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A man his age still being able to access his falsetto register consistently is impressive. Elton John is still a good singer, but basically can't access it at all anymore. And went from tenor to baritone. Ron's voice is aged but he's still got it. Good for him. He's been singing professionally since 1954.
 
Jackie Blue said:
A man his age still being able to access his falsetto register consistently is impressive. Elton John is still a good singer, but basically can't access it at all anymore. And went from tenor to baritone. Ron's voice is aged but he's still got it. Good for him. He's been singing professionally since 1954.
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Elton is kind of a bad example due to the throat surgery he had in the 80's that permanently altered his voice he was never the same after that
 
Drain Bamage said:
Elton is kind of a bad example due to the throat surgery he had in the 80's that permanently altered his voice he was never the same after that
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It's kind of a misnomer that Elton got the surgery and it immediately changed his voice or vocal range or timbre or voice type. He got the surgery in January 1987. His singing throughout the rest of the 80s was in line with his other 80s material. His timbre was already darkening throughout the 80s well before the surgery. And he didn't become a baritone until the 90s, which was years after the surgery. His voice also got better after the surgery. He was really struggling leading up to it and it was a necessary measure. I don't see the evidence that he would sound like his old self if he hadn't had the surgery. Most likely the surgery saved his voice if anything.



Low, baritone-like singing from 1985, before the surgery. Hits a strong baritone low G when he sings the word "snow".



High, tenor-like singing from 1989, after the surgery.

Throughout the 80s, other than around the time when his voice was worn out from excessive touring and he got the surgery, his voice was strong and sounded good, somewhere in between baritone and tenor. He could sing low notes like a baritone and high notes like a tenor. He had a somewhat similar trajectory to Billy Joel who also started out as a tenor and then gradually became a baritone.
 
Jackie Blue said:
It's kind of a misnomer that Elton got the surgery and it immediately changed his voice or vocal range or timbre or voice type. He got the surgery in January 1987. His singing throughout the rest of the 80s was in line with his other 80s material. His timbre was already darkening throughout the 80s well before the surgery. And he didn't become a baritone until the 90s, which was years after the surgery. His voice also got better after the surgery. He was really struggling leading up to it and it was a necessary measure. I don't see the evidence that he would sound like his old self if he hadn't had the surgery. Most likely the surgery saved his voice if anything.



Low, baritone-like singing from 1985, before the surgery. Hits a strong baritone low G when he sings the word "snow".



High, tenor-like singing from 1989, after the surgery.

Throughout the 80s, other than around the time when his voice was worn out from excessive touring and he got the surgery, his voice was strong and sounded good, somewhere in between baritone and tenor. He could sing low notes like a baritone and high notes like a tenor. He had a somewhat similar trajectory to Billy Joel who also started out as a tenor and then gradually became a baritone.
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Nah the surgery took his falsetto away its true he was already losing his voice though
 
Anyways back to Isley bros since people want to be off topic
 
This is real rhythm and blues/soul. The Isley Brothers... My teenage years (born in 1960!) You GenX'ers and millennials missed out on the best shit!

Thanks for the video OP
 
Jackie Blue said:
It's kind of a misnomer that Elton got the surgery and it immediately changed his voice or vocal range or timbre or voice type. He got the surgery in January 1987. His singing throughout the rest of the 80s was in line with his other 80s material. His timbre was already darkening throughout the 80s well before the surgery. And he didn't become a baritone until the 90s, which was years after the surgery. His voice also got better after the surgery. He was really struggling leading up to it and it was a necessary measure. I don't see the evidence that he would sound like his old self if he hadn't had the surgery. Most likely the surgery saved his voice if anything.



Low, baritone-like singing from 1985, before the surgery. Hits a strong baritone low G when he sings the word "snow".



High, tenor-like singing from 1989, after the surgery.

Throughout the 80s, other than around the time when his voice was worn out from excessive touring and he got the surgery, his voice was strong and sounded good, somewhere in between baritone and tenor. He could sing low notes like a baritone and high notes like a tenor. He had a somewhat similar trajectory to Billy Joel who also started out as a tenor and then gradually became a baritone.
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Elton John at his peak from 1970-1975 was a brilliant singer. Elton's voice was declining badly after 75 due to drugs and drinking. Listen to his crappy albums post Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy
 
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