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In this Episode I am talking to Lauren Kinhan. Lauren is a fantastic, versatile vocalist and songwriter from New York, who has been part of the iconic Vocal group the New York Voices for almost 30 years. She also collaborated with Bobby Mc.Ferrin, Ornette Coleman and countless other world class musicians. We met in Miami earlier this year when I performed with Lauren’s 22 year old daughter Ella Marcus, an extremely gifted singer. Laurens shares some great stories about her own journey, about Bobbly McFerrin and many others. Enjoy! Find everything about me and my music on www.mikedelferro.com Lauren Kinhan's Website Send me a text message with your questions, comments or requests for topics. My Music, Schedule, Piano Transcriptions(PDF) and Socials on www.mikedelferro.com I also host another Podcast: "Self Management and Networking for Musicians" , my successful clinic with short Episodes for Musicians with great tips for your Music Career. Mike del Ferro's YouTube Channel Listen to my music on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal Instagram Facebook Piano Transcriptions / SheetMusic and PDF's as played by Mike Piano Tutorials Questions, comments, requests for topics of this Podcast: mike@mikedelferro.com Or send a Voice Message on Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/mikedelferro Twitter TikTok
Madison McFerrin is a singer, songwriter, and producer from New York. She’s sung with legends like Aretha Franklin, George Clinton, and De La Soul & The Roots. Madison’s first EP came out in 2016, and last week, she released her debut album, I Hope You Can Forgive Me . In the years between the EP and the album, Madison started producing her own music. It wasn’t really her plan, but something that developed over the course of the pandemic. For this episode, I talked to Madison about a song from her album called “Run." It was inspired by the discovery that she’s the descendant of a woman who escaped slavery, and features guest vocals from Madison’s father, Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin. For more, visit songexploder.net/madison-mcferrin .
Judi Vinar first saw Bobby McFerrin on the Grammy Awards back in the 80’s. “I was blown away,” she said by phone from her home in the Twin Cities. “When I first heard Bobby do a solo piece, you know, a lot of what he does is jump around with a bass note and octave note on top and somehow he fits the melody inside of that.” She went out and bought all his records. Vinar grew up listening to a wide range of styles from Julie Andrews musicals to Tom Jones LPs, soaking up styles like a sponge. She studied classical music and singing at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. But in her heart, she said, she was always drawn to pop music and jazz. And she’d not heard anyone sing like Bobby. When McFerrin was appointed creative chair of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 1994, she jumped at the chance to sing with him. Her career as a singer, teacher, and conductor was taking off when she walked into a beautiful church and auditioned for him. “He was very focused,” she remembered. “He has this
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