Waylon Jennings Vocal Range: Reported E2–D4
Waylon Jennings’s reported vocal range is E2 to D4, about 1.8 octaves (22 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Waylon Jennings as a bass-baritone; this is a reported reference classification.
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Where Waylon Jennings’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 22 semitones wide: number 589 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, bass-baritone group
- Number 13 of 13 catalog bass-baritones; that group's median span is 29 semitones, and this span is 7 semitones narrower than that median.
- Span, Country
- Number 46 of 57 catalog singers tagged Country (median 27 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional bass-baritone band runs F#2 to F#4. The reported floor sits 2 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 4 semitones below the band's top note.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under USA, prominent from 1965, signature song listed as Good Hearted Woman.
Counted from the catalog’s reported figures, which are not verified measurements.
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Catalog review confirmed 2026-10-24 · Dataset editor: Jason Colapietro
Reported reference span: the displayed catalog range is not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Waylon Jennings as a bass-baritone; this is a reported reference classification.
The catalog has not verified recordings or scores for both endpoints. These figures cannot establish a repeatable singing range or an absolute highest or lowest note.
These are approximate catalog reference spans. Most profiles have not had both endpoints individually verified against named recordings or scores. They are not lab measurements or comfortable everyday ranges; use them for comparison, not as training targets.
What is Waylon Jennings’s vocal range?
Waylon Jennings’s reported vocal range is E2 to D4, about 1.8 octaves (22 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Waylon Jennings as a bass-baritone; this is a reported reference classification.
- Signature song
- Good Hearted Woman
Reported catalog figures, not lab measurements. An endpoint may be an isolated performance and does not describe an everyday singing range.
More about Waylon Jennings’s voice
How high can Waylon Jennings sing?
The catalog lists E2 to D4 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. Its upper endpoint should not be read as a verified individual maximum.
What is Waylon Jennings’s highest note?
The catalog lists E2 to D4 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog record does not independently establish the upper endpoint as an individual highest note.
What is Waylon Jennings’s lowest note?
The catalog lists E2 to D4 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog record does not independently establish the lower endpoint as an individual physiological limit.
How many octaves can Waylon Jennings sing?
The catalog lists E2 to D4 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. It covers about 1.8 octaves (22 semitones) in the catalog, not a reviewed measurement of the singer's full working range.
What voice type is Waylon Jennings?
The catalog lists Waylon Jennings as a bass-baritone; this is a reported reference classification.
Waylon Jennings’s full entry (range, tone and technique) is in The Voice Atlas, chapter 18: Country, included with Pro.
Also listed from E2
42 other voices here have the same reported floor in this catalog.