singers that sound like musical instruments?

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layne staley has this rich yet reedy tone that used to sound like an organ to me, especially when they multitracked his vocals.
zola jesus' vocals have this incredible woodwind-like resonance..
arthur russell sounds like a trombone or an oboe or something..

― nothing a reincarnated ronnie james dio couldn't fix (brimstead), Thursday, 6 February 2014 21:58 (eleven years ago)

Bobby McFerrin.

― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 6 February 2014 21:59 (eleven years ago)

Shooby Taylor, the Human Horn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX_120DMFDQ

― emil.y, Thursday, 6 February 2014 22:06 (eleven years ago)

Lambert Hendricks and Ross

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul54NWmwLxs

― bodacious ignoramus, Thursday, 6 February 2014 22:11 (eleven years ago)

thom yorke makes me think of a theremin sometimes

― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 6 February 2014 22:26 (eleven years ago)

Wasn't Louis Armstrong's voice often compared to sounding lke a trumpet?

― MarkoP, Thursday, 6 February 2014 23:26 (eleven years ago)

that's a very weird-sounding trumpet

― Fight the Powers that Be with this Powerful Les Paul! (DJP), Thursday, 6 February 2014 23:27 (eleven years ago)

badass clips, ty

― nothing a reincarnated ronnie james dio couldn't fix (brimstead), Thursday, 6 February 2014 23:31 (eleven years ago)

tim buckley

― Stevolende, Thursday, 6 February 2014 23:51 (eleven years ago)

This was the Mills Brothers' whole schtick. The Boswell Sisters did it too though not as much.

― everything, Friday, 7 February 2014 00:14 (eleven years ago)

neutral milk hotel guy sounds like a big stupid trumpet or something

― cerealbar, Friday, 7 February 2014 00:35 (eleven years ago)

~~thom yorke~~ yma sumac makes me think of a theremin ~~sometimes~~ always

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 7 February 2014 01:06 (eleven years ago)

I went looking for a good example from the Doo Wop school and came across a decent documentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcDHQycv7rg

― bodacious ignoramus, Friday, 7 February 2014 21:24 (eleven years ago)

...and go to about 2:30 for a killer version of "Rockit"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKJJfyISmYI#t=167

― bodacious ignoramus, Friday, 7 February 2014 21:29 (eleven years ago)

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