Teddy Pendergrass

What is Teddy Pendergrass’s vocal range?

Teddy Pendergrass's vocal range is commonly cited as E2 to A#4 (Bb4) — about 2.5 octaves, or 30 semitones, and is usually classified as baritone.

Heavy baritone with a gravel edge; moves from near-whisper to full-throated shouting. That cited span is wider than 34% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song

Close the Door

Reading the numbers

• ·E2 is a deep floor for a baritone — lower than all but 4 of the 51 baritones here.
• ·2 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
• ·No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 30 semitones.
• ·The range sits mostly under middle C — 20 semitones below it against 10 above.
• ·Ranked by bottom note, it is the 15th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 321st highest.

Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.

• Bill WithersBaritoneF2–A4
• Fela KutiBaritoneF2–A4
• James TaylorBaritoneF2–A4
• Jim MorrisonBaritoneE2–A#4
• George StraitBaritoneA2–E4
• Bad BunnyBaritoneF2–G4