[wastedyears]

The claim is that Jay Black was in command of the most octaves of any male singer.

Just go and listen to Cara Mia sometime

The crazy thing is is that he did that song without resorting to falsetto.

[plinyelder]

Heard him do that song a few years ago in Virginia Beach.

Sounded better than when he was just a youngin! 8)

[antisocial]

“The claim is that Jay Black was in command of the most octaves of any male singer.

Just go and listen to Cara Mia sometime

The crazy thing is is that he did that song without resorting to falsetto.”

Jay has to use falsetto to hit the high notes, but Gene Pitney does it in full voice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sFy5_kmEi4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8_2Jy-wv5Q&feature=related

[mountn man]

I don’t know. That sounds like falsetto to me.

[wastedyears]

Nevermind, he does use falsetto.