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When you think of smooth, romantic bass singers, you think of Barry White, plain and simple. His albums have sold over 100 million copies around the world and won him 3 Grammy Awards. He was most popular in the 70's with two of his biggest hits including "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" which we've feature in the video here. To hear recordings of these and all of his greatest hits you can check them out here (sponsored link). To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
With a voice similar to Barry White, Isaac Hayes did what few people have done. He was able to become a successful of a songwriter as he was a singer/performer. He is a co-writer of the massively popular "Soul Man" which is considered one of the most influential songs of the last 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. He also co-wrote and performed the theme to "Shaft" which dominated the music and film awards circuit of 1972. To hear his greatest hits click here (sponsored link). To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
In 2017, Avi Kaplan shocked the a cappella world when he announced he was leaving the mega-popular group, Pentatonix, in order to pursue other musical ventures. For the previous 6 years he became one of the most recognized bass voices in the history of that genre. To check out Avi and Pentatonix singing classic holiday favorites click here (sponsored links). To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
Paul Robeson is best known for his rendition of "Ol' Man River" from the 1938 film, Show Boat (shown in the video here) after playing the role on the stages of London starting in 1928. Besides being very involved in politics and activism and a stint of playing in the NFL, Robeson recorded several hundred songs including spirituals, Americana, standards, classical, folk, and spoken word. To hear his ultimate collection click here (sponsored link). To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
Richard Sterban joined the Oak Ridge Boys in 1972 and has since entertained audiences with his signature "pa-oom-pa-pa-oom-pa-pa-mow-mow" bass solo in the 1981 hit single "Elvira". We've included a humorous compilation of the evolution of that solo in this video. You can check out their definitive collection here (sponsored link). To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
Thurl Ravenscroft was a booming bass singer and voice actor best known for his character of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Tony the Tiger and his signature phrase "They're Grrrrreat!". His other most famous character was the singing voice of the song "You're a Mean One, Mr, Grinch" from the animated classic "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas". You can check out the soundtrack here (sponsored link). To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
No list of basses would be complete without mentioning the incomparable J.D. Sumner, of gospel fame, who helped to pioneered that genre bringing it into the mainstream during the 1950's and 60's. We think you'll be impressed with the low E(1) below low C(2) about halfway through this video. To check out a recording of his final recording sessions with his quartet, The Stamps, click here (sponsored link). To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
Born in Germany, Kurt Moll was known for his powerful low range in the style of opera. Even though he was a stage performer he was also able to use an extreme range of volume and quality of voice as well. It was a beautiful instrument that he used in more restrained and comedic roles and tended to stay away from the thunderous bellowing bass roles. To hear him sing Schubert click here (sponsored link). To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
Tim Storms holds the distinction of holding the Guinness World Record for having the lowest note ever recorded by the human voice. This also gives him the record for the largest vocal range ever at over 10 octaves. It would take two pianos side by side to be able to record his range and one of the pianos would have to start on the low end where the other piano left off. You can check out the album "The First Christmas" from the group Rescue that Tim sang with between the years of 2001-2004. To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
Barry Carl is best known for his role as the deep bass for the a cappella group, Rockapella, from the years 1988-2002. He was one of the stars of the PBS special "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?" which featured Rockapella on every episode including the theme of the show. Before, during, and after leaving the group, Barry has been busy as a voice actor and singer for commercials, video games, films, tv shows, and albums. He recorded a solo album called "The SoLow Project" in 2005 and you can find it here (sponsored link). To subscribe, 'like', or comment on the original video click here.
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