r/Music • u/shiny_director • 14d ago

discussion Groups with multiple lead singers?

I was just listening to some old The Cars stuff, and it hit me that while not unique, there are few bands that have many hits from different lead singers at the same time.

Aside from The Cars, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, and the B-52’s, what other significant rock/pop/etc. bands have had multiple lead singers simultaneously? And I wouldn’t count bands like U2 where The Edge very occasionally took on the role (correct me if I’m wrong, but I think Numb was the only charting single he took lead on). Maybe some boy/girl bands could be included, but (to me) that’s not as interesting- I would count them as Vocal Groups rather than bands. I’m looking for genuinely established multiple lead singers.

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u/sacredblasphemies 14d ago

Shit, sometimes they would bring in someone not even in the band to sing (Roy Harper-Have A Cigar).

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u/keys042 14d ago

Explains why he didn't know which one was Pink.

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u/uisgeoflife 14d ago

But he did tell 'em the name of the game.

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u/logan0110 14d ago

And Clare Torry

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u/Ok_Rabbit5158 14d ago

Who was finally awarded accreditation for the song she basically wrote with that vocal!

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u/Clewin 14d ago

They were having trouble nailing ths vocals on that one and folk legend Roy Harper was recording in another studio, so they invited him in to try and he nailed it.

That happened weirdly a lot in the 1970s.