Motown Raspiness

KellyI
KellyI 3.0 Streaming Posts: 2
in Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy - The PRO's Vocal Method
Hello,
Marvin Gaye has a noticable raspiness to his voice that I've also noticed in many other male Motown singers. It doesn't sound like belting to me. Is this a technique or does it have to be in your voice naturally?
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  • Klaus_T
    Klaus_T Moderator, 2.0 PRO Posts: 2,492
    edited February 2025
    i think this might be what Ken calls the matured voice, smokey sound, or something like that. there might even have been a "aged wine" analogy somewhere... i can't remember where exactly but i think in vol 1 he talks about this being an effect of regular singing. probably you would have to add: regular HEALTHY singing.
    which i imagine these guys would have done a whole lot of :)
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