List of baritones in non-classical music

The baritone voice is typically written in the range from the second G below middle C to the G above middle C (G2-G4) although it can be extended at either end. However, the baritone voice is determined not only by its vocal range, but also by its timbre, which tends to be darker than that of the typical tenor voice.^[1]

The term baritone was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices, where the classification is based not merely on the singer's vocal range but also on the tessitura and timbre of the voice. For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. In non-classical music, singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender and not by their vocal range.^[2] When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass are used as descriptors of non-classical voices, they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to the singer's perceived vocal range.

Successful non-classical baritones display a wide range of vocal qualities and effects that lend a unique character to their voices, many of which are considered undesirable in the operatic or classical baritone singer, such as "breathy" (Jim Reeves),^[3] "crooning" (Ville Valo),^[4] "gritty" (Al Green),^[5] "growling" (Neil Diamond),^[6] and even "ragged" (Bruce Springsteen).^[7]

The following is a list of singers in various music genres and styles (most of which can be found on the List of popular music genres)^[8] who have been described as baritones. Additionally, the bands that they have been lead singers of appear in parentheses.

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  Johnny Cash

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  David Bowie

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  Dave Gahan

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  Trent Reznor

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  Elvis Presley

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  Jimi Hendrix

List of names

• Trace Adkins^[9][10]
• Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz)^[11]
• Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down)^[12]
• Rick Astley^[13]
• Faris Badwan^[14]
• Paul Banks (Interpol)^[15]
• Harry Belafonte^[16]
• Matt Berninger (The National)^[17]
• Aloe Blacc^[18]
• James Blake^[19]
• David Bowie^[20]
• Michael Bublé^[21]
• Pete Burns (Dead or Alive)^[22]
• Julian Casablancas (The Strokes)^[23]
• Johnny Cash^[24]
• Nick Cave (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)^[25]
• Jacky Cheung^[26]
• Eric Clapton^[27]
• Jarvis Cocker^[28]
• Leonard Cohen^[29]
• Marc Cohn^[30]
• Nat King Cole^[31]
• Perry Como^[32]
• Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave)^[33]
• Bing Crosby^[34]
• David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple)
• Tim Curry^[35]
• Ian Curtis (Joy Division)^[36]
• Glenn Danzig (Misfits/Samhain/Danzig)^[37]
• Rick Davies (Supertramp)^[38]
• Neil Diamond^[6]
• Zac Efron^[39]
• Andrew Eldritch^[40]
• Sully Erna (Godsmack)^[41]
• Michael Feinstein^[42]
• John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)^[43]
• Tennessee Ernie Ford^[44]
• Peter Gabriel^[45]
• Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)^[46]
• Bill Gaither (Gaither Vocal Band)^[47]
• Larry Gatlin^[48]
• Marian Gold^[49]
• William Lee Golden (Oak Ridge Boys)^[50]
• Adam Gontier (Three Days Grace)^[51]
• Robert Goulet^[52]
• Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)^[53]
• Josh Groban^[54][55]
• Michael C. Hall^[56]
• Isaac Hayes^[57]
• Jimi Hendrix^[58]
• Hozier^[59][60]
• Michael Hutchence (INXS)^[61]
• Billy Idol^[62]
• Alan Jackson^[63]
• David Johansen^[64]
• Tom Jones^[65]
• Toby Keith^[66]
• Steve Kilbey^[67]
• Ben E. King^[68]
• Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)^[69][70]
• Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters)^[71][72]
• Mark Lanegan^[73]
• John Lennon (The Beatles)^[74]
• Aaron Lewis (Staind)^[75]
• Norm Lewis^[76]
• Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol)^[77][78]
• Gordon Lightfoot^[79]
• Mike Love (The Beach Boys)^[80]
• Mark Lowry (Gaither Vocal Band)^[81]
• Seth MacFarlane^[82]
• Carlos Marín (Il divo)^[83]
• Dean Martin^[84]
• John Mayer^[85]
• Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers)^[86]
• Tom Meighan (Kasabian)^[87]
• John Cougar Mellencamp^[88]
• Matt Monro^[89]
• Tom Morello (As The Nightwatchman)^[90]
• Jim Morrison (The Doors)^[91]
• Morrissey (The Smiths)^[92]
• Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons)^[93]
• Peter Murphy (Bauhaus)^[94]
• Randy Newman^[95]
• Tom Netherton^[96]
• Leonard Nimoy^[97]
• Philip Oakey (Human League)^[98]
• Jeffrey Osborne^[99]
• Robert Palmer^[100]
• Iggy Pop^[101]
• Elvis Presley^[102]
• Lou Rawls^[103]
• Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)^[104]
• Jim Reeves^[3]
• Jim Reid^[105]
• Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)^[106]
• Rhydian^[107]
• Alan Rickman^[108]
• Johnny Rivers^[109]
• Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies)^[110][111]
• Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)^[112]
• David Lee Roth (Van Halen)^[113]
• Darius Rucker (Hootie & the Blowfish)^[114]
• Mark Sandman^[115]
• Bob Seger^[116]
• Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel)^[117]
• Frank Sinatra^[118]
• M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)^[119]
• Blake Shelton^[120]
• Tim Smith^[121]
• Tom Smith (Editors)^[122]
• Bruce Springsteen^[7]
• Aaron Stainthorpe^[123]
• Scott Stapp (Creed)^[124]
• Ringo Starr (The Beatles)^[125]
• Peter Steele (Carnivore, Type O Negative)^[126][127]
• Cat Stevens^[128]
• Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)^[129]
• Joe Strummer (The Clash)^[130]
• Levi Stubbs (The Four Tops)^[131]
• Russ Taff (Imperials / Gaither Vocal Band)^[132]
• Serj Tankian (System Of A Down)^[133]
• Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)^[134]
• James Taylor^[135][136]
• Jake Thackray^[137]
• Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)^[138]
• Richard Thompson^[139]
• Randy Travis^[140]
• Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)^[141]
• Conway Twitty^[142]
• Ville Valo (HIM)^[4]
• David Vanian (The Damned)^[143]
• Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)^[144]
• Vladimir Vysotsky^[145]
• Charlie Waller^[146]
• Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver)^[147]
• Paul Williams^[148]
• Bill Withers^[149]
• Patrick Wolf^[150]

See also

• Baritenor
• Crooner
• Singing
• Voice classification in non-classical music
• List of tenors in non-classical music
• List of contraltos in non-classical music
• List of mezzo-sopranos in non-classical music
• List of sopranos in non-classical music
• Voice type

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