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I did a little research and didn't find anything to help me answer this question, so I'm going to throw it out here:

Anyone know for sure who's singing backup on "Beyond the End"? The voice sounds familiar to me, so I'm curious.

Thanks in advance!

My first guess was Wendy Waldman, but when I googled Wendy Waldman and Jimmy Buffett, I got this hit about Beyond the End.

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/jimmy-buffett/71994.html

Featuring josh leo on lead guitar and jonathan edwards and roy orbison who
Take us beyond the end
The ocean almanac singers are: timothy b. schmit, harry stinson, larry lee,
Sam clayton, wendy waldman, pam tillis, val & birdie.

Well that is certainly very interesting! The voice I was hearing certainly does sound Orbison-y, but when I first heard it I was thinking Meat Loaf or something.

trojan_sixtyone wrote:Well that is certainly very interesting! The voice I was hearing certainly does sound Orbison-y, but when I first heard it I was thinking Meat Loaf or something.

Patty Russo was Meatloaf's backup singer. She works with Trans-Siberian Orchestra now.

I think the voice I was hearing and referring to is definitely Orbison, upon listening again. About the 4:10 mark in the song, the backup singer that's mirroring JB's lyric I'm almost 100% positive is Orbison. You can hear it in the vibratto of the voice.

Pretty neat!

trojan_sixtyone wrote:I did a little research and didn't find anything to help me answer this question, so I'm going to throw it out here:

Anyone know for sure who's singing backup on "Beyond the End"? The voice sounds familiar to me, so I'm curious.

Thanks in advance!

Roy Orbison