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Thread #76707 Message #1361926
Posted By: YorkshireYankee
20-Dec-04 - 06:44 PM
Thread Name: Best harmony singers
Subject: RE: Best harmony singers
Tim and Molly O'Brien – bluegrass, newgrass, gospel; as bro & sis, they have that special "family voice/sound" going for them.
Coope, Boyes & Simpson – British male trio, trad & new songs, wonderful tight harmonies
Graham & Eileen Pratt – mostly trad British songs (half of Regal Slip) – fantastic blend!
The Watersons & the Copper Family – no comment needed, methinks
Sweet Honey in the Rock – six African American women with powerful voices, doing spirituals, hymns, gospel, jazz, blues...
Manhattan Transfer – slick, oh-so-sophisticated harmonies
The Everley Bros – interesting harmonies; great blend
Rockapella (are they still around?)
The Four Bobs – wonderfully tight harmonies, and extremely original arrangements of songs you wouldn't really expect a capella renditions of, like Purple Rain, Psycho Killer and Innagoddadavida(sp?)
Agree with Midchick about Finest Kind and with PoppaGator about the Roches
There's SO many more, of course – but these are the ones who come to mind straight away...