Why does Johns voice sound so different from his Creedence days?
A First, everyone’s voice gets lower as they age. The vocal chords are actually ligaments, and like all other ligaments and connective tissue in the body, they get less “elastic” with age. Like the strings of a guitar, the vocal chords produce sounds by vibrating. Higher tones require more vibrations than lower tones. As the vocal chords become less able to vibrate at higher frequencies, the voice drops. Singers often find that they have difficulty hitting the high notes they used to be able to hit with ease. But it’s noticeable for anybody, not just singers. If you have a recording of your voice from 10 or 15 years ago, and you compare it with a recording made now, you’ll see the difference. It’s a universal occurrence, and no one can escape it. It’s just that it happens so gradually that we don’t generally notice. In John’s case, of course, he has recordings that document his voice from 30 years ago, and so it’s more noticeable. There’s another post-CCR factor enhancing the aging eff
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