bands with multiple lead singers

[Just.A.Fan]

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

 

[twiceahusky]

The Cars! For so long I thought it was all Ric Ocasek, but Benjamin Orr!!

Ben O: Bye Bye Love, Moving in Stereo, All Mixed Up, Candy-O, Cruiser, Drive, It's All I Can Do, Just What I Needed, Let's Go.

Ric Oangerous Type, Good Times Roll, Since You're Gone, Touch and Go, My Best Friend's Girl, You're All I've Got Tonight.

 

[Cuango]

Willie, Johnny, Kris, Waylon
Supergroup? I think so!

 

[Dogdude]

The Band certainly belongs here. Levon Helm, Richard Manuel and Rick Danko all traded parts on different songs.

 

[Dogdude]

And for a current band, Damn Tall Buildings features all three taking turns on various tunes.

 

[meyers7]

Always love this one in the summer time. (somebody mentioned the 90's?)

Marc and Sharon Costanzo (brother and sister). Lead in the same song.

Steal My Sunshine - Len

 

[meyers7]

Randy Bachman and C.F. (Fred) Turner split leads over the years.

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - BTO

 

[meyers7]

...the Eagles? They have at least 3, right?

edit--oh man, there were tons in an earlier era; add The Mamas and Papas and ABBA to the list.

At least. Besides Henley and Frey (who did most leads), Meisner and Schmidt did Take It To the Limit. Then Walsh joined (In The City). Leadon and Felder could also sing, but I'm not sure they sang lead on any songs?

Here's Randy.

 

[meyers7]

Dennis Locorriere and Ray Sawyer both sang leads on different songs and sometimes together.

Joe's Bar The Loneliest People In The World - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show

 

[Bigboote]

Tiarra were a Romanian band who’d broken up before I discovered them. they have two vocalists PLUS violin and cello (sisters who also play in a classical trio).

 

[Jackcatscal]

Pink Floyd shifted lead singers around. Here's one of my favorite tunes by them.

 

[Jackcatscal]

Richard Thompson and former wife Linda alternated lead roles.

 

[Jackcatscal]

Keith Richards actually sang lead on a few of the Rolling Stones' songs. Here's one.

 

[SVCBeercats]

Not sure if this counts but both Sinatra and Stafford sang with Tommy.

Lead singers for a band? Or just duets?

 

[SVCBeercats]

Multiple lead singers for a band? How about The Band.

 

[SVCBeercats]

REM

 

[SVCBeercats]

KISS You did not say they had to be good singers!

 

[bantamlaker]

I don’t think anyone has mentioned that little known British band the Beatles

 

[Yorkeez4]

Post Modern Jukebox invites varying vocalist to join their tours.

 

[WiseWillie]

My oh my. A tip of the hat to all you rockers. I loved listening to pretty much most of these but just never got around to discerning who the different lead voices were in any particular groups repertoire except for a few. I may have missed it, but did anyone mention my favorite group, Chicago ,with Peter Cetera whose voice was amazing and who teamed up on several recordings with others who unfortunately I never recorded in my hard drive memory. Maybe some of you can fill in. Anyway, it all brings up some great memories so keep on rollin'

 

[nwhoopfan]

The Cox Family uses 4 different lead singers I'm pretty sure. Two adult daughters, adult son and their father.


Alison Krauss and Union Station, Alison handles most of the leads obviously, but Dan Tyminski (George Clooney's singing voice from O Brother, Where Art Thou) probably gets one lead per album, sometimes two, and I'm almost certain Ron Block has sang lead on at least a few songs.

 

[ME Husky Fan]

I discovered many years ago that most of my favorite bands have multiple lead singers. The best-known would include the Beatles, CSNY, Fleetwood Mac, the Beach Boys. Some of my faves include the Rascals, Gentle Giant, Renaissance (always had a female and male), Earth Wind and Fire . . . (Background/harmony singers don't count.)

So post something. Could be a song with two people alternating lead or two songs with two different leads.

Here's one from early Gentle Giant. Phillip Schulman begins (Kerry Minnear on harmony), Derek Schulman comes in at the end of the verse.

Kudos for the Renaissance mention. Go Annie Haslam.

 

[Wasn’t me]

I’ve seen Red Molly a few times - always a good time - too bad they aren’t together anymore -

 

[Bigboote]

Kudos for the Renaissance mention. Go Annie Haslam.

I’ve been meaning to post some from them. Here’s one with Jon Camp on lead, then one with Annie.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Fleetwood Mac