[78-L] Oversouling

[Dan Van Landingham]

It is.Jackie Wilson was notorius for it.His recording of "To Be Loved" is a good 
example.So is Reba
McIntyre whom I can't stand.One who used the "Less Is More" approach was the 
late Little Willie
John.I thought he was terrific.It's too bad he died so young.Last I heard,he 
died in prison after getting
into a knife fight in a Seattle bar back in late 1965.The last record date he 
did for King Records was
the old song "Sleep" from about 1963.




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From: Thatcher Graham <thatcher at mediaguide.com>
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wed, February 9, 2011 9:34:36 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Oversouling

I think the technical term is "melisma."


-- 
Thatcher Graham
Mediaguide



On 2/9/2011 12:31 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> Both Colonna and Kaye did it for comedic effect, not to show off how 'good' a 
>singer they were. When Danny Kaye wanted to sing a song straight, he did so with 
>taste and restraint. Listen to his recording of "Eileen" (Columbia 36585), which 
>was based on the old Thomas Moore lyric, "Bendemeer's Stream." It's a touching, 
>beautiful rendition. You can't possibly be suggesting that Colonna and Kaye can 
>be compared in any way to Christina Aguilera! There's a difference between 
>comedic style and sheer overblown oversinging just for the sake of seeing how 
>many notes you can cram into one syllable.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 17:03:44 +0000
>> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Oversouling
>>
>> Cary Ginell wrote:
>> This writer put his finger on exactly what is wrong with today's
>> singers. And this shouldn't be viewed as some old fart grumbling about
>> "it ain't like the good ole days." Thanks to singers like Mariah Carey,
>> Whitney Houston, and Aguilera, singing itself has changed. Bing Crosby's
>> voice and Frank Sinatra's phrasing were enough, but singers today feel
>> they have to put something "extra" into a song to sell it, and end up
>> overselling. I even hear it in jazz singing, where interpretation has
>> always been key - you can even oversell there.
>>
>>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-eskow/christina-aguilera-and-th_b_819979.html?ref=fb&src=sp
>>p
>>
>> Cary Ginell
>> ===============
>> No-one put more into a song than Jerry Colonna. Danny Kaye, perhaps?
>>
>>        Julian Vein
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