Shirley Brown is an American soul singer with a powerful, expressive voice that embodies emotion like none other. She's been described as a modern-day Etta James, and many aspiring singers look to her as an inspiration. If you want to learn how to sing like Shirley Brown, let's dive into some of her unique vocal techniques and favorite songs, as well as some practical advice and Singing Carrots resources to help you along the way.

One of Shirley Brown's signature vocal techniques is her use of melisma, which is the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession. This technique is prominently used in her hit song "Woman to Woman" and can be mastered by starting with simple exercises like vocal runs and moving on to more complex ones as you progress.

Another technique that Brown uses is her vibrato, which is the pulsating change of pitch that occurs when a note is sustained. Vibrato is what gives her voice that warm, rich, and expressive tone, and it can be developed with Singing Carrots' vibrato exercises.

Some essential songs you should learn to sing like Shirley Brown include:

• "Woman to Woman"
• "Stay with Me Baby"
• "Love on a Two-Way Street"
• "You'll Never Know"
• "Soul Song"

To master Shirley Brown's voice, you'll need to work on your vocal range, pitch accuracy, and breath support. Singing Carrots offers various resources to help with all of these aspects, including their Vocal range test, Pitch accuracy test, and breath support exercises.

It's also important to develop a strong vocal foundation, and Singing Carrots' singing course for beginners covers essential topics such as voice types, breathing, vocal registers, and vocal health.

In addition to technical skills, you'll need to work on your stage presence and performance skills. Singing Carrots' warm-up, practice-starter, and stage performance videos are great resources to help you develop these skills.

In conclusion, while mastering Shirley Brown's voice won't happen overnight, Singing Carrots provides a wealth of resources to help you develop your vocal technique, performance skills and build your confidence as you learn to sing like your favorite artist. Happy learning!