List of basses in non-classical music

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The bass singing voice has a vocal range that lies around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C (i.e., E2–E4).[1] As with the contralto singing voice being the rarest female voice type, the bass voice is the rarest for males, and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.[2] However, the bass voice is determined not only by its vocal range, but also by its timbre, which tends to be darker than that of a baritone voice.

The term bass 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.[3] 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.

The following is a list of singers in country, popular music, jazz, and musical theatre[a] who have been described as basses.

NameLifespanNationalityAssociated act(s)Ref.
Joe Ames1921–2007AmericanAmes Brothers[4]
Lance Bass1979–AmericanNSYNC[5]
Bob Bingham1946–2025American[6][7]
21 Savage1992-British[8]
Greg Brown1949–American[9]
Geoff Castellucci 1980- American VoicePlay
Brian Cole1942–1972AmericanThe Association[10]
Ray Davis1940–2005American
[7][11]
Elmer Dresslar Jr.[b]1925–2005American[13]
James Farnsworth[c]BritishOut of the Blue[14]
Tennessee Ernie Ford[d]1919–1991American[16][17]
Melvin Franklin[e]1942–1995AmericanThe Temptations[23][24][25][26]
Sherman Garnes1940–1977AmericanThe Teenagers[27]
Geoffrey Holder[f]1930–2014Trinidadian-American[29]
Corpse Husband1997–American[30][31]
Jawan M. JacksonAmericanThe Temptations[22][25]
Avi Kaplan1989–AmericanPentatonix[7][32][33][34]
Bobby Bass1998–American[35]
Marc Lavoine1962–French[36]
Till Lindemann[g]1963–German[37][39]
Nick Massi1927–2000AmericanThe Four Seasons[40]
Carlo Mastrangelo[h]1937–2016AmericanThe Belmonts[42][43]
Michael McCary1971–AmericanBoyz II Men[44]
Stephin Merritt1965–American[45][46]
Warren "Pete" Moore1938–2017[47] or 1939–2017[48]AmericanThe Miracles[48]
Rex Nelon1932–2000AmericanThe LeFevres[49]
Patrick Page1962–American[50]
London Parris1931–1992AmericanThe Blackwood Brothers[49]
Ray Perkins1932–CanadianThe Crew-Cuts[51]
Pop Smoke1999–2020American [52]
Thurl Ravenscroft1914–2005AmericanThe Mellomen[53]
Harold Reid1939–2020[54]AmericanThe Statler Brothers[54][55]
Kevin Richardson1971–AmericanBackstreet Boys[56]
Paul Robeson[i]1898–1976American[57][58][59]
Peter Steele[j]1962–2010American[63][64][65]
Richard Sterban1943–AmericanThe Oak Ridge Boys[66]
Tim Storms1972–American
[7][67]
J. D. Sumner1924–1998AmericanThe Blackwood Brothers, The Stamps Quartet[7][68][69]
T.O.P1986–[70] or 1987–[71]South KoreanBig Bang[70][72]
Ike Turner[k]1931–2007American[76]
Josh Turner[l]1977–American[7][79][80]
Ray Walker1934–AmericanThe Jordanaires[81]
Barry White[m]1944–2003AmericanThe Love Unlimited Orchestra[7][59][82][83]
George Younce1930–2005AmericanThe Cathedrals[84][85]
Tay Zonday[n]1982–American[7][87]

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