http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detr ... gy_po.html
DETROIT, MI -- There's plenty of
Detroit and overall Michigan
representation in a new list of
"World's Greatest Singers" by vocal
range that surfaced online this week.
The website concerthotels.com
conducted interesting research about
high notes and low notes for
performers and declared Guns N'
Roses frontman Axl Rose No. 1.
But several performers with ties to the
Great Lakes State also made the cut in
the categories of overall vocal range,
highest notes and lowest notes.
Charts on the website show the
highest and lowest notes each artist
hit in the recording studio.
A breakdown of those with Detroit
and Michigan ties, including those
who performed under the Motown
label, in each category and their
ranking:
Overall vocal range; rank
Marvin Gaye - 6
Michael Jackson - 26
Iggy Pop - 30
Aretha Franklin - 37
Eminem - 41
David Ruffin - 62
Smokey Robinson - 69
Highest notes; ranking
Marvin Gaye - 14
Aretha Franklin - 28
Smokey Robinson - 54
Eminem - 62
Iggy Pop - 66
David Ruffin -71
Lowest notes; ranking
Iggy Pop - 9
Marvin Gaye - 15
Eminem - 18
David Ruffin - 31
Aretha Franklin - 40
Smokey Robinson - 67
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Okay, this is sort of funny