This is WONDERFUL news, Sherelle!!!! I remember your beautiful voice from
Julie's party back in '98. I am so glad you are doing this.
Heather
PS - I would love a tape if you have extras :-)
At 12:22 PM 5/19/01 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>I used to be very active on the list and have for the past three years been a
>"lurker." I hope everyone does well. This place has made such a difference in
>my life. It seems when things were darkest, having other people who loved
>Joni's music and could relate to "melancholy that's as natural as these moody
>skies today" really helped me get through some tough times.
>
>Well, kids, I have begun my musical career. I've been in the studio for the
>past year off and on due to the fact that I wasn't ready to make a full
>commitment. I'm still working a regular job, but only until I can finish my
>CD and find another way to live until I can sustain myself on musical income
>alone. The nice thing is that the "Powers that be" seem to be smiling down on
>me. By a strange turn of events which include my brother in Hawaii, and a pie
>recipe, my three song demo is on its way into the hands of Quincy Jones! The
>category my music best fits into is contemporary jazz, but from what I'm
>told, I have a "Steely Dan-ish," "Chaka Kahn-ish," "Sarah Vaugh-ish,"
>"Toto-ish" thing going on...go figure!
>
>This group has been so much a part of where I am going now. I've turned my
>other bedroom into a studio of sorts, and I have the lithograph picture of
>Joni that was past out at the JoniFest in Pittsburgh on my wall. She will
>always be the ultimate songstress to me. (Sarah Vaughn coming in a close
>second)
>
>I would like to, for as long as I can send my Joni friends a tape copy of the
>demo I've completed, (can't afford CD's yet) so that you can share in what
>I'm doing...on the house. Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you would like
>one. You guys mean a lot to me and I want to share this with you as much as I
>can.
>
>Love,
>Sherelle
