Bands with Multiple Lead Singers
It isn’t uncommon for a band to have only one main vocalist. We’ve seen it many times, from Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones to Alice Cooper to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. But what about the bands who have more than one lead vocalist? There are more than you might think. Check out the list of classic rock bands with more than more lead singer!
The Beatles
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John Lennon and Paul McCartney are each responsible for the Beatles’ lead vocals. Lennon sang lead on a number of Beatles’ hits, including: “A Day in the Life”, “Help!”, “Strawberry Fields Forever”, “I Am the Walrus” and “Come Together”, while McCartney has his own of list of songs he sang, including: “All You Need Is Love”, “Penny Lane”, “Let It Be”, “Helter Skelter” and “Hey Jude”.
Eagles
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Don Henley sings lead on a number of Eagles hits as well, including: “One of These Nights”, “Best of My Love”, “Life in the Fast Lane” and “Desperado”.
Glenn Frey of course sings lead on a majority of Eagles songs, including: “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, “Already Gone”, “Take It Easy”, Tequila Sunrise”, “Lyin’ Eyes”, “New Kid in Town”, “Heartache Tonight” and more.
And then, there’s Joe Walsh,who has lead vocals on “In the City” and has even sang lead on “Life in the Fast Lane”.
As much as Don Felder may have wanted to sing lead, he only got one Eagles song to himself, singing lead on “Visions”.
Timothy B. Schmit takes over “I Can’t Tell You Why” and “Love Will Keep Us Alive” with his vocals.
And no has been able to sing “Take It To the Limit” quite like Randy Meisner in hitting those high notes.
Fleetwood Mac
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Stevie Nicks sings lead on a majority of Fleetwood Mac songs, but not all of them. Stevie’s lead vocals can be heard on: “Dreams”, “Rhiannon”, “Go Your Own Way” and “Landslide”, to name a few.
Christine McVie sings lead on a number of songs she wrote, including “You Make Loving Fun”, along with “Hold Me” and “Don’t Stop” – both songs in which Lindsey Buckingham shares the vocals .
KISS
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Paul Stanley sings lead vocals on most KISS songs, including: “Detroit Rock City”, “Love Gun’ and Lick It Up”, to name a few.
On the other hand, .Gene Simmons sings lead on a number of KISS songs as well, most notably “Rock & Roll All Nite” and “Cold Gin”.
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Pink Floyd
Angie Krueger is a journalist who enjoys eating to Classic Rock music. She also enjoys listening to it.
