Gary Miller, Such a Gentle Bass

People tell me I must have gone through puberty twice when they hear me sing because my lownote is a C2. Going by that metric, most of these guys must've gone through puberty four or five times.

damn bass is so much sexier than tenor, sad most modern music audiences dont care.

Seriously, Vladimir miller is on another level. The absolute clarity is amazing.

Basses today hit low notes on albums but not in concerts because their voice isn't really low every night and on albums they can wait till their voice is up to par or its studio tricks to help achieve a lower sound as to where, JDs voice was just always low and he always showed it off. Master crowd showman he was!!! People came to hear him shake the floors and he sure never disappointed!!

Duane Adams' voice definitely massaged my ears

I replay this video every now and then and it brings so much joy to me, Gary Millers rich voice will always be a personal favorite.

Wow... such a great collection!

I love that the majority of these are southern gospel!🙌

jd sumner brother it was a pleasure meeting you! I'm sure Heaven's a rumbling with those bass notes! I look forward to seeing you again one day!

R.I.P Gary Miller, he was a nice figure in Vocal Union and a smooth bass singer !

Bass singers forever!

I love Paul Kennemer's voice!

George Younce will always be first as my favorite bass singer. RIP George!

george younce was by far the best bass at combining low note ability and musicality to his style. definitely my favorite

This collection is superb. You really tried in compiling most of the known bass singers. Good Collection

You're welcome and thank you!! I totally agree and have said it to many people, "JD Sumner will forever be the measuring stick to which all basses are compared" JD was so naturally it was just amazing. His style of singing has become and unfortunate lost art among bass singers and I don't get that either because of how many are so low.

thanks 4 putting this vid together

So many great Bass singers here, and I am personal friends with many of them.... Jeff Chapman, is one of my all time fav's!!

Harold to me is a true legend and one of the all time greats. Is he the lowest no but he sure has a recognizable voice that you know when you hear him! same with Richard Sterban..Harold was the 1st bass I ever heard has a child and was my 1st favorite bass and still stands up to this day as one of my all time favs next to J.D. Sumner, George Younce and Tim Riley!!

I've always dug Harold's attitude and interpretation of his lines in the Statlers . Thank you for including him :-)

I have never heard of them but will most certainly check them out!! I am always out to find new amazing bass singers I have never heard of! Thank you much sir for the info!!

Vladimir Miller, Gary Miller, Wes McKinzie, Rodney Britt, Rober C Guy, Duane Adams, Goerge Younce, Jeff Pearles, Tim Storms and JD Sumner are all just absolutely amazing singers, all unique in their own way. Great choice of Basses, I listen to this every day and figured it was time to leave a comment. :)

Tim Storms is my favourite!

@80dKeys Hi there brother, glad you have enjoyed the video! I have always loved Harold and the Statler Brothers. Harold is the bass singer that introduced me to bass singing at a very young age. Felt it was time someone included him in a bass video.

The best Harold Reid!!! Viva The Statler Brothers!!!!!!!

Point well taken. I really enjoyed hearing some of the lesser known singers you added. J D will probably always be the measuring stick to which low bass singers are compared. He was in a class all by himself. Most people would destroy their voices if they attempted the things he did night in and night out. Really enjoyed the video. Thanks for posting it.

Guys, being a bass is awesome! Everyone loves a good bass, I’m one myself and I understand exactly what it’s like to be a bass and fill out a chord, it’s awesome. But emotion is much easier to be gained in a tenor. Hearing a super high, heart felt, note in full voice in a sad song (that’s sung well of course) can be such a tear jerker. I’ll always be jealous that I can’t do that. Basses don’t have that impact (typically) usually filling out a chord or singing low is impressive and sounds good but there’s a reason we don’t sing melodies. As for baritones nobody cares... (jk I love baritones as well! Be thankful for what voice you have and train it as well as you can!)

This is my new favorite part of KZfaq.... I personally can sing the Ab below the bass clef... this is inspiring.

Finally someone put Ray Dean Reese, one of the gospel greats with almost 50 years with the Kingsmen, and Mike Holcomb of the Inspirations in a bass singers video!

I’m a huge fan of Rodney Britt! I just really love the richness of his sound!

Best video yet!!

Beautiful

RIP Harold Reid

Excellent!!! The cavernous voices

Just amazing ! 5 stars !

My lowest chest note is around B1-C2. These fellows are truly some great basses!

All of them are fantastic. It is difficult to choose one of them as better than other. All of them are from different time in life and many of them are already in haven. One thing is true: they gave their best contribution to the gospel music and used their voices to praise God.

thanks for the advice. its very much appreciated

Oh Harold Reid. The Statler Brothers are and always shall be my heros.

this is just awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

Some of the really good ones have been missed. Many of these I have never heard of.

I love the tone of Robert C Guy, best sounding bass in my opinion. But Duane Adams has sang everything from Tenor to Bass and his range is incredible.

IT is very nice to hear!

wheres KEN TURNER

Gary Miller is awesome

Your voice will develop with time just don't spend all your time going for the low notes because when you do get it you won't know how to do anything else..Be a singer first and don't concentrate on being a bass but a singer with a low voice..That always helped me through my years of singing..Happy singing!

i love this video

It's amazing that a number of these basses have sung for the ACAPPELLA Company and Keith Lancaster.

Richard Sterban gets my vote

I personally like Rodney Britt the best :)

Good to see Burman Porter and Vladimir Miller in here! I think those 2 are quite underrated and they definitely belong in the top ranks with guys like JD, Tim Riley, George Younce, and Richard Sterban. I wish there was a 20th minute though with some Big Chief and London Parris, but still, AWESOME video! BTW, I read on the internet that it was recently announced that Burman Porter is going to go back on the road with the Dove Brothers as David Hester is going to retire.

Tim Duncan may not be the lowest bass singer of all time, but his tone is incredible!

Love Richard. the first bass singer i fell in love with was the late Bob Thacker

@lowluvver I'd say all of that is pretty accurate. Did you notice that unlike so many singers that the lower JD gets the smoother his notes sound? i had fun putting this together as I think it showcases these great basses well.

Tim Riley is absolutely the Rolls Royce of basses with a defined low end and more width than virtually anyone, and he NEVER sings sharp or flat!

I agree! Send me some low stuff by him and I will include it my next video as I have found it hard to find music by them.. Thanks for watching and glad you liked the video..

omg i kept replaying the last note that Keith Plott sings

thanks so much for all your efforts. really enjoyed the mix. If you could include Big Chief Jim Weatherington in the next video I think you would have all of the bases covered...........Gid bless.

Saved the best for last I see.

Great video. Richard Sterban is my favorite, though I am fans of others diffenetly including J.D. Sumner.

J.D. SUMNER BY FAR!!!!!!!!!!

DANGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I LUV THIS

@thebassmanadam It is pretty neat! The backstage jam session with Elvis, the TCB Band, JD and Stamps, Richard, Sweet Inspirations, etc. from 1972 when they sing "I, John" is just amazing!

great vid

hey brother! loving it! :)

Jeff pearls my all-time favorite

Impossible to choose who is better than who. They are all good.

@jimgarnett1 Well said and I agree! Is that clip available anywhere? Would sure love to hear it. JDs breath control and pitch always amazed me. Anyone who in one breath can slide down the scales and back up in 28 seconds has amazing breath control! JD had that ability mastered.Basses today could learn so much from how JD sang and trained. It seems to be a lost art.Tim Riley seems like the only bass left who really loves showing off. not to mention his great pitch and breath control

Tim has it---in my opinion--Love him----❤❤❤

This makes me hate being a tenor.

the first step to heaven

sorry, can't pick out the best. They're all the "best". Loved listening but the songs I really appreaceated and loved kinda gets in the way of saying who's best. They're all excelent. They should all be thankful God blessed them with a beautful voice.

This video was dedicated to the guys who could get the low notes on any given night...John Hall has a great voice but didn't consider him low enough to be included here plus its hard to include when I don't have any of his music! I also don't have anything by Ken Turner or Rex Nelon! I always liked Rex!! Rex had a great lead..Other basses I did consider were, London Parris,Jim Weatherington,Mike Allen and Dan Britton but didn't make the cut due to time constraints!

Is there a reason Thurl Ravenscroft is not here or did I miss him? the man that sang Mr Grinch, A pirates life for me, The Headless Horseman. He was also the voice of Tony the Tiger. He was with a groups back in the 50s. He was the voice that got me wishing I could sing that deep.

@vipor3D Richard to me can rattle the floor with the best of them. that note on Workin On A Building is quite impressive. I agree, he does have a cool look. its interesting to note that Richard got his start in the 70s as back up bass for JD Sumner and the Stamps. JD gave him his big break and Richard got a lot of exposure in that time thanks to them touring with Elvis! Richard joined the Oakridge Boys in either 1977 or 1978 and has been there since. He is a legend now!! No doubt about!

The Fry is strong with some of these guys

Sterban is my all time favorite but I love some JD Sumner, Ken Turner, Tim Foust, and Geoff Castelucci

Christian Davis.....oh my God that is amazing!!! Can anyone tell me what that first song of his was?!

Pasyukov? Zlatopolsky? Wishnyakov? They blow most of those “ultimate basses” out of the water and are not even mentioned here

Those glowing eye-looking things in the darkness behind Tim Riley's picture is not exactly settling to see before nighttime.

Woah where take Wes McKenzie this voice from? Geez thats some bass.. a question is the christmas carol version with Keith Plott on youtube somewhere? cant find it : /

@Steelix2007 "While The ages Roll On" You can find it on the acappella company's store website. Its on an album called "Acappella Southern"

Harold Reid is my favorite

@ChangsUncle you're welcome and thank you! I agree about Richard. He has come a long way since his JD Sumner and the stamps days. Vladimir and Tim Riley, a duet album. That would be awesome!!

The song is called "A Tiny Child" its a remix found on Acappella family Christmas. Was originally on Acappella Christmas from the early 90s with slight vocal percussion which was removed on the remix. Of interesting note, Duane also sings the tenor lead on that song. He has abut a 6 octave vocal range.

@chainsawgears12 The song is called The Dream from the Old Time Gospel Hour Quartets album called The lamb Is King. Gold City made a guest appearance so Tim and Christian Davis could have a bass off.

Where can I find the full track to Tim Storm's walk the line?

Heard Mr. Bode McKinley sing with the Appalachian Troubadours in Kentucky last month. He was an outstanding bass!

Well damn, I was really excited about my Bb1.

J.D.Sumner is the best out of all of them because of his great control, and how he is able to hit low notes easy.

Thank you!! I have all of Valors music which is not much as they are no longer together...2 albums and an EP I believe is all they released.I used his lowest note here and didn't do a lengthy clip for him due to time constraints. Ship Of Zion and Jesus Will Fix It would of been great fits but like I said, it was a timing issue. Have thought about doing a PDK video just haven't got around to it. Thanks for listening and I will notify you when I do the PDK video!

what about nic val

The most creative, he ranks up there but I have heard even more creative basses but yes, I did forget about Mr. Chea..I enjoy his singing very much with Take 6

George Younce is by far the best bass. I really look up to him in me being a bass and trying to learn from listening to him

@ChocolateMilcMan Its where the demand is for that particular vocal part although there are plenty of secular A-Capella groups who have good basses plus you have the Russian basso profundos but gospel music is where the demand is highest for bass leads and bass singing in general.

@thebassmanadam Thanks, one more, which album was the first song J.D. Sumner sang from?

I love J.D. Sumner but good lord these guys are cool. The best part I sing bass and I keep up with these guys

I have! He is an exceptionally fantastic singer!..I would of included him but couldn't find any clips at the time..

At 5:55, what is the name of the song and group that Tim Duncan is with? It sounds like Poet Voices to me, but I am probably wrong.