Fred Hammond Vocal Range and Voice Type
Fred Hammond's cited vocal range is E2 to A#4 (2.5 octaves). Fred Hammond is commonly classified as a bass-baritone. See the notes and compare your range free.
Evidence and review
Individual evidence review is pending. The displayed range is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit.
These are the approximate figures fans and music journalists commonly cite — the widest notes a singer has recorded, not the comfortable range they sing in every night, and not lab measurements. Treat them as a fun reference, not a target.
How Fred Hammond uses that range
Bottom-heavy and unhurried. The E2 region gives a thick chest resonance that stays un-pushed, with lines half-spoken over the groove and the voice only opening toward the G4 belt for a payoff. Attack is relaxed and often just behind the beat, with quartet-style bends on the ends of words. Imitators reach for volume, but the character comes from resonance and rhythmic patience instead of force.
What is Fred Hammond’s vocal range?
Fred Hammond's vocal range is commonly cited as E2 to A#4 (Bb4) — about 2.5 octaves, or 30 semitones, and is usually classified as bass-baritone. Full voice is cited up to around G4; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.
Deep bass-baritone with thick low resonance; half-speaks phrases over funk and quartet grooves.
- Signature song
- No Weapon
Reading the numbers
- Full voice is cited to within 3 semitones of the top note, so this reads as a chest-dominant voice rather than one that flips into a lighter register.
- 3 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- The range sits mostly under middle C — 20 semitones below it against 10 above.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 72nd lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 562nd highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Fred Hammond’s voice
How high can Fred Hammond sing?
Fred Hammond is commonly cited singing up to around G4 in full voice, and as high as A#4 (Bb4) overall — the stretch above G4 comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Fred Hammond’s highest note?
Fred Hammond’s highest note is commonly cited as A#4 (Bb4). Full voice is cited up to around G4; the very top comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Fred Hammond’s lowest note?
Fred Hammond’s lowest note is commonly cited as E2.
How many octaves can Fred Hammond sing?
Fred Hammond’s commonly cited range spans about 2.5 octaves (30 semitones), from E2 up to A#4. That span is wider than 34% of the 636 voices in this library.
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Also bottoming out on E2
42 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A#4
12 other voices here reach the same ceiling.