Seattle doesn't have a disco diva

[Marcio**]

Philadelphia gave the world Chic's Sister Sledge, Detroit gave the world Diana Ross, Boston gave the world Donna Summer, Nashiville gave the world Andrea True, but Seattle...nobody :) .




"Emerald City Seeks Disco Divas"

[paul]

How about Sao Paulo Marcio? :o

[dvdjamm]

San Francisco was home to one of the top singing divas ever.......Sylvester!

[Marcio**]

How about Sao Paulo Marcio? :o

Paul, the name of São Paulo/Brazil 70s disco diva is Lady Zu :D





Lady Zu looks like Donna Summer :lol:

[paul]

Now there's a Diva I can get into

[bigpoppa]

Well, we did have Salazar who released the single "1,2,3" which actually made it onto the Billboard Disco Charts.

[remicks]

Well, we did have Salazar who released the single "1,2,3" which actually made it onto the Billboard Disco Charts.

Speaking elsewhere on the board of .... "don't touch me" --- Diana Ross .


....Here's an artist from Seattle :


DON'T TOUCH ME
Patrick Gammon
Motown M7-922R1

(an oddly unexcited and {disinterested?} cover ....dont cha think ?? )


This is a Munich based production from 78/79 .... but not euro disco (at all) .... sort of Prince/Rick James/Foxy/Billy Preston like.

Patrick Gammon : Lead Vocals/Synths/Rhodes/Grand Piano/Rhythm Guitar/Moog Bass --- (thus Prince-like)

Thor Baldursson: arranges and conducts strings ( Munich Symphony Orchestra) on two cuts.
Judy Cheeks: sings on two cuts.

Album's intro cut:
THIS **** IS BAD


Patrick Gammon was the keyboardist for Ike and Tina Turner. He past away in 1996.



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[Cdnbob]

Vancouver didn't turn out a disco diva either. Mind you Montreal produced Claudja Barry and Patsy Gallant.

[FranceJoliFan]

We're proud to have produced Quincy Jones (who has produced a few divas.)

And how about Kristine W. She's from Pasco, WA. Which is outside of Seattle. But maybe we can include that (the way everyone associates Kurt Cobain with Seattle, even though he's from Aberdeen.)

[FranceJoliFan]

I'll also add Isis Gee. She's a dance diva representing Poland at this year's Eurovision. And she's from Seattle. Go figure. Very talented too. Check her out on YouTube.

[tmob]

Vancouver didn't turn out a disco diva either.

Although not a native, if I recall correctly, at the time of her hits like "Tattoo Man" and "I Don't Wanna Forget You," Denise McCann was a Vancouver resident.

[Cdnbob]

Although not a native, if I recall correctly, at the time of her hits like "Tattoo Man" and "I Don't Wanna Forget You," Denise McCann was a Vancouver resident.

I forgot about her though she's originally from the USA, but yes, she does live here, actually on one of the islands off the coast with her husband Randy Bachman of "The Guess Who". She also hosts a radio program on CBC Radio One each Sunday.

Here's a pic of her today.

[remicks]

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more Seattle:



The (New) Ventures


from Tacoma WA ... (close enough!) .... and "discovered" by a Seattle DJ .....



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[Pete Denis]

Remix,
You love the VENTURES!! They were very good, but down here in Miami, no-one ever heard of them, unfortunately. MIAMI DIVAS- PHYLLIS HYMAN, DONNA ALLEN & Celi BEE- Oh, GLORIA ESTEFAN!

[remicks]

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on Luther Rabb's 1979 LP:
STREET ANGEL :




a 5:32 song called -
SEATTLE'S DISCO GROOVIN' TONIGHT

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[tmob]

a 5:32 song called -
SEATTLE'S DISCO GROOVIN' TONIGHT

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Even back then...even in Seattle...nobody got into that cut!

[bigpoppa]

Even back then...even in Seattle...nobody got into that cut!

Actually they did! I was spinning then and remember it quite well. I can't speak for sales but the floor always liked the song and responded favorably. It was in a straight club and I'm sure the gay clubs did not give the song a second listen. It was also re-released with recut vocals when the Seattle SuperSonics won the championship in 1979 as a promo 12" which I still have around here somewhere.

[FranceJoliFan]

It was also re-released with recut vocals when the Seattle SuperSonics won the championship in 1979 as a promo 12" which I still have around here somewhere.

Thanks for pointing that out. I remember when the Sonics won that year, and people were practically dancing in the streets here in Seattle to the recut version (Seattle Sonics Do It.) I also remember the original version getting good airplay on FM KVI (aka K Plus, then KPLZ.)

I didn't realize it at the time, but Luther Rabb had some impressive credentials as a musician. He was a true Seattle native. And his music credits include (I pulled this all off the Internet, so maybe someone can confirm this):

Played in Jimi Hendrix' first band, The Velvetones.
In 1976 did a European tour as lead vocalist with Carlos Santana.
Did work as a session musician with Lola Falana (that must have been fun!)
Joined the band WAR, where he spent most of the 80's playing bass and doing vocals.
and
Luther Rabb might be most recognized as one of the sampled voices used in the Grammy award winning 1989 "Bust A Move" single.

So it's good to hear his name mentioned after all these years.

I should go back to the Experience Music Project museum here in Seattle and see if he's been given his due.

[tmob]

It was in a straight club and I'm sure the gay clubs did not give the song a second listen.

That's true. I was spinning there, too, and I can't ever recall anyone in the gay clubs asking for it. Probably because there was so much other really good stuff out at the time. (Also, MCA had a pretty crappy promotion department, but that's another story...)

It was also re-released with recut vocals when the Seattle SuperSonics won the championship in 1979 as a promo 12" which I still have around here somewhere.

Also true. I'd forgotten about that Sonics remix getting radio play. That one didn't get a lot of play in the gay clubs, either!