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Printablefor a hot, hot minute Faith Evans had some success. She did backing vocals for Mary J. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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She may not have a successful solo recording career but...
...Darlene Love is a successful actress and performer. The Crystals The Blossoms Bobby Darin Dionne Warwick Aretha Franklin Stanley Clarke Luther Vandross Joan Jett Cher Elvis Presley Ray Charles Sam Cooke tA  Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: She may not have a successful solo recording career but...
...Darlene Love is a successful actress and performer. The Crystals The Blossoms Bobby Darin Dionne Warwick Aretha Franklin Stanley Clarke Luther Vandross Joan Jett Cher Elvis Presley Ray Charles Sam Cooke tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Lethal Weaponp, right? 
More names: Mel'isa Morgan Vesta Williams Emotions(sang for Mahalia Jackson) | |
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Harlepolis said: Emotions(sang for Mahalia Jackson)
Leave it to Harlepolis to teach me something I didn't know. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Harlepolis said: Lethal Weapon, right?
More names: Mel'isa Morgan Vesta Williams Emotions(sang for Mahalia Jackson) All the LWs I believe. She's currently doing Hairspray in NYC. Nice adds. Especially Mahalia Jackson. 
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ehuffnsd said: JackieBlue said: Who are some backup or session singers that struck out and became successful on their own?
Sheryl Crow Luther Vandross Bette Midler I know there are others but I’m not talking about singers who came out with one album and then disappeared or went back behind the scenes like Trey Lorenz. Barry Mannilow was Bette's first Music director, piano player and vocalist, and one of her first Harlettes was Katie Segal from Married With Children. Bette was on Broadway and did the bathhouse circuit I do not believe she was anyone's background vocalist. Madonna sang back up for Patrick Hernadez of Born To Be Alive fame Melissa Manchester was also a backround-singing "Harlette" as was Jocelyn Brown (Somebody Else's Guy?). Jenifer Lewis & Loretta Divine were Harlettes too for Bette, even though they're more theatre/film ladies now. | |
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theAudience said: Hobbitch said: Lisa Fischer did backup for Luther and now does backup for the Stones  ...
...Is that all? tA Tribal Disorder
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PurpleCharm said: That's Lisa Fisher??? In the flesh...so to speak. 
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Brandy sang bg for Another Bad Creation
Martha Wash Part of (The Weather Girls/Two Tons of Fun)for Sylvester Just Call Me Afrochick
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theAudience said: Hobbitch said: Lisa Fischer did backup for Luther and now does backup for the Stones ...
She was also Madonna's backup singer at the Live 8 concert last year 
She's a powerful vocalist,it's too bad her solo career didn't work out.I bought her debut album in 1991,featuring the hit "How Can I Ease The Pain". | |
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Richard Marx of "Right Here Waiting" fame, was backup singer for Lionel Richie.
Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald often sing back up for eachother. Luther Vandross sings back up for Stevie Wonder on "Part-Time Lover". Phil Collins was a back up singer (and drummer) for Genesis before taking the lead vocal. I'm sure there's more. |
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Dinah Washington & Betty Carter were vocalists for Lionel Hampton's band, if thats calling it 'back-up singing'  | |
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GangstaFam said: Anx said: Tori Amos used to be a backup singer for Sandra Bernhard.
Yeah? So?  Hot pic ! It's a thread about backgroundsingers .... right? | |
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Ottensen said: ehuffnsd said: Barry Mannilow was Bette's first Music director, piano player and vocalist, and one of her first Harlettes was Katie Segal from Married With Children. Bette was on Broadway and did the bathhouse circuit I do not believe she was anyone's background vocalist. Madonna sang back up for Patrick Hernadez of Born To Be Alive fame Melissa Manchester was also a backround-singing "Harlette" as was Jocelyn Brown (Somebody Else's Guy?). Jenifer Lewis & Loretta Divine were Harlettes too for Bette, even though they're more theatre/film ladies now. Bette seems to break alot of talent in. You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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I see Trey has an album coming out on 9/19:
 [Edited 8/25/06 10:25am] Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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Saw her perform with Boz Scaggs . . . . [Edited 8/25/06 10:32am] | |
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Acting diva Ms.Jenifer Lewis was a Bette Midler back-up vox 
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Betty Lavette .... on the first tour of Kelis !!!!! | |
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100MPH said:
Betty Lavette .... on the first tour of Kelis !!!!! She resembles Brenda Russell alot | |
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She been mentioned ? Her first groups : 
With Steely Dan 
& cool pics of her in the cd-booklet .  | |
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Harlepolis said: 100MPH said:
Betty Lavette .... on the first tour of Kelis !!!!! She resembles Brenda Russell alot Yeb , they could be sista's . | |
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Here's someone that kinda went back and forth for a while...
...Doris Troy (aka Doris Payne) She wrote tunes for artists and did backgrounds for Dionne Warwick and Cissy Houston. Doris also did a stint with The Sweet Inspirations so there's no telling how many artists she's recorded with during that period. Then she had a major U.S. hit with Just One Look. Unfortunately, she became more popular in England than in the U.S. (typical). Along with a solo career there, she did background for British acts including the Stones and Pink Floyd (famous backgrounds). The musical Mama, I Want To Sing was based on her life story. She played her mother, and Chaka Khan played Doris Troy. tA Tribal Disorder
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Sheryl Crow sang backup for MJ "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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