Re: vocal range

[seismo!udenva!showard (Steve "Blore" Howard)]

>
>The discussion about Kate's voice made me wonder about
>her vocal range.  Does anyone know what it is?  I used
>to listen to Renaissance a lot and Annie Haslam (the
>lead singer) also has quite a range (8 octaves).  Anyone
>know of other singers with such a range?
>
>-bob

 I don't know about Kate, but David Bowie has an 8 octave range and,
believe it or not, Paul McCartney is close (six and a half or seven).
Laurie Anderson has quite a range, too, albeit electronically enhanced.

 Tom Waits has about a three-note range.

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