Your favourite artist is performing an emotional ballad and when she reaches the dramatic climax of the song, she vaults to the top of her range and produces a piercing sound that shakes you to the core. That is the power of the whistle register and although the ability to control that part of the […]
Did you know that Donna Summer was the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance?
Did you know that prior to her career breakthrough as a recording artist, Minnie Riperton was popular for singing radio jingles?
Did you know that Leona Lewis once recorded of Minnie Riperton’s classic hit ‘Lovin’ You’?
Did you know that the late Minnie Riperton only scored one gold-certified album in her entire discography?
Ever wondered what the high notes that Mariah Carey uses to shock you half way through a song were called? Well, those octave warbling wails are part of the whistle register and as today’s Way Back Wednesday will demonstrate, Carey isn’t the only vocalist who knows how to sing that high!
The music industry is a cruel field where true talent rarely rises to the top. Many of the most gifted performers struggle to accomplish a major impact and despite their enormous abilities, they often never receive the respect that they deserve.
Did you know that Aretha Franklin’s signature song, ‘Respect’, was originally performed by Otis Redding?
The Holiday season is the time of year when artists from across the industry attempt to capitalise on crazed shoppers’ booming interest in Christmas music. Unfortunately, all singers don’t have the ability to handle the demands to lush vocal arrangements of such classics but Way Back Wednesday has gathered some of the best performances of some from […]
Did you know that Minnie Riperton was widely regarded as the artist who popularised the use of the whistle register in contemporary music?