JUDY GARLAND didn't have a very large vocal range, but she was too much of a pro to ever sing material beyond her capacity. She was also noted for her almost perfect pitch, even in her sad last years.
With the exception of Ella Fitzgerald, no American popular singer could touch Garland when it comes to vocal technique. She exuded perfection. There was no note past her range. Technique is something that singers all but kill for.
Many of the greatest composers—Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Handel, Mozart, and Bartok, to name several—are thought to have had perfect pitch, which scientists call absolute pitch (AP). The same goes for Nat King Cole, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Yo-Yo Ma, Brian Wilson, and Jimi Hendrix.
JUDY GARLAND didn't have a very large vocal range, but she was too much of a pro to ever sing material beyond her capacity. She was also noted for her almost perfect pitch, even in her sad last years.
None of the other three have demonstrated anything that would suggest they have perfect pitch. Not only does Paul have perfect pitch (recognizing notes where he hears them), he has absolute pitch (singing a given note on command).
As for modern artists, Billie Eilish, Elvis Presley, and Michael Jackson have been cited as having perfect pitch. However, it is worth mentioning that the availability of accurate historical documentation makes it difficult to definitively confirm the possession of perfect pitch by these artists.
The “Guinness World Record” for the highest note by a human is a G10 by Brazilian singer Georgia Brown, which is around 25,000 Hz, so beyond human hearing range and therefore could only be verified by scientific equipment.
Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe, two of the biggest superstars of their day, were friends and confidantes who shared a haunting bond, according to a new book by Garland's third husband, Sid Luft.
A tremendously talented singer, dancer and actor, Judy Garland was one of the brightest—and most tragic—stars of classic Hollywood. We take a look at some of her most iconic, memorable moments from stage and screen.
Did Renee Zellweger do the singing in Judy Garland?
For Zellweger, starring in “Judy” went beyond the complexities of portraying Garland in the last six months of her melodramatic life, a performance that has affirmed the actress' place on the Oscar front-runner list. She also did her own singing in the film.
Shania Twain sounded so good April 29 at the Stagecoach country music festival that I briefly wondered if she'd been replaced by a robot. Her perfect pitch wasn't the only thing that raised that possibility.
Paul McCartney became one of the most successful musicians of all time without the ability to read or write music. He's not alone in this — many popular artists can't read or write music, including his Beatles bandmates.
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Despite being blind since shortly after birth, Stevie Wonder has perfect pitch, which allows him to create intricate and harmonically rich music. This extraordinary musical skill has contributed to his status as one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
