Who did Elvis say had the best voice?

Elvis held Roy Orbison is very high regard, publicly stating that Roy had ' most perfect voice' and referring to him as the 'greatest singer in the world' during one of his Vegas concerts.
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Did Elvis have the best voice ever?

The quality of his voice is most often described as soulful. It had an 'aching sincerity ... and an indefinable quality of yearning ... virtually impossible to pigeonhole'. Elvis Presley's three-octave vocal range was exceptional, 'very narrowly all at once a tenor, baritone, and bass'.
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Who had the better voice Elvis or Roy Orbison?

Two different voices and abilities. Orbison had the better range but Elvis had the better tone and execution. And there is no question that Elvis was the far superior performer.
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Did Elvis Presley have perfect pitch?

He pointed out that despite an impressive vocal range of two and a half octaves and something approaching perfect pitch, Elvis was perfectly willing to sing off-key when he thought the song required it.
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Who was Elvis favorite female singer?

Elton John once said, There are only two things I know about Canada: hockey and Anne Murray." In a recent interview, Linda Thompson, a friend of the late Elvis Presley said, "Anne Murray was the King's favorite female singer and he used to listen to 'Snowbird' more than any other song.
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Wait till you see how impressive Elvis's voice was



Did Elvis like Freddie Mercury?

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“Freddie was very fond of Elvis.” Mercury said he even styled his vocals on the song to sound like The King Of Rock'n'Roll. “My voice does sound a bit like Elvis Presley's on 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love',” explained the singer.
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Did Marilyn Monroe ever meet Elvis?

Well, as a public, we knew that Marilyn and Elvis had met once at on set at Paramount Studios in June 1960. But did nothing happened after that? Well, a publicity and management agent, Byron Raphael had revealed the most scintillating affair report and it had gone wildfire.
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How many octaves was Elvis?

Elvis Presley was a baritone whose voice had an extraordinary compass — the so-called register — and a very wide range of vocal colour. It covered two octaves and a third, from the baritone low-G to the tenor high B, with an upward extension in falsetto to at least a D flat.
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Who has the best vocal range of all time?

But it's Mariah Carey who takes the prize for the largest vocal range of all. She can reach a low F2 and hit an unbelievable G7, a note that dolphins would envy, and that only some dogs can hear.
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How well could Elvis play piano?

Presley was not a virtuosic guitarist, but he played pretty good rhythm guitar. And he was a really good pianist — on those "Million Dollar Quartet" tapes, that's him playing the majority of the piano parts, even though Jerry Lee Lewis is right there. His best instrument may have been the electric bass guitar.
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Who has the best rock voice of all time?

  • Chuck Berry. ...
  • Mick Jagger. ...
  • Paul McCartney. ...
  • Janis Joplin. ...
  • Elvis Presley. ...
  • Jimi Hendrix. ...
  • Freddie Mercury. Did rock and roll ever have a better showman than Freddie Mercury? ...
  • Bruce Springsteen. Bruce is the link between folk, '60s R&B, punk, and of course, rock and roll.
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Who has the best singing voice in rock and roll?

  1. Freddie Mercury. Every rock singer – fairly or not – has been compared to Freddie Mercury.
  2. Robert Plant. ...
  3. Paul McCartney. ...
  4. Mick Jagger. ...
  5. Steve Perry. ...
  6. Joni Mitchell. ...
  7. David Bowie. ...
  8. Chris Cornell. ...
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What Led Zeppelin said about Elvis?

Plant also revealed a funny turn near the end of the evening. 'At that meeting, Jimmy Page joked with Elvis that we never sound-checked - but if we did, all I wanted to do was sing Elvis songs', Plant said.
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Which singer has the most perfect pitch?

This blog post will take a look at 15 famous musicians with perfect pitch and explore their lives and careers.
  • Yo-Yo Ma.
  • Bing Crosby.
  • Glenn Gould.
  • Ella Fitzgerald.
  • Charlie Puth.
  • Lorin Maazel.
  • Yanni.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Who can sing 7 octaves?

The seventh octave is the range of notes between C7 and C8. It is easier for very high coloratura sopranos to sing in this octave, but some people who are capable of singing in the bass range (like singers Adam Lopez, Virgo Degan, Nicola Sedda or Dimash Kudaibergen) can do it.
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Who is the best male singer of all time?

We've ranked who we reckon are the greatest male singers of all time, in terms of ability, pitch and power.
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The 20 best male singers of all time, ranked in order of pure...
  • Al Green. ...
  • Sam Cooke. ...
  • Otis Redding. ...
  • Frank Sinatra. ...
  • Nat King Cole. ...
  • Michael Jackson. ...
  • George Michael. ...
  • Freddie Mercury.
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What is the rarest voice range?

A countertenor is a male singer who can sing as high as a soprano or mezzo-soprano. The countertenor is the rarest of all voice types.
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What was Frank Sinatra octave range?

According to music critic Henry Pleasants "The voice itself was a typical Italian light baritone with a two octave range from G to G, declining, as it darkened in later years, to F to F and with greater potential at the top than he was commonly disposed to exploit.
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Who can sing 10 octaves?

This is Tim Storms, a singer in possession of an incredible 10 octaves!!! He's a Guinness World Record Breaker and has recorded material, although has never seen significant success in the industry. Watch this astounding video to see what he can do.
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What was Michael Jackson octave range?

Either way, he still has a 4 octave range.
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Who was Elvis best friend?

Jerry Schilling was Elvis' buddy for 23 years after he played football with the King one hot Memphis afternoon on July 11, 1954.
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Did Elvis love Ann-Margret?

Watching Ann-Margret Olsson and her red hair shimmy across the stage in Viva Las Vegas, it's easy to see why Elvis Presley fell in love with her. Presley and Ann-Margret met for the first time on the set of the beloved film in which they starred in together.
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Did Elvis meet Sylvester Stallone?

In an interview Sylvester Stallone was asked if he and Elvis Presley ever met. Stallone said that in 1976 after "Rocky" was released, Elvis contacted him and asked him to visit Graceland and a bring a copy of the film with him.
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Who is Elvis Presley's favorite hero?

The musician Elvis Presley was a big fan of Captain Marvel Jr., and styled his trademark haircut after that of the comic book character and some of Elvis's stage outfits (with a half-cape similar to those worn by the Marvels) and his TCB logo (with a Marvel-esque lightning bolt insignia) also show inspiration from ...
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Who is comparable to Elvis?

Similar Artists
  • Roy Orbison. Rick Nelson, Patsy Cline, The Righteous Brothers and more.
  • Ritchie Valens. Johnny Cash, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Roy Orbison and more.
  • Chuck Berry. Ritchie Valens, Bill Haley & His Comets, Elvis Presley and more.
  • Buddy Holly. ...
  • Dion & The Belmonts. ...
  • Conway Twitty. ...
  • Bill Haley & His Comets.
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