Genre
Blues vocal ranges
18 Blues voices on one keyboard, C2 to C6.
Singers
18
Median span
2.6 oct
-0.5 st vs library
Range covered
C2–C6
Era
1925–2015
How ranges sit in Blues
- The median cited span across these 18 voices is 31.5 semitones — 0.5 semitones narrower than the library median of 32.
- Widest here is Ray Charles (C2–A#5); the deepest floor belongs to Ray Charles at C2 and the highest ceiling to Steven Tyler at C6.
- Voice categories break down as 7 tenors, 5 contraltos, 4 baritones, 2 mezzo-sopranos.
All 18 on one axis
low → high
- Billie HolidayF3–C5F3–C51.6 oct
- Cécile McLorin SalvantF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Chris StapletonF2–B4F2–B42.5 oct
- Etta JamesG#2–B5G#2–B53.3 oct
- Hank WilliamsA2–A4A2–A42.0 oct
- HozierE2–E5E2–E53.0 oct
- Janis JoplinA2–A#5A2–A#53.1 oct
- Jim MorrisonE2–A#4E2–A#42.5 oct
- Louis ArmstrongF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- Mahalia JacksonE3–F5E3–F52.1 oct
- Mick JaggerF2–F5F2–F53.0 oct
- Nina SimoneG2–F5G2–F52.8 oct
- Ray CharlesC2–A#5C2–A#53.8 oct
- Robert PlantF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
- Rod StewartE2–C5E2–C52.7 oct
- Steven TylerF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Tracy ChapmanD3–D5D3–D52.0 oct
- Van MorrisonG2–D5G2–D52.6 oct