Guitarist Who Don't Sing Any Lead Vocals

[Fracktured]

Trower definitely does not count. The most recent album I have from him is Roots and Branches, where not only does he do the lead vocals himself, but the back cover is a photo of him at the microphone.

Yeah Trower has sang a lot lately and it sounds like he's doing the vocals on his new one coming out soon. I wish he wouldn't myself I don't care for his vocals at all.


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[dropforge]

I don't own "Victor". Does Alex Lifeson sing on that one at all?

On the title track, but it's more a recital of Auden's poem with instrumental backing.

Btw, Victor's great. You should get it.

[dropforge]

The guys in Shadowfax. Just guessing...

Lead vocal by guitarist G.E. Stinson. VH1's New Visions aired this video a lot.

[Lopez]

As I don't think we're limited to prog, I'll offer Ruyter Suys of Nashville Pussy. Her husband, the rhythm player does the lead vocals.

[GuitarGeek]

Lead vocal by guitarist G.E. Stinson. VH1's New Visions aired this video a lot.

Yep, I remember that one being shown on Night Flight, too. I also remember seeing them on a Windham Hill concert on PBS (with Michael Hedges and Will Ackerman), where G.E. did the vocal on a song called Brown Rice.

Funny how he went from doing that sort of stuff to doing free improv music (which I gather is what he's been doing for about the last 20 years). W

[GuitarGeek]

Holdsworth and Di Meola have done lead vocals on their records. Al sang a lame disco ballad called I Can Tell on the Splendido Hotel album. Holdsworth sang At The Edge on The Things You See.

I believe DiMeola also sang on one of the songs on Land Of The Midnight Sun.

A few more:

Wurzel (from Motorhead)
Phil Campbell (ditto)
Fast Eddie Clarke (ditto)
Kirk Hammett (from Metallica)
Yngwie Malmsteen (at least his ego knows it's limits)

[Vic2012]

Snowy White is great on Chinatown and Renegade.

[Mythos]

Eric Bell

Cool call, I suppose not too many here know who he even is...

[GuitarGeek]

re: Eric Bell

Cool call, I suppose not too many here know who he even is...

Love his slide playing on Mama Nature Said and the extended solo on The Rocker. I need to dig out the first two Thin Lizzy albums, haven't listened to those in ages.

[SteveSly]

I believe DiMeola also sang on one of the songs on Land Of The Midnight Sun.

A few more:

Wurzel (from Motorhead)
Phil Campbell (ditto)
Fast Eddie Clarke (ditto)
Kirk Hammett (from Metallica)
Yngwie Malmsteen (at least his ego knows it's limits)

I could be remembering this wrong, but I am pretty sure Clarke does a lead vocal on one of the Motorhead albums I own, but off the top of my head, I can't remember which one.

[Progbear]

The woman from Unreal City, can’t remember her name offhand.

[GuitarGeek]

I could be remembering this wrong, but I am pretty sure Clarke does a lead vocal on one of the Motorhead albums I own, but off the top of my head, I can't remember which one.

(checking Wiki) apparently, Fast Eddie sings on five different songs during his Motorhead tenure.

[Koreabruce]

On the title track, but it's more a recital of Auden's poem with instrumental backing.

Btw, Victor's great. You should get it.

Thanks for the recommendation. I think I will do just that!

[Koreabruce]

Hey, Bruce! How goes it?

EVH did sing one song (the last one, "How Many Say I") on Van Halen III.

Oh, I never got the album, so of course I didn't know that before.

It's going well over here still. I trust you are taking good care of what amounts to a fairly hefty portion of my old CD collection?

[Halmyre]

Jeff Beck "sang" Lead Vocals on the 60's novelty single 'Hi Ho Silver Lining' (if you could call that "singing" ).

Jeff Beck has sung. Not very well, but he sang the lead vocal on Hi Ho Silver Lining

D'oh. For some reason, I always think that's someone else singing.

[Big Ears]

Damn him!

[MJBrady]

Kind of guessing on these, but to my recollection no "lead" vocals:
Steve Morse
Ronnie Montrose
John McLaughlin
John Goodsall

[Garden Dreamer]

Punky Meadows - Angel
Michael Romeo - Symphony X
Any of the 3 lead guitarists that played for Manowar

[dropforge]

Maybe we should mention Vic Johnson from [Sammy Hagar's] Waboritos, and The Circle.

Another Hagar band album: Gary Pihl (who formed Alliance with Robert Berry).

[arabicadabra]

I was just going to say Steve Morse but you beat me to it

[Koreabruce]

Do the G3 guitarists sing (Satriani, Vai, Johnson)?

[dropforge]

Do the G3 guitarists sing (Satriani, Vai, Johnson)?

Joe and Eric have sung some stuff on their albums. Not sure about Vai.

[hippypants]

Fred Frith--I don't know if he's sung stuff or not really.
Nels Cline
Will Ackerman

[Casey]

Does Edgar Froese count?

[GuitarGeek]

Do the G3 guitarists sing (Satriani, Vai, Johnson)?

Half of Eric Johnson's catalog is vocal music, and yes, it's him singing lead.

Steve Vai has sung on occasion. He sings lead on Lovers Are Crazy on Flex-Able, and I believe he also sang on Fire Garden. Not sure what he's done since then.