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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 GREAT PHYLLIS HYMAN THE GREAT KAREN CARPENTER TEDDY PENDERGRASS, SHARON TATE AND HAROLD MELVIN 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" OLIVIA NEWTOWN JOHN 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 INLAY ! ! !" 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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Renee Gross
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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