Vocal artistry

Listen up! Here are some classic “Sunday Morning” stories about vocal artists of all stripes (as well as the pain caused by people who abuse the gift of the human voice).

00:00 Almanac: Don LaFontaine, the voice of movie trailers (2018)
02:52 Billie Eilish on the liberation she found taking voice lessons (2024)
09:52 Actors JoBeth Williams, Hector Elizondo and others revive the drama of radio (1989)
18:19 Sam Smith’s falsetto chart-toppers (2014)
26:00 Sports announcer Jason Benetti on being a voice for those with cerebral palsy (2019)
32:08 Faith Salie on vocal fry (2013)
34:24 Laurence Fishburne, Scott Brick and Jesse Eisenberg on narrating audio books (2020)
41:00 “The Simpsons” voice actor Dan Castellaneta (2001)
43:43 More than a decade after a stroke, Randy Travis sings again, courtesy of AI (2024)
52:07 The cool sound of singer Peggy Lee (2022)

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