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Silk, Satin and Cashmere: A Tribute To Phenomenal Singers

#A GIFT...AN UPLIFT! A GLORIOUS SHIFT  OCCURS WHEN HAVING BEEN PRIVY TO AN OUTSTANDING SINGER! THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOUR HEART FEELS A GLOW...
BECAUSE A SINGER HAS MOVED YOU SO...

"A SINGER HAS M O V E D YOU SO! ! !"

ALLOW ME TO SHOW, AS FOLLOWS...


THE GREAT MR. LUTHER VANDROSS
{ONE AND ONLY, MOST DEFINITELY* SOLELY!}


QUEEN VOICE: WHITNEY HOUSTON


THE DIVINE MS. SARAH VAUGHAN

AL JARRAEU - MORNIN', DISTRICTED, BLUE SKIES 


GLADYS KNIGHT 
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN 
PHYLLIS HYMAN
KAREN CARPENTER 


TEDDY PENDERGRASS, SHARON TATE AND 
HAROLD MELVIN


AMY WINEHOUSE - "LOVE IS A LOSING GAME"

SEAL, CHRIS ISAAK, TOM JONES
 

BROOK BENTON, DAVID RUFFIN, LOU RAWLS


BING CROSBY, FRANK SINATRA AND ELLA FITZGERALD


LEN CARIOU - "PRETTY WOMEN"


ANITA BAKER, REGINA BELL AND CHAKA KHAN 


STEVIE WONDER, TONI TENNILLE, LUKE EVANS, 


MARVIN GAYE, ADAM LAMBERT AND 
RUSSELL THOMPKINS JR.


ANGELA WINBUSH - "ANGEL" 


JOHNNY CASH, K.D. LANG AND 
FREDDIE MERCURY 


SARA BAREILLES - "SMILE"


NANCY WILSON, BARBARA STREISAND AND 
SARAH VAUGHAN 


JOHN DENVER, JOSE FELICIANO, AND 
JOHNNIE WILDER, JR.


NAT KING COLE, BARRY WHITE AND 
ISAAC HAYES


LEON THOMAS - "SUNFLOWER"


MINNIE RIPPERTON, DORIS DAY, AND 
TEENA MARIE 


CELINE DION, LUCIANO PAVAROTTI, AND 
PUTRI ARIANI


STEVE PERRY, LABI SAFFRI AND 
ROBERTA FLACK


THE GREAT DONNY HATHAWAY


THIS WAS ONLY TO NAME "A FEW"
WHO'S MISSION BLEW US AWAY...
MADE OUR SOUL SWAY, WITH A MEMORABLE TAKEAWAY! IT'S THOSE UNFORGETTABLE, INCREDIBLE NOTES SUNG IN SUCH A WAY, FROM THEIR SIGNATURE INLAY...

"FROM THEIR  S I G N A T U R E IN-LAY ! ! !"


THEIR GIFT, OUR UPLIFT, WHAT'S MORE PURE? NOTHING SHORT OF THAT, THAT'S FOR SURE! 


WOW!!! WHAT MEMORIES....


SUCH EVOKING OF OUR SENTIMENTS AND SENSORY... 



"WHEN A VOICE WAS CREATED TO REMEDY! ! !"




Renee D. Gross {GHPPR} September 12, 2023#

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Date: 10/2/2023 4:09:00 PM
Thank you for the reminiscence. I'm embarrassed that I didn't know one of them had padsed on. Thsnks for the poem
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Date: 10/19/2023 7:51:00 PM
Dear Hilda~ Thank you so much! :-) It's a Blessing when an Artist has touched us so incredibly. May our memories with written expression highlight the truest ELEVATION perceived, received and shared! I bid you Joyous Blessings, Poet HG!

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