I’ve always been drawn to vocal harmony in pop/rock music… the Beatles hit me like a sledgehammer back in 1964 when I was in fifth grade. Much later, I learned the Beatles were heavily influenced by the Everly Brothers, and they were heavily influenced by the Louvin Brothers. And apart from Motown and Soul Music (the Supremes and Temptations standing out for me harmony-wise), two of the few American pop/rock groups to survive the British Invasion were the Four Seasons and the Beach Boys, whose vocal harmonies must have been a factor.
Later, there were the Hollies, CSNY, Fleetwood Mac, etc… and more recently, some great collaborations… Robert Plant with Alison Krauss… Emmylou Harris with Rodney Crowell… Emmylou Harris with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt… many others, of course.
So I’m curious to learn of any and all contemporary groups that stand out for their vocal harmony… thanks!
Solid post, like to know examples that are well recorded. Building my collection.
I like the live session stuff on the Ytubes think live at daryls might be one of the first? You can click through live sets of acts you never heard in HD from the couch. What a time to be a music lover. These young people now are eclectic.
NPR tiny desk concert its seeing what band kids do on a saturday.lol
kinda remind me of the Beetles in that respect…
