all time! Just amazing!

    • @Russell-ji2fl
      @Russell-ji2fl 2 года назад +4

      @@cybersecceo5403 she and tom for me

    • @jaake58koinz45
      @jaake58koinz45 2 года назад +10

      AND WITH NO MICROPHONE!!!!👍

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +2

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @mrrapport
      @mrrapport 2 года назад

      Patti is moist

  • @roki6467
    @roki6467 2 года назад +180

    Donna Summer should be on this list. At age 50 her voice and range were still as agile, strong and capable as they were when she was in her 20's. A remarkable achievement for someone who toured so often and extensively.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +34

      This is only the part 1! Many more to come.

    • @TheRetroWoman80
      @TheRetroWoman80 2 года назад +17

      Yes! One of the best vocalists I appreciate. The preservation was amazing.

    • @norarazaai
      @norarazaai 2 года назад +7

      I agree!!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +6

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @siciliansummer
      @siciliansummer 2 года назад +13

      Agree! Donna's voice was amazing even when she was battling lung cancer.

  • @mat_o8975
    @mat_o8975 2 года назад +298

    Shirley Bassey is just amazing. Her technique at her prime is just WOW even at her age....

    • @mat_o8975
      @mat_o8975 2 года назад +25

      *even at her age now

    • @ddjr6673
      @ddjr6673 2 года назад +10

      I saw Shirley Bassey live when she was 60 - 1997 - utterly incredible

    • @jaycrew1527
      @jaycrew1527 2 года назад +8

      The way she shaped the word "needs" was brilliant

    • @mirrorqueen4293
      @mirrorqueen4293 2 года назад +4

      She’s just amazing.

    • @bestofthebeastlikebeast3754
      @bestofthebeastlikebeast3754 2 года назад

      She is great, but in the footage were not taken the best vocal of her

  • @joseph9531
    @joseph9531 2 года назад +196

    Vivian is a testament to longevity.

    • @breal9028
      @breal9028 2 года назад +16

      Never heard of her til today but I definitely agree

    • @TheRetroWoman80
      @TheRetroWoman80 2 года назад +6

      Truly unbelievable vocal mastery!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @ThePianoguy89
    @ThePianoguy89 2 года назад +51

    Shirley Bassey's soprano to mezzo soprano journey! She's the epitome of vocal longevity!

  • @grandeflamesbutera3949
    @grandeflamesbutera3949 2 года назад +171

    The fact Magda is 96 and is still singing with a good powerful Hv just proves if u actually take the time to work on ur voice and take care of it, U will be good for a long time (if ur even given a long time. The fact she lived till 96 is impressive)

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +54

      She died at 104.

    • @grandeflamesbutera3949
      @grandeflamesbutera3949 2 года назад +22

      @@KajiVocals WHA!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯. God damn!!!

    • @Definitelycreated
      @Definitelycreated 2 года назад +5

      @@KajiVocals include glenn hughes, graham bonnet, dio, bruce dickinson, jahn teigen, dee snider, daniel heiman

    • @lady2is2
      @lady2is2 2 года назад +4

      Or someone people just have really good genes and don’t take care of their voice at all… GOD gives what he gives

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @Solo-vh9fm
    @Solo-vh9fm 2 года назад +63

    I’m amazed at how Shirley produces notes that open when she’s lifting her tongue in some of these clips. She must have one powerful diaphragm.

    • @Rosannasfriend
      @Rosannasfriend 2 года назад

      I agree. It doesn’t make sense to me at all.

    • @odumosuolusegun2781
      @odumosuolusegun2781 2 года назад +28

      But that is tongue retraction and this is a classical technique used by operatic tenors for depth and squillante sound??? she actually is doing it exactly for the reason you do not understand...Open, fat, big chiaroscuro sound with a lot of squillo....This is actually the ways real big tenors belt..

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @JoaoVictor-dt2py
    @JoaoVictor-dt2py 2 года назад +82

    11:06 this C5 killed me. How can you hit a ringing note like that at age 80! Shirley Bassey, simply perfect 👌👏🤯😍

    • @mat_o8975
      @mat_o8975 2 года назад +12

      She literally sounded like a 30 year old voice... Amazing. Her voice sounds amazing and that squillo!!!! OMG

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @teegee7801
    @teegee7801 2 года назад +83

    Let's also talk about how good some of them LOOK after the years. Patti, Shirley, Linda, Vivian all look great after all those years!

  • @Rosannasfriend
    @Rosannasfriend 2 года назад +51

    It’s only within the past decade that I have understood what a beast Tony Bennett is. And really in the last few years that I have truly understood it. Dang, what a voice that has been around all these years.

    • @melanieballard110
      @melanieballard110 2 года назад +2

      I’ve heard him my entire life but I completely agree. I’ve taken the time to slow down and listen and holy crap!

    • @kevinjohnson4877
      @kevinjohnson4877 2 года назад +3

      I grew up listening to him and I’m 31. He’s been performing before my parents where born! That’s why longevity

  • @ryanallen8455
    @ryanallen8455 2 года назад +48

    Patti is a force of nature. Wow

    • @cybersecceo5403
      @cybersecceo5403 2 года назад +1

      She is 79 and still sounds the same. The control she has...this is this year and she literally sounds like the original album LIVE. m.ruclips.net/video/CCwvODA3qek/видео.html

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @TruthSerum101
    @TruthSerum101 2 года назад +163

    Excellent choices, overall. Vivian Reed is one of the greatest singers in the world. One has to hear her live to fully experience the power and beauty of her instrument. IT'S ENORMOUS! Linda Hopkins and Cleo Laine are two of my other favorites. I've had the opportunity to have met all three ladies.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +8

      A full vocal range video on her soon!

    • @TruthSerum101
      @TruthSerum101 2 года назад

      @@loveyall1910 LOL. What statement did you initially think I lied about?

    • @TruthSerum101
      @TruthSerum101 2 года назад +1

      @@loveyall1910 Hahahaha!!!🤣🤣🤣

    • @janeclarkson8471
      @janeclarkson8471 2 года назад +2

      Yes Cleo Lane AND Lena Horne so good plus Janet Baker, Joan Sutherland and Maria Callas were just phenomenal, stupendous and out of this world, when past their prime! Never to be equalled!

    • @shirlepps4636
      @shirlepps4636 2 года назад +2

      OMG!!! You are so blessed!!

  • @jojojr1679
    @jojojr1679 2 года назад +68

    Patti!!!! Love this whole video but Patti and her acrobatic vocal deliverances are just outta this world ❤️!

  • @soulfulvoices2341
    @soulfulvoices2341 2 года назад +82

    Im so very impressed by Shirley Bassey. It’s like her voice doesnt age at all !

    • @wasanasaw
      @wasanasaw 2 года назад +7

      I’d have to respectfully disagree. It HAS aged … but that’s the beauty of it. We get to enjoy so many more colours and nuances of this incredible vocal.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +11

      @@wasanasaw I do think a lot of the darkening in her voice has to do with the hormonal changes. Not to do with age necessarily. But her voice has certainly aged since her 50s, I agree.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @soulfulvoices2341
      @soulfulvoices2341 2 года назад +1

      @@KajiVocals im gonna watch part 2 then ;) may i suggest Martha Wash for part 3 ?

    • @mykoniichistorychannel
      @mykoniichistorychannel Год назад +1

      @@wasanasaw Well, that’s not surprising, woman’s vocal prime is usually into her late 40s to early mid-50s.

  • @XxQueenChristinaxX
    @XxQueenChristinaxX 2 года назад +47

    Vocal role models right here.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @joseph9531
    @joseph9531 2 года назад +58

    Tony is a force to be reckoned with! He and Lady Gaga sing together regularly.

  • @Worme95
    @Worme95 2 года назад +64

    I've never heard of Vivian Reed but I know a very famous singer who did. She clearly influenced Whitney Houston

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +3

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @walbereduard9488
      @walbereduard9488 2 года назад

      Yessss!!

    • @ajaycbaby8837
      @ajaycbaby8837 2 года назад +1

      I do not hear the similarities in their voices.

    • @odumosuolusegun2781
      @odumosuolusegun2781 2 года назад +8

      @@ajaycbaby8837 their are clear similarities with their vowel shaping, phrasing and enunciation...Whitneys biggest influence where Dionne and Aretha but I hear more of Vivian and Dionne in her by far

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +2

      Whitney was more influenced by Dee Dee Warwick than Dionne @Odumosu Listen to Thank God from Dee Dee live.

  • @caspaabriel4794
    @caspaabriel4794 2 года назад +27

    I'm a singer now in my mid sixties. When I turned 60 my voice began to loose the range and vocal dexterity. So I very much appreciate these singers of such longevity. Actually what is a stronger superlative than, incredible. The term doesn't quite do them justice!

  • @divatalk9011
    @divatalk9011 2 года назад +53

    Patti seemed to achieve more ease in her beiting as she entered her 40s which is outstanding

    • @odumosuolusegun2781
      @odumosuolusegun2781 2 года назад +6

      I do not think so. She changed her technique, too obvious

    • @jestiny
      @jestiny 2 года назад +2

      @@odumosuolusegun2781 what’s your point? Changing technique during your career is normal

    • @odumosuolusegun2781
      @odumosuolusegun2781 2 года назад +7

      @@jestiny My point is clear. She sang with a different coordination in the 60s, less high belting because her coordination was different. In the 80s and up she implemented twang, forward placement and aryepigllotal narrowing when she belted. The result was more high larynx and a mix after f5/ G5 which she hardly used earlier. She belted fully in M1 coordination in her earlier career (chest) , later she incorporated the mix in M2 which gave the impression of ease...
      Celine is another example although not as successful as Patti .. Celine in her earlier career was more M1 now she is more M2. But her chest voice at the moment is thinned out immensely..

    • @divatalk9011
      @divatalk9011 2 года назад +12

      @@odumosuolusegun2781 More ease through different technique, we're saying the same tbing

    • @robertmonthe9750
      @robertmonthe9750 2 года назад

      @@odumosuolusegun2781 i think she should had kept her 60s technic it sounded more round but she’s a great singer 👩‍🎤

  • @iniakalitoni3405
    @iniakalitoni3405 2 года назад +18

    In my opinion, Shirley Bassey got better as she aged, more resonance, more power!!!. That's insane 🤯❤

  • @SuperArmandoh
    @SuperArmandoh 2 года назад +71

    Patti labelle is literally my favorite dramatic soprano of all time 🥳 The power, ease, range, and consistency she has is other worldly.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +9

      She is NOT a dramatic soprano! Don’t be fooled by the size of her head voice. It is big for pop but quite small compared to a real dramatic soprano.

    • @lydob2471
      @lydob2471 2 года назад

      @@KajiVocals may you pls tell what is Martha wash vocal type .

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      @@lydob2471 Soprano.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +9

      @Adonister87 Patti received brief classical training in the early 1960s as a lyric soprano. She continued that training later on in 1982.

    • @theoperatripleaxel5417
      @theoperatripleaxel5417 2 года назад +1

      Give Birgit Nilsson and Helen Troubel a try

  • @drewm.2790
    @drewm.2790 2 года назад +31

    Never heard of Vivian Reed and I instantly fell in love 😳😳😳

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +3

      A full vocal range video on her soon!

    • @LUckybones25
      @LUckybones25 2 года назад +1

      Same here. She’s incredible! I’m disappointed that I’ve never heard of her. 🔥🔥

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @Rosannasfriend
    @Rosannasfriend 2 года назад +125

    I just love Shirley Bassey. She and Celine Dion on my all-time favorites. I always felt her full power started coming into fruition in her 30s. And this video proves it. As for Celine, I see an argument below that her voice is no longer as good as it used to be because of a technique that seth Riggs taught her… Well I think that her voice itself has still been well preserved even if the technique isn’t so great. If this technique is a danger to her voice, then she should stop it, but she definitely has enough voice left in her to thrive once she switches to a better technique.

    • @marcpaulglimada3332
      @marcpaulglimada3332 2 года назад +3

      What you meant to Celine is using twangy head mix?

    • @CeliniacForLife
      @CeliniacForLife 2 года назад

      Celine is my all-time favorite too!

    • @zeff8820
      @zeff8820 2 года назад +11

      I'm her huge fan, it's kinda sad for me because she lost powers in her mid belts, i don't care about her upper belts and i wish she would bring back her old technique with her strong chest voice and powerful mid belts.

    • @dededejereme2284
      @dededejereme2284 2 года назад

      @@zeff8820 celine still has superb in middles notes the C5 ..... on ..... the prayer....... are powerful at 50 years old

    • @zeff8820
      @zeff8820 2 года назад +6

      @@dededejereme2284 not as powerful as ten years ago.

  • @pedromurilo1050
    @pedromurilo1050 2 года назад +32

    Tony Bennett is a MONSTER! Amazing!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @aintnootherfan
    @aintnootherfan 2 года назад +18

    Ok but TONY BENNET I am SHOCKED; such a beautiful technique!

  • @rasheenunderwood8424
    @rasheenunderwood8424 2 года назад +45

    Patti Labelle is such a legend!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @balcon983
    @balcon983 2 года назад +21

    So glad you included Miss Patti LaBelle.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @susanharrison7451
      @susanharrison7451 2 года назад

      R u kidding me.How could they not !!@! She is almost 80 and neva sounded better....ijs

  • @tiranjasmith737
    @tiranjasmith737 2 года назад +15

    Tony Bennett's voice sounds like a fined tuned instrument....just fabulous!😍

  • @ThePianoguy89
    @ThePianoguy89 2 года назад +17

    That ring in Shirley's voice! Listen to those ringing D5s at 80 years old!

  • @keyshawn590
    @keyshawn590 2 года назад +34

    That's beautiful Vivian got older but her range also grew 🌱 💙👌🏾

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @keyshawn590
      @keyshawn590 2 года назад

      @@KajiVocals thank you 💙💙

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @joemelcruz6556
    @joemelcruz6556 2 года назад +27

    Shirley Bassey is a force of nature

  • @1loveisu
    @1loveisu 2 года назад +13

    Queen Linda Hopkins and those dance moves at 72!!😳 Her voice is beautiful!!!

  • @Lilianamarie999
    @Lilianamarie999 2 года назад +9

    Wholeheartedly believe Tony Bennett will be soaring into the heavens singing. Recently discovered Shirley Bassey and she is classic🤩

  • @phucnhahuynh4477
    @phucnhahuynh4477 2 года назад +23

    Patti literally a powerhouse! 🔥

  • @ladysasha90
    @ladysasha90 2 года назад +21

    Shirley, Patti Magda and Tom 😍😍. The preservation of their voices is astounding. So many times singers forget their voices are instruments (I’m one of them) and they don’t take care of them. These vocalist did it the right way!!!

  • @Ter-el
    @Ter-el 2 года назад +25

    Vivian reed. Wow! I can tell Whitney studied her.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @earscribechurchmusic1192
    @earscribechurchmusic1192 2 года назад +18

    this is the first time I heard about Vivian Reed! The woman can sing! even in her senior years! that is some serious skill and discipline!
    But really, these men and women have really preserved their voices as if they are still 20s!!!
    as a voice teacher, these singers have the same technique and resonance that enabled them to preserve their voices for 50+ years!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @craigmills3583
    @craigmills3583 2 года назад +14

    Can’t nobody outdo Dame Shirley Bassey. The longest career with the best preserved voice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @JoaoVictor-dt2py
    @JoaoVictor-dt2py 2 года назад +110

    Incredible Video. They are not on the list, but I believe that Rachelle Ferrell and Lisa Fischer also have absurd techniques and preserved their voice very well even at age 60 (57 for Rachelle and 62 for Lisa). For me, they deserved to be on the list for sure. Two vocal beasts. Maybe part 2 :)

    • @odumosuolusegun2781
      @odumosuolusegun2781 2 года назад +3

      Lisa no. her voice is very constricted now

    • @Rosannasfriend
      @Rosannasfriend 2 года назад +5

      Bud to those of you who think that she can not belt with a free and open throat in her chest voice, I do think there are performances that she’s done in the last decade that you have not seen. She can still do that. Listen to her “that’s just the woman in me album“ “taking chances“ album and era. Particularly her concert in Quebec in 2008 where she sang “un peu plus haut un peu plus loin”.

    • @TruthSerum101
      @TruthSerum101 2 года назад +8

      Rachelle actually turned 60 in May. The last times I heard her, her singing was very unfocused - it was a mess, so I have no idea what shape her voice is in now.

    • @mikel4531
      @mikel4531 2 года назад +5

      Lisa Fischer is 63 years old today 😊❤️🎂

    • @mikel4531
      @mikel4531 2 года назад +8

      @@odumosuolusegun2781 Not at all. She only has lost range in high notes.

  • @NANA-fh6we
    @NANA-fh6we 2 года назад +44

    On the next list, please include Karen Clark Sheard. She has actually gotten better over time, it’s pretty crazy. Shes in her 60’s now, and she’s been performing since the 70’s

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @ajaycbaby8837
      @ajaycbaby8837 2 года назад +1

      Karen was better in the 80's. She just does more runs now because belting and growling is harder to do. Karen get caught up in trying to sing out of her range and gets messy a lot of times. Over the years she has taken more risk with her runs, but she also gets annoying live. Once she went solo her style and technique change a lot.....Cece winans is a perfect example of longevity and technique. Cece sounds about the same as she did when she was younger. Cece does not attempt some of the higher notes she ise to slay, but she still sounds amazing.

    • @NANA-fh6we
      @NANA-fh6we 2 года назад +2

      @@ajaycbaby8837 This is exactly why I wanted them to put her in the video, because what you said is simply not true. Karen is still hitting notes in the heavens and growling like no ones business. She simply added echoes, whistle notes, and the craziest runs to her roster.

    • @geminikid1617
      @geminikid1617 2 года назад

      @@NANA-fh6we thank u for sayin this. I agree with u completely. Saved me a few mins of writing to with this reply.

  • @ambreewilliams6585
    @ambreewilliams6585 2 года назад +14

    OMG....I'm in awe of ALL of them! I knew Patti, Shirley and Tom Jones could 'do the do'...but I'm so surprised at the others in their late 80s and *90s* were still belting out those high notes! My God those folks were AMAZING!!! 😃😃😃

  • @CassieJazz96
    @CassieJazz96 2 года назад +12

    Shirley Bassey's voice is really something else🤯 She took amazing care of her instrument.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @fanmev1687
    @fanmev1687 2 года назад +11

    They really said "Age is just a number" 👏👏👏

  • @evaosirus6055
    @evaosirus6055 2 года назад +24

    Vivian Reed holy shit. Thank you for this invaluable resource.
    This is a theory of vocal development that I admire and have fought against institutions (classical voice in college) to study. When you develop your vocal muscles chest and head, you’re voice endures well into your 90s and there is evidence of this with so many singers. If your voice goes to shit when you age that means you were abusing your voice box.
    Of course people say it’s talent and every body is different. And while that is true, we generally have the same muscles. Like most people with an arm have a bicep and so on. And so this theory simplifies singing in the development of ones voice muscles. Although that’s not the most simple process as I believe it’s not only physical but spiritual, mental, emotional.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @majahandlovu8115
    @majahandlovu8115 2 года назад +9

    Shirley Bassely is one of may favourite vocalists ❤❤

  • @GetWellSoonR.E.M.
    @GetWellSoonR.E.M. 11 месяцев назад +2

    Shirley’s transformation over the years was so dramatic. In her 20s, she had such a girly feminine tone overall. Then throughout her 30s and early 40s, her voice got MUCH bigger and the tone was much deeper overall. And this seemed to continue gradually from then on throughout the rest of her life. Her later years voice is so different from early career voice, but is still so well preserved.

  • @fobt90
    @fobt90 2 года назад +14

    The video starts with a singer I don’t know and yet I’m totally blown away. Thanks for introducing Ms Vivian Reed to me. She’s so amazing!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @McWhCl
    @McWhCl 2 года назад +10

    Patti’s head voice is getting stronger every year😮‍💨

  • @divatalk9011
    @divatalk9011 2 года назад +35

    Bassey's Bb4 sound so much fuller and even higher than most. It's so interesting

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +15

      Because she uses pure chest! Most other singers thin out plenty and/or sing lighter than her.

    • @odumosuolusegun2781
      @odumosuolusegun2781 2 года назад +2

      @@KajiVocals her belt density makes no sense

    • @Vi6ration
      @Vi6ration 2 года назад +2

      Just dramatic voice type things.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +4

      @@Vi6ration Vocal weight in belt isn’t related to fäch. It’s technique.

  • @odumosuolusegun2781
    @odumosuolusegun2781 2 года назад +22

    Cleo Laine has always been one of the pioneers of whistle and a near connected and arguably the most agile singer I have heard

    • @takemyhand1988
      @takemyhand1988 2 года назад

      Was she using whistles? It sounded connected

    • @odumosuolusegun2781
      @odumosuolusegun2781 2 года назад +1

      @@takemyhand1988 I think she use dit at her top end notes g6-bb6? she just layered it well with her headvoice

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      @@takemyhand1988 Yes. She never went above E6 in head voice. She herself said that was her top note. She just had a well-connected whistle.

  • @eleeveeayees3425
    @eleeveeayees3425 2 года назад +15

    Wow! Patti Labelle still has her head voice at het 70s.

  • @glennlaroche1524
    @glennlaroche1524 2 года назад +7

    I'm lo-key shocked that an old-school soul-divaholic like myself has never even hEaRd of Vivian Reed----WOW!!!!!!!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @CeliniacForLife
    @CeliniacForLife 2 года назад +27

    I only know of Vivian because of her Tony-nominated roles in Bubbling Brown Sugar and The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club. Her cover of Stephen Sondheim's "Losing My Mind" is perfect! I wish she'd had a thriving R&B career during her heyday.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +7

      She’s excellent. I’ll have a full video on her soon. Here’s something quite rare. A live album from the 80s. Recently purchased this vinyl - Live At The Espace Cardin (1982) ruclips.net/video/rmphY7In-iw/видео.html

    • @CeliniacForLife
      @CeliniacForLife 2 года назад

      @@KajiVocals Thank you 🙏🏾

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

    • @lionellavaultmanagement
      @lionellavaultmanagement 2 года назад

      @@KajiVocals Hello- I have the whole espace Cardin show on video-I showed it to Vivian-nice memories-it was a fantastic show that ran for 3 weeks in Paris at the time.

  • @marciotofoli
    @marciotofoli 2 года назад

    What a beautiful video! I learned a lot. Thanks ✨💕

  • @williammartinez840
    @williammartinez840 6 месяцев назад +2

    First time hearing Linda Hopkins, she is amazing. Patti my all time favorite but she has lost a lot of her full vouce belt, she used to belt the highest notes in full voice. And Magda, amazing she can still do that at that age, must be some kind of record.

  • @urowskiilive4701
    @urowskiilive4701 2 года назад +15

    A C5 diminuendo by a 91 year old.. I have seen everything now :D
    Great concept! :)

  • @alisadm
    @alisadm 2 года назад +16

    The only thing about Shirley Bassey's magnificent voice is she can't really do the quiet stuff anymore. I watched her 80th birthday special with David Walliams, and she doesn't have the control over her vocal fold closure required for slow, quiet ballads anymore, but give her a big, belt-y piece and she's 💯💯💯.

  • @smarti1144
    @smarti1144 2 года назад +18

    Never heard of Cleo. Definitely going to check her out.
    Now was Magda laying on the floor singing? That is impressive at any age. She remained a force into her 90s. Wow.

    • @heatherams2732
      @heatherams2732 2 года назад

      She was/is an opera singer. If I had to guess she was singing one of the arias from La Triviata in the clip where she was laying down?? I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong on the opera.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      @Heather it’s a scene from Mefistofele.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @freshbme2
    @freshbme2 Год назад +1

    Thank you. The majority of these talents I've never heard of before, but WOW!!!! THANK YOU!!!

  • @yeahok7772
    @yeahok7772 2 года назад +9

    Linda Hopkins and Vivian Reed wow! What great voices, I never heard of them before.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @ShawnWilliams1987
    @ShawnWilliams1987 2 года назад +4

    Linda Hopkins and Dame Cleo Laine hit the perfect notes! Now that's LEGENDARY!

  • @MariaSilvaHelena
    @MariaSilvaHelena Год назад

    My son recommended your channel. Wow, you are so kind and thoughtful. It's different from any other channel. Thank you very much!

  • @lorij3738
    @lorij3738 2 года назад

    Excellent list. I had totally forgotten about Cleo Laine. Glad to see Tom Jones here. Each voice phenomenal.

  • @MrBarrywes
    @MrBarrywes 2 года назад +9

    This is excellent. It just goes to show if you don't destroy the gift that God put in you it will last. Some people don't even live to be 70 75 years old and these people are belting out these notes

  • @NighttimeBird
    @NighttimeBird 2 года назад +5

    That’s one of the most inspiring voice-related videos I’ve ever seen. It gives me all the good feelings

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @nicholasengel3979
    @nicholasengel3979 2 года назад +1

    Whoever made this list, thank you. Such amazing artists!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +2

      Thanks! Part two already uploaded too. And a video on Vivian!

  • @frankbirch3877
    @frankbirch3877 2 года назад +1

    Marvellous video. Some people I'd nver heard of before. Thank you!

  • @Tica..77
    @Tica..77 2 года назад +4

    Kaji amazing.. wow I was legit shook at vocal abilities esp after 70 & 80 yrs old! Don’t know how ya do it. but consistently great work, (need to learn ur disciplines or time mgmt skills) ✌️♥️

  • @CamdenE
    @CamdenE 2 года назад +5

    Enlightening concept, you never miss Kaji

  • @pedrotejada4556
    @pedrotejada4556 Год назад +2

    THANK YOU for introducing me to such fabulous women like Vivian and Linda.

  • @becauseisaidso92
    @becauseisaidso92 2 года назад

    This is the best vocal video I've seen in yeaaaars on RUclips
    This is excellent
    The choice of singers, the clips and everything.
    Great job!
    Thank you

  • @freelightexpress
    @freelightexpress 2 года назад +6

    Wow, hadn't heard of some of these amazing singers! great compile :-)

  • @issakelly8071
    @issakelly8071 2 года назад +31

    Will you include Gladys Knight on the next list? She basically sounds the same as she did in the 60/70's.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +7

      Yes!

    • @AnthonyMooreGodsChild
      @AnthonyMooreGodsChild 2 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @sammyb4284
      @sammyb4284 2 года назад +2

      Amen I went to see her 2 years her voice has not changed.Still able to hit the notes she's famous for.

  • @claytonallen5428
    @claytonallen5428 2 года назад

    Amen thank you for uploading this video. Beautiful talented singers!!

  • @greta3627
    @greta3627 2 года назад

    Mind blowing... those magnificent times, they sang as easy as we breath . Absolutely gorgeous.

  • @TyHarrellShow
    @TyHarrellShow 2 года назад +6

    This is awesome!!! Thank you for posting this. All these well preserved voices. I never heard of Cleo Laine or Vivian Reed before. I’m loving both and just subscribed to Vivian and your channel. ❤️❤️❤️🎤🎤🎤🎶🎶🎶

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @TEOCALE
    @TEOCALE 2 года назад +14

    You know how much I appreciate your channel! This is a really amazing video! You included some of my favorites ever! I appreciate also the fact that you included the underrated jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, people alway fail to mention her! Congratulations 👏🏻

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @TEOCALE
      @TEOCALE 2 года назад

      @@KajiVocals I’ve already watched it!! A great as always!

  • @VMathisEntertainment
    @VMathisEntertainment 2 года назад +1

    OMG! Not just as an Artist myself, but as a human being this is so Inspirational! THANK YOU for Sharing!🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @edgarmiguelabreu8906
    @edgarmiguelabreu8906 2 года назад

    This is the BEST thing on the internet. This will sooooo useful in my teaching. Thank you so much. Vivian Reed is new to me - however, she's already a favorite of mine now!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Thank you very much! Check out part two as well! I am also gonna post a video on Vivian specifically probably within the week’s time.

    • @edgarmiguelabreu8906
      @edgarmiguelabreu8906 2 года назад

      @@KajiVocals I will check out part and will be on the look out for the Vivian Reed Clip. Thank you for these clips - I look forward to seeing more of your content!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @teegee7801
    @teegee7801 2 года назад +7

    Vivian and Shirley seem to have simar approaches. I was introduced to wonderful singers!

  • @c30ful
    @c30ful 2 года назад +13

    I don’t know if Callie Day will be on part 2, but her vocal range is absolutely amazing.

  • @Jdman5000
    @Jdman5000 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
    I think videos like this are super important to break this prevalent myth about singers that has taken hold within our society.
    That is that after a certain age singers just automatically “lose” their voices as if by magic and it is ridiculous to expect a singer in her 50s to be able to sing as well as she could in her 20s. As if the kind of vocal decline we now see is somewhat natural.
    Videos like this break that error of thinking. Hopefully it will mean careers that go on longer as people learn how to take care of their instruments.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @just5630
    @just5630 2 года назад +16

    Vivian Reed, just wow! Thanks for introducing me to this great singer. Was going to mention Tom Jones until I saw him midway into the video. Now, Shirley Bassey is a beast right into her 80s.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +2

      Video on her soon!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @FatBabyCheeks
    @FatBabyCheeks 2 года назад +3

    I love how Linda Hopkins goes straight from chest voice to whistle register without breaking a sweat! Damn!

  • @alisadm
    @alisadm 2 года назад +10

    I've been taking this in two singers a day, lol. That Magda Olivero...wow. The control she still had at 96 on those decrescendos was remarkable.

    • @zhamiram6578
      @zhamiram6578 2 года назад

      She was amazing!! I was blown away! Even Joan Sutherland didn’t have that in her 60’s.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @Blackispower15
    @Blackispower15 2 года назад

    Amazing video

  • @chewtime5836
    @chewtime5836 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @amyrose9889nenasonic
    @amyrose9889nenasonic 2 года назад +15

    Did Patti ever get vocal training? She's the litteral definition of pursuing one's voice immaculately as you age

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +9

      Yes. Briefly trained classically. And had a coach later too.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @nesq4104
      @nesq4104 7 месяцев назад

      She generally claimed up unto 1990s to not have vocal training. Or probably very little where it shouldn't be Co sidereal actually training. She always said everything was natural and learned on the stage. However I'm sure that must have changed as her voice degraded from age

  • @Suijiro99
    @Suijiro99 2 года назад +5

    37:48 I collapsed on that G5-D6 transition.

  • @franss7554
    @franss7554 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for this education. And I thought I’ve learned about every great vocalist.. until I watched your video!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @Retrodaydream
    @Retrodaydream 2 года назад +2

    Wow wow wow @ Dame Shirley bassey. A legend. Amazed to discover Vivian Reed! Also the 96 year old opera singer lady is unreal

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @terrancemaloney29
    @terrancemaloney29 2 года назад +17

    I never heard of Vivian Reed. But I'M IN LOVE!!!!!!!!!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад +1

      Make sure to check out her RUclips channel!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

  • @akeemj7676
    @akeemj7676 2 года назад +10

    Great video! Vivian is a wonderful singer with such a powerful voice.

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Part Two now uploaded!

    • @KajiVocals
      @KajiVocals  2 года назад

      Made a big video just on Vivian. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/mprDiN-iXuI/видео.html

  • @chocolatemousedrums5724
    @chocolatemousedrums5724 2 года назад

    Thanks for this gift and it almost Christmas

  • @cockyhelmcorv1719
    @cockyhelmcorv1719 2 года назад

    woah kaji, you're really blowing up. support to you

  • @botaktatasumo
    @botaktatasumo 2 года назад +3

    Amazing list! Please do one featuring the remaining Pointer Sisters! 🙆🏾‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️

    • @Yeiyn343
      @Yeiyn343 2 года назад +1

      I was just looking for there vocal ranges last week and can't find a single video anywhere. I hope this channel considers it.

  • @terrancemaloney29
    @terrancemaloney29 2 года назад +4

    I'm VERY impressed with Magda Olivero.

  • @danielgoncalves8079
    @danielgoncalves8079 2 года назад

    tony 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
    what a great video thank you very much!!!!!