Genre
Blues vocal ranges
Blues voices on one keyboard, A1 to A6.
Median span
2.8 oct
+1.5 st vs library
Range covered
A1–A6
Era
1925–2017
How ranges sit in Blues
- The median cited span across these voices is 34 semitones — 1.5 semitones wider than the library median of 32.5.
- Widest here is Jack White (E2–A6); the deepest floor belongs to Tom Waits at A1 and the highest ceiling to Jack White at A6.
- Voice categories here, most common first: tenors, baritones, contraltos, mezzo-sopranos, bass-baritone.
Every voice on one axis
low → high
Singers Billie Holiday through Tom Waits
- Billie HolidayF3–C5F3–C51.6 oct
- Cécile McLorin SalvantF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Chris StapletonF2–B4F2–B42.5 oct
- David CoverdaleF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
- Dinah WashingtonD#3–E5D#3–E52.1 oct
- Etta JamesG#2–B5G#2–B53.3 oct
- Hank WilliamsA2–A4A2–A42.0 oct
- HozierE2–E5E2–E53.0 oct
- Jack WhiteE2–A6E2–A64.4 oct
- Janis JoplinA2–A#5A2–A#53.1 oct
- Jim MorrisonE2–A#4E2–A#42.5 oct
- Joe CockerG2–A#4G2–A#42.3 oct
- Josh KiszkaC3–C#6C3–C#63.1 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
- Paul RodgersE2–G#5E2–G#53.3 oct
- Rag'n'Bone ManG2–B5G2–B53.3 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
- Tom WaitsA1–G5A1–G53.8 oct