Jay and the Americans

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,837
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Check out the vocals on this performance from a 1965 episode of the Merv Griffin show.  Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but the singing here to me is just jaw dropping great! 


"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 650
    He has an incredible voice. Reminds me of Roy Orbison or more recently Raul Malo.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,837
    GB281198 said:
    He has an incredible voice. Reminds me of Roy Orbison or more recently Raul Malo.

    Yes, for sure!
    I was thinking this morning about how my likes as far as singers go is all over the map.  Some singers I like actually have great voices in the classical sense- people like Jay Black from the video or, like you mentioned, Roy Orbison or Raul Malo (good call!). 
    And then there are those who technically speaking don't sing well but that I really enjoy, like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, or (at the extreme) J Mascis.  
    It's interesting how our ears and brains responding various singers differently. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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