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Recent Examples of vocalist
Wilson shaped the Beach Boys’ timeless sound as the band’s songwriter and co-lead vocalist, from the easygoing surf songs of their early days to the more experimental and still influential 1966 album Pet Sounds.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 11 June 2025
The name Culture Club itself is a reference to their unusually diverse makeup — a gay Irish lead vocalist; a Black Jamaican Brit bassist (Mikey Craig); a blond Englishman guitarist (Roy Hay); and a Jewish drummer from a punk background (Jon Moss).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
Cynthia Robinson played the trumpet, Greg Errico the drums and Jerry Martini the saxophone, and bassist and vocalist Larry Graham completed the lineup.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Working with vocalists seemed like an obvious thing to do for a sequel.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 11 June 2025
The name Culture Club itself is a reference to their unusually diverse makeup — a gay Irish lead vocalist; a Black Jamaican Brit bassist (Mikey Craig); a blond Englishman guitarist (Roy Hay); and a Jewish drummer from a punk background (Jon Moss).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
Cynthia Robinson played the trumpet, Greg Errico the drums and Jerry Martini the saxophone, and bassist and vocalist Larry Graham completed the lineup.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Working with vocalists seemed like an obvious thing to do for a sequel.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalist
singer
Noun
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Hargitay’s biological father, singer Nelson Sardelli, also made an appearance.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
16 June 2025
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The Club World Cup is up and running, with a walk-out anthem from singer Robbie Williams, no less.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Vocalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalist. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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