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Tones vocalised in the cave near the 231 Hz frequency are amplified and lengthened by the cave.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

A fellow performer joined Mr. Lightfoot to form a folk duo, the Two Tones, and cut a live album in 1962, “Two Tones at the Village Corner.”

From Washington Post • May 1, 2023

Providing the boat show’s soundtrack, a slate of local jazz artists, including The Scratch Cats Jazz Band and the Motown-inspired Jewel Tones, will take the stage.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Tones of umber and ocher are brought to life with splashes of color: a woman’s shoes in Coca-Cola red or the shimmering green exterior of a classic American car.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Tones sung in the thick or chest-register are produced by the full, free vibration of the vocal bands in their entire length, breadth and thickness.

From The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs by Howard, Francis E.