Jaime mentions in RYV that people do not have a naturally husky voice unless there is something wrong. My most favorite singer of all time, Shannon Hoon, did not have so much a husky voice as he did a scratchy voice. There is something unique about his voice that I really love. I'd give anything to just borrow his vocal cords for a day.

Anyway, I was thinking of a song where his "scratchiness" is really noticeable and wanted to see if you guys think there is actually something physically different with him that gives him this sound. He definitely had a naturally high voice and could sing in the upper register with easy (not fair). I really do hate that he died so young!

Anyway, here is the video (for those of you who are impatient, fast forward to 4:47 for the actual song): http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f-KR7JjeoOk

Shannon had a great voice...I didn't watch the vid, but it is all the same. Shannon did have a problem where he was down in his throat, but he still sounded really cool. He had a very husky/scratchy/breathy approach but instead of hitting the highs like a metal or power singer, he tended to mix the tone to get that sound. In other words, he wasn't total full voice, kinda like Peter Cetera sang clean for Chicago or Jeff Buckley approached his material;)

Actually, I didn't think his voice was "scratchy" or "husky" at all. He only sort of did the "louis armstrong" growl on the high notes, which is quite common in blues.

And yes, it's unfair that he could sing high so easily

I Must not have listened to them enough because I've never really picked out a Louis Armstrong type sound at all???