bands with multiple lead singers

[Kaizen]

ABBA

 

[Kaizen]

Fleetwood Mac

 

[Kaizen]

Genesis

 

[64Zcode]

I’d love it if Pau could sing every song, but lordy she puts so much energy into the drumming, I’d fear for her life if she sang lead every song.

If the camera is on her when she breaks for audience participation you can see how winded she is,
She's stated during interviews that it is exhausting and she is trying to write fewer songs where she takes lead.

Narcissista live from Pol' an Rock.

 

[Scud49]

The Traveling Wilburys - George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne - a rather impressive lineup:

 

[Scud49]

The Highwaymen- another group of mega stars sharing the lead - Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings:

 

[nwhoopfan]

I think Damn Yankees got the singers from Styx and Night Ranger, plus Ted Nugent, but they were smart enough to just have him play guitar.

 

[64Zcode]

The Wilburys post above reminded me of Little Village.
John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner.
Alas, to my knowledge they only recorded one album.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Super groups kinda feels like cheating...but there's no rules in song threads, so that makes it okay. Brandi Carlisle put together something called the Highwomen. Miranda Lambert had a side project w/ several other singers called Pistol Annies.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Okay here's one. Michelle Branch made a big name for herself at a very young age, then disappeared. She stealthily re-emerged later as part of a country duo, the other singer absolutely nobody had ever heard of before.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I dare somebody to post some 90s boy bands...

 

[Bigboote]

I dare somebody to post some 90s boy bands...

Willie Nelson and Keith Richards? Okay, Keith isn’t in his 90s, but he looks itl.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Willie Nelson and Keith Richards? Okay, Keith isn’t in his 90s, but he looks itl.

I thought he was about 150 by now. Embalmed himself so he'll live forever.

 

[nwhoopfan]

This short lived but excellent duo featured 2 singers who could each handle lead.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Ooh, thought of a pair of trios, I'd call them super groups, but they might not really be household names. One of those, if you know you know kind of things. (Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus).

 

[nwhoopfan]

Aiofe O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins. Aiofe is featured here but they've sang lead in bands and/or been solo previously.

 

[Just.A.Fan]

This short lived but excellent duo featured 2 singers who could each handle lead.

Yes, The Civil Wars (Joy Williams & John Paul White) seemingly could have been great, but could not agree on the direction for the band (among other things).

 

[nwhoopfan]

Same deal, 3 solo artists who did a side project together. Lucy Kaplansky, Dar Williams and Richard Shindell. Doing a song by Julie Miller, why not.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Good things come in threes I guess? This was supposed to be a short term thing showcasing 3 Canadian folk singers. 20 years later it's still going. They replaced one of the singers after the first album...and then again after the second album. Finally found a permanent third member, had to get a token American to do it!

 

[nwhoopfan]

Okay, everybody else get out of the way. Most powerhouse trio ever?

 

[nwhoopfan]

It eventually became mostly about Susanna, but originally there wasn't supposed to be a featured front woman, all 4 of them can sing.

 

[Scud49]

Old Fleetwood Mac - Bob Welch's Hypontized and Danny Kirwan's Sands of Time:

 

[JJTB]

Moody Blues…Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge and Mike Pinder.

 

[LesMis89]

Supertramp

 

[Just.A.Fan]

Supertramp

Yes, Supertramp