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How Do R&B Singers Create Background Vocals? ft. Linda Diaz
Season 3
Episode 4
If you’ve ever listened to a song SUPER closely, you might have noticed the arrangement of vocals floating around in the background. These are called backing vocals! In this video, we’re going to look at some ICONIC backing vocals from our favorite R&B songs, and host, Linda Diaz, is going to explain how she came up with the backing vocals for her hit song “Green Tea Ice Cream"
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