Wednesday, June 8, 2022

MELBA MOORE GRAMMY NOMINATED SINGER,TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY STAR AND ACTRESS IS STILL MARVELOUS MELBA ON HER NEW ALBUM 'IMAGINE' ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE!

 

 M E L B A

M O O R E

Tony Award-Winning, 

Grammy Award-Nominated

Singer, Actress & Broadway Star 


RELEASES NEW ALBUM

'IMAGINE'


ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE 

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS:

ROCK STARS & CELEBS

CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY





Melba Moore, the Tony Award-winning, Grammy Award nominated siren, has commanded stages around the world and who has conquered Broadway in memorable roles in HAIR (1967), PURLIE (1970) and became the first Black woman to inhabit the role of Fantine in LES MISERABLES (1995), also used the pandemic period of reflection to work on new music with her sweetest collaborator and greatest creation, her daughter Charli Huggins, who also happens to the head of The Gallery Entertainment, her own independent label.


Melba is the epitome of an entertainer and a consummate performer.  Honored with the likes of Diana Ross, Patti Labelle and Nancy Wilson, Melba Moore was among those who were celebrated at Oprah’s now historic Legends Ball. 

 So In Love, the first release from IMAGINE, her latest offering to the musical landscape, spent 3 weeks atop The UK Soul Top 30 Chart in November 2021 and returned Moore to airwaves in the United States and around the globe.  The world is ready for MORE MELBA! 


The first single was a labor of love for the mother/daughter duo.  Moore notes “It was first brought to me by my daughter and her uncle (veteran music producer) Beau Huggins (whose sophisticated stylized sound ruled the charts with hits for Moore, Freddie Jackson, Lillo Thomas, Kenny G, Kashif and many more).  “Charli has grown up in the industry. She has diverse interests but one thing that I know for sure is, she has a genuine love and knowledge of music. So, we thought, `why don’t we do a project together?’”

PURCHASE THE NEW ALBUM

BY

MELBA MOORE

Entitled

IMAGINE

Available now at

Amazon.com

 


For more information

about

MELBA MOORE

VISIT

www.melbamoore.com

Official website

www.facebook.com/mooremelba

Facebook

www.instagram.com/melba1moore

Instagram


MELBA MOORE

Discography

Albums

Year  Album

1970  I Got Love

1971  Look What You're Doing to the Man

1972  Melba Moore Live!

1975 Peach Melba

1976 This Is It

1976 Melba '76

1977 A Portrait of Melba

1978  Melba '78

1979  Burn

1980 Closer

1981 What a Woman Needs

1982  The Other Side of the Rainbow

1983 Never Say Never

1985  Read My Lips

1986  A Lot of Love

1988  I'm in Love

1990 Soul Exposed

1996 Happy Together

(With The Lafayette Harris, Jr. Trio)

1999 Solitary Journey

2001 A Very Special Christmas Gift

2002 A Night in St. Lucia

2003 I'm Still Here

2004  Nobody but Jesus

2007 Live in Concert

2009 The Gift of Love (with Phil Perry)

2016 Forever Moore

2019 The Day I Turned to You

2022 Imagine


STAGE WORK 

Hair (1967)

Purlie (1970)

Timbuktu! (1978)

Inacent Black (1981)

Broadway at the Bowl (1988)

From the Mississippi Delta (1993, est)

Les Misérables (1995)

Brooklyn (2006)

Straight 2the Head (2013)

Great God A' Mighty (2013)

After Midnight (2018)

 

FILMOGRAPHY

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

 – Singer at the Apollo Theater (uncredited)

The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (1970)

– Model at Party

Lost in the Stars (1974) - Irina

Christmas with Flicka (1987) - Herself

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) – Whippet Angel (voice)

The Fighting Temptations (2003) – Bessie Cooley 






MELBA MOORE
APPEARS
WEEK OF JUNE 8TH 2022
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO
NOW STREAMING ON

The Classic Rock Music Reporter

    Classic Rock Here and Now

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ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  



CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS

 AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC

 LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE!


BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 


Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS


The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO



Thursday, June 2, 2022

WHITNEY TAI SINGER & SONGWRITER IS SULTRY ... SEDUCTIVE... MESMERIZING... CINEMATIC...BRILLIANT! ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE WITH RAY SHASHO ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS:ROCK STARS & CELEBS

 

W H I T N E Y

T A I  

Powered By Her Sultry Vocals

a style of cinematic blend 

of electro-pop, rock 

and alternative metal 

She Is The Absolute Real Deal!

EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV EVENT 

CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY



Award winning singer-songwriter, Whitney Tai's cinematic blend of electro-pop, rock, and alternative metal is powered by her sultry, soaring vocals. After a more pop-leaning debut, Metamorphosis, in 2015 with Producer Tim Janssens, the duo reinforced this sound on 2020's Apogee.

Compared by critics to artists such as Annie Lennox and Kate Bush, Whitney Tai is a New York City born, Los Angeles based singer-songwriter who creates symphonic alternative rock with a retro pop twist. Whitney and her band headlined at NAMM2020, the world’s largest trade only music convention.

Most recently … Whitney Tai appears on several track of the critically acclaimed new release ‘Sheltering Sky’ by former Quiet Riot bassist and songwriter Chuck Wright. Sheltering Sky is “AN INCREDIBLE MIX OF ECLECTIC GEMS. FOR ME …THIS COULD BE THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR SO FAR!!!” 5 stars! Chuck Wright was our most recent guest on Interviewing the Legends.


PURCHASE

THE NEW ALBUM

BY CHUCK WRIGHT

ENTITLED

SHELTERING SKY

Featuring

Vocalist

WHITNEY TAI

ON SEVERAL TRACKS


Available now at Amazon.com 

and Cleopatra Records

OTHER ALBUMS

METAMORPHOSIS

by

 WHITNEY TAI

Her debut release


AND

APOGEE

by 

WHITNEY 

TAI



Both available at amazon.com

NEW SINGLE


Harry Voto 

and

Whitney Tai

FREE TIME



FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

WHITNEY TAI

VISIT

www.whitneytaimusic.com

Official website

www.facebook.com/WhitneyTaiMusic

Facebook

https://twitter.com/Whitneytai

Twitter

www.instagram.com/whitneytai/?hl=en

Instagram

www.chuckwright.com

Chuck Wright Official website

www.timjanssens.com

Tim Janssens Official site


WHITNEY TAI

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums

Metamorphosis    2015

Apogee   2020

Guest Appearances

Flowers by the Roadside with Michael Trainor 2018

Sheltering Sky with Chuck Wright 2022

 

Singles & EPs

Truth Be Told (Sunfreakz) 2016

Forever 2016

Good at Being Bad 2017

The Cure 2019

Sleepwalking to the Moon 2019

Imminence Has Grown 2020

Mother 2020

Dream Catcher 2021

Free Time (Harry Vato & Whitney Tai) 2022





WHITNEY TAI
APPEARS
WEEK OF JUNE 2ND 2022
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO
NOW STREAMING ON

The Classic Rock Music Reporter

    Classic Rock Here and Now

Music Tried and True   www.rockmusic.show 

TuneIn  YouTube   Facebook

   Apple  amazon music  iHeartRadio

Podcastics   Podchaser   Spotify  

PANDORA   Deezer   Google Podcasts

 

ORDER NOW
 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  



CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS

 AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC

 LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE!


BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 


Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS


The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO