# Best Bass Singers Of All Time?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-singers-of-all-time/573000>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 1, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-singers-of-all-time/573000 "2011-03-01T00:56:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-singers-of-all-time/573000/61 "2017-07-20T14:54:28Z")

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One of the background singers on Lyle Lovett’s “Live In Texas” album has an amazing deep voice. I don’t know who it is, maybe someone that’s already been mentioned. Anybody know?

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-singers-of-all-time/573000/62 "2017-07-20T15:10:25Z")

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Since this has been dredged up, I’ll throw in \*\*Barry Carl \*\*of Rockapella fame. Always a lot of fun to listen to.

Incidentally, anyone within range of the BBC iPlayer might want to check out Thomas Quasthoff’s BBC4 programme on [Becoming a Lied Singer](http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/27/lied-singer). Some excellent singing, including a brief clip of Quasthoff performing some solo a cappella jazz.

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**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-singers-of-all-time/573000/63 "2017-07-21T01:31:20Z")

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Since we are raising the dead…  
Does Till Lindemann count?

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-singers-of-all-time/573000/64 "2017-07-21T03:14:22Z")

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I am shocked that I did not see anyone mention the wonderful William Warfield.

[The Trumpet Shall Sound](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e3l5TM41-w)

[Bess, You Is My Woman Now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hDtUNSrhqI)

[The Iconic "Ol’ Man River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSzYRo9j7YM)

Eastman School of Music grad (B.M. '42). 🙂

As for operatic basses:

[Samuel Ramey takes a stab at "Ol’ Man River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m82TO9chA0)

[Ezio Pinza singing “Non Più Andrai” from Le Nozze di Figaro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk7NEnT1T1o)

[Cesare Siepi signing “Fin ch’han dal vino” from Don Giovanni](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFHyyVcsRQA)

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