The Vocal Range of Jackie Wilson (A2 - C♯6)

[@jumbalunga]

Pfff, amazingly talented singer. His control and power are just crazy!!!

[@sheiladavis6523]

jumbalunga You got that right one of my favorite is Danny Boy & Oh Love Is Funny That Way by Mr. Excitement himself Jackie Wilson February 24,2020

[@alejandroortizbernad4994]

Amazing talent. He was a fabulous singer. Probably one of the BEST soul singer of all times. God bless his holy soul. Jackie Wilson.

[@alatherley]

The man can sing, period! Great voice and range.

[@skhulilengema4094]

The power in his voice was and is unmatched. And the tone is killing me.❤😭 Those runs have held my funeral. The voice over all, as just buried me. Jackie Wilson chose my tombstone.

[@56ava43]

Jackie rules the octaves!!!1

[@ihbarddx]

His song, Night, is lifted from the aria, Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix in the opera, Sampson and Delilah. The original aria is for mezzo sopranos, and it's one that they love to sing in concerts, because it showcases their abilities. Not all mezzo's can hit the last note - electing, rather, to modulate. (Elina Garanca does this, for example.) The required vocal range for Night is actually broader than that of the original, and Wilson hits all the notes. Even though it was not his usual style, it was a very impressive demonstration of what the man could do.

[@lovinraftqueenofnite7708]

I live him singing "Night" he could have been an opera singer.

[@davehall8921]

Jackie Wilson 👍THE KING OF THE OCTAVES, Simple as that!

[@maryshore2610]

Great song he was one of a kind 😊

[@heatherbradley1010]

Totally Awesome Jackie.!!

[@edwardwheeler197]

Let me just mention, this video as absolutely divine and worthy of much praise. Jackie was a music god amongst mere musical mortals .

[@pamelawest8138]

One word GREAT!

[@jgeorge2465]

He was a great voice.

[@davidpollak685]

I’m just discovering JW, what a prodigy

[@sheiladavis6523]

David you have really missing on one of the best singers of all time - time to do some catching up 😊take care Fe 24,2020

[@bskeete]

I love his coloratura abilities!!!!

[@prefernoto8836]

What colotura examples

[@isiano10]

@@prefernoto8836 by the light of the silvery moon - Billy Ward and his Dominoes

[@faith6363fully]

Absolutely brilliant singer 💯💯💯🙏🏽❤️

[@gabrielmatthews9494]

I learned of his existence from a kids commercial. I don't remember what it was selling, only that Jackie Wilson's voice was used in it. Then The Jacksons covered "Stop Doggin me Around" Then I had to know who this Artist was! That's when I came across an article about his being in a nursing home, and how he died there, poor, and alone. Give those who you love their flowers now while they can smell them! He had a stroke on stage while performing, and the audience thought it was part of the act. The oxygen was cut off from his brain and it made him a vegetable. So very sad 😭

[@LohengrinO]

the greatest non operatic male singer of the 20th century

[@THEE.apples]

Definitely

[@edwardwheeler197]

Lohengrin O - Jackie made operatic technique in contemporary music work! He is definitely a musical idol of mines.

[@MAllen-ng8pl]

no, that was elvis Presley. but jackie was great.

[@JaySmith-wo3di]

@@MAllen-ng8pl absolutely NOT. When is the last time somebody even said they were even influenced by Elvis? Lmaooooo

[@elowe5937]

Maybe Donny Hathaway?

[@user-fy3pn6dm5k]

Best of the best

[@Eddluvsya]

Was he vocally trained in Opera?

[@edwardwheeler197]

King EDD he was not

[@wiennanda7023]

Jackie was vocali train, he say that in an interview when ask about his operatic vocal.

[@wiennanda7023]

Jackie was vocally trained, he say that in an interview when ask about his operatic vocal range.

[@sheiladavis6523]

@@edwardwheeler197.. Yes he was he personally said he was train vocally to sing opera listen to Danny Boy. Perhaps you can do some research on Mr. Excitement (Jackie ⭐ Wilson Take Care 🎵 🎸 🎹📯🎤 April 5,2021

[@a.m.thomas9366]

No 😁 HE WAS JUST JACKIE WILSON and all his talents...

[@hiagoconceicao6695]

Wow, his vocal are comparable to those of the great rock vocalists of the 70s!👏😲

[@quincycooper79]

Is Jackie Wilson a Countertenor

[@neworleans504fresh]

Quincy Cooper no, a Tenor

[@quincycooper79]

neworleans504fresh OK, I thought he was a countertenor

[@edwardwheeler197]

Quincy Cooper Leggiero Tenor

[@prefernoto4788]

@@edwardwheeler197 spinto

[@thisisit8735]

dramatic coloutura tenor

[@snowberryYT]

Why is everybody hating on Elvis in the comments?

[@MAllen-ng8pl]

elvis could reach these notes. in fact, he talked about jackie wilson.

[@GoldFinger34]

Personally, I don’t think Elvis’ voice was as strong or could climb as high as Jackie’s. Not too many had Jackie’s range. Roy Orbison had a much nicer voice and more range than Elvis.

[@snowberryYT]

@@GoldFinger34 Elvis couldn’t go as high as Jackie Wilson could, but he could go significantly lower. As for power, Elvis is the obvious winner in that regard.

[@GoldFinger34]

@@snowberryYT not even a close comparison, Elvis was by far the bigger superstar, but Jackie’s voice is unmatched by his peers. I am sure there are some operatic singers that could match, but his contemporary peers cannot come close to his range. IMO, I think Roy Orbison and Ray Price along with Roy Hamilton had greater range than Elvis Presley. Not greater range than Jackie however.

[@cyclonejane]

As I noted in a reply to another comment here, Jackie had the advantage of Billy Ward as a vocal tutor. Also, he developed habits, thanks to Ward, such as practicing scales regularly and observing periods of vocal rest. Eventually, Jackie and Elvis became friends after admiring each other from a distance. When Jackie was shot and seriously injured in NYC mid-career, Elvis sent flowers, but the two had not met at that point. Both singers had spectacular voices, although I definitely think Wilson’s was stronger and stayed strong throughout his career. As to operatic qualities, the great opera star, soprano Kiri te Kanawa, once shocked an interviewer who ask her who had the most beautiful tenor voice she had ever heard. The interviewer expected her to say Pavarotti or Domingo or the lesser known Aragall, all of whom she had worked with. Her response: “The young Elvis Presley.” (There is no evidence that she was familiar with Wilson.) The young Elvis had a lovely voice, but my personal favorite is Jackie, who sang such a variety of music, and sang it all beautifully.