Before there were good ways to record and play back bass sounds, did anybody bother to train their voice to sing low bass? I imagine the uses for the skill would be rather limited before good microphones, recording equipment and widely available hi-fi stereos to play back bass sounds.
If you are a basso profondo, you can basically take your pick of things to sing. There are very few of you, and every baroque chamber choir needs you. Take a listen to the All-Night Vigil by Rachmaninoff some time. Or male Orthodox choirs.
Hoom papa, hoom papa, hoom papa mow mow… my heart’s on fire, for Gojira.