Shared lead vocals from groups who don't usually split leads
Nov 8, 2016 0:40:41 GMT -5
Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Nov 8, 2016 0:40:41 GMT -5
So on a few occasions, a group that has one designated lead vocalist will let someone else sing lead anyway. Here are some examples I've thought of; any others come to mind?
* Tyler usually sings on FGL songs, but BK sings several lines on "Dirt", "Anything Goes", and "May We All".
* Restless Heart's Big Dreams in a Small Town has one song sung by John Dittrich, one sung entirely by Paul Gregg, and one as a duet between Gregg and usual lead singer Larry Stewart. Their reunion album Still Restless also had Dittrich sing "Looking Back" and "The Night Before", and Gregg on "Yesterday's News".
* Every Kentucky Headhunters album since Songs from the Grass String Ranch in 2000 has had Richard Young sing at least one or two songs. Also, Fred Young sang "Dry Land Fish".
* Several Alabama album cuts were sung by Teddy or Jeff, and "Gonna Have a Party" is split among all three, and "The Borderline" is a split among Randy, Teddy, and Charlie Daniels. However, "Mountain Music" is the only single that had anyone other than Randy sing lead, albeit for only one line each.
* Van Stephenson and Dave Robbins sang a few Blackhawk album cuts.
* "Just What I Do" was the only Trick Pony single sung by anyone other than Heidi (specifically, Keith Burns)
* Rascal Flatts' rendition of "Mary, Did You Know?" is sung mostly by Jay and Joe Don. The three also split the lead on "Long Slow Beautiful Dance"; did they split any other album cuts?
* "These Are the Days" was the first Sugarland song to have Kristian sharing the lead; did any other songs of theirs feature him on lead?
I'm not counting B&D in this, because their albums usually split the vocals between the two, but the Brooks songs rarely got put out as singles. Also, their cover of "Folsom Prison Blues" for Red Hot + Country and the album cut "Born and Raised in Black and White" were the only two songs were both of them sing lead.
* Tyler usually sings on FGL songs, but BK sings several lines on "Dirt", "Anything Goes", and "May We All".
* Restless Heart's Big Dreams in a Small Town has one song sung by John Dittrich, one sung entirely by Paul Gregg, and one as a duet between Gregg and usual lead singer Larry Stewart. Their reunion album Still Restless also had Dittrich sing "Looking Back" and "The Night Before", and Gregg on "Yesterday's News".
* Every Kentucky Headhunters album since Songs from the Grass String Ranch in 2000 has had Richard Young sing at least one or two songs. Also, Fred Young sang "Dry Land Fish".
* Several Alabama album cuts were sung by Teddy or Jeff, and "Gonna Have a Party" is split among all three, and "The Borderline" is a split among Randy, Teddy, and Charlie Daniels. However, "Mountain Music" is the only single that had anyone other than Randy sing lead, albeit for only one line each.
* Van Stephenson and Dave Robbins sang a few Blackhawk album cuts.
* "Just What I Do" was the only Trick Pony single sung by anyone other than Heidi (specifically, Keith Burns)
* Rascal Flatts' rendition of "Mary, Did You Know?" is sung mostly by Jay and Joe Don. The three also split the lead on "Long Slow Beautiful Dance"; did they split any other album cuts?
* "These Are the Days" was the first Sugarland song to have Kristian sharing the lead; did any other songs of theirs feature him on lead?
I'm not counting B&D in this, because their albums usually split the vocals between the two, but the Brooks songs rarely got put out as singles. Also, their cover of "Folsom Prison Blues" for Red Hot + Country and the album cut "Born and Raised in Black and White" were the only two songs were both of them sing lead.
