Comments on: The Stamps on You Tube http://averyfineline.com/2006/12/21/the-stamps-on-you-tube/ Criticism and commentary on southern gospel music and culture Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:48:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: John http://averyfineline.com/2006/12/21/the-stamps-on-you-tube/#comment-3877 John Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:07:34 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2006/12/21/the-stamps-on-you-tube/#comment-3877 Sheldon is correct...most people today are only familiar with JD largely because of his appearances with Elvis and the last few years he spent with the Stamps. By that time, JD's voice was mostly shot, and he was little more than a low-note specialist, which, happily for him, was how he was billed, and as so many do in their later years, he became vocally lazy. But in his earliest years, JD was not known for his low notes much at all, and it was only after he joined the Blackwood Brothers did he begin to establish his reputation as the "world's lowest bass singer". Through all that, though, JD was a versatile singer with a fairly wide range and with pleasant tone placement all through it...he was also quite an adept musician as a singer. People who only heard him during his last years don't know what they're missing. Sheldon is correct…most people today are only familiar with JD largely because of his appearances with Elvis and the last few years he spent with the Stamps.

By that time, JD’s voice was mostly shot, and he was little more than a low-note specialist, which, happily for him, was how he was billed, and as so many do in their later years, he became vocally lazy.

But in his earliest years, JD was not known for his low notes much at all, and it was only after he joined the Blackwood Brothers did he begin to establish his reputation as the “world’s lowest bass singer”.

Through all that, though, JD was a versatile singer with a fairly wide range and with pleasant tone placement all through it…he was also quite an adept musician as a singer. People who only heard him during his last years don’t know what they’re missing.

]]> By: Sheldon http://averyfineline.com/2006/12/21/the-stamps-on-you-tube/#comment-3876 Sheldon Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:52:06 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2006/12/21/the-stamps-on-you-tube/#comment-3876 unfortunately all a lot of people will remember about JD is the low notes but his mid/low tones were nice esp. pre 1970 unfortunately all a lot of people will remember about JD is the low notes but his mid/low tones were nice esp. pre 1970

]]> By: Daniel Britt http://averyfineline.com/2006/12/21/the-stamps-on-you-tube/#comment-3859 Daniel Britt Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:48:24 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2006/12/21/the-stamps-on-you-tube/#comment-3859 I noticed the skin/skull technique too. You're right--it was bizarre. I noticed the skin/skull technique too. You’re right–it was bizarre.

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