It’s often said (and probably true) that most people can become proficient on a musical instrument if they are prepared to put in the time, effort and sweat. But to become even a decent singer you first have to be born with at least a decent voice.
James ‘Jimmy’ Dewar must have been come into this world with a truly extraordinary one, because he possessed one of the greatest rock voices of them all – arguably the greatest. Yet when was the last time you saw the slightly built Scot’s name in a list of The Greatest Singers Ever? Somehow, he has simply got lost – or, maybe it’s better to think, simply mislaid. But Jimmy Dewar to many of his peers, and they’ll tell you what a tremendous voice he had.
