7/24/2023 0 Comments Brenda lee eager![]() I can't think of a better place to speak from, as we face profound issues, than through our collective voice and stories of magic, of vision and of love. It's between God and music - and a lot of the time I consider those two words to be nearly interchangeable. My music is a reflection of the spiritual lessons that I practice in my life. Having penned several one-woman and theatrical shows of her own, Brenda is no stranger to the theater and has joined forces with Catherine Kinsman and Ben Dowling to write the musical Spiral-a powerful story that addresses human civilization and its relationship with nature and indigenous cultures around the world. Every song she creates retains a compelling sense of narrative - never losing sight of a deep humanity encapsulated in the melody and lyric. Brenda inherently understands the relationship between storytelling and the song. ![]() Having established a secure partnership between her music and her spiritual path, she moved to Chicago landing the coveted female lead with Jerry Butler's group (Motown), and was later co-featured with Jerry in his famous Billboard “Certified Gold” hits: “Ain't Understanding Mellow” and “(They Long To Be) Close To You.”īut these accolades are a small part of what makes Brenda such a powerful writer and lyricist. Beyond her original songs recorded by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Prince, Brenda has a heart and voice as big as the world - having performed with the most important artists in American music history: Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack, Graham Nash and the inimitable Ray Charles.īrenda started her singing career like so many other greats: in church. She also wrote and performed in a one woman musical theatre show based on her own life, entitled 'Grace', which premiered in Los Angeles in 2010.From the farm county of Lower Peachtree, North of Mobile Alabama, you might not expect a chart-topping musical powerhouse to emerge, and yet Brenda Lee Eager did just that. Grace - the brenda lee eager story - 2010 In 2006, Brenda directed The Heaven on Earth (T.H.E.) Choir at the City of Angels Church in Culver City, California. She has also performed onstage, appearing in the musicals 'The Message is in the Music', (with Della Reese), and 'Wild Woman Blues', (with Maine Weldon). In 2000, Brenda released the album, 'Startin' Over' for the BMP imprint. She also penned the songs 'Why You Wanna Love Me Like That' for The Manhattans and songs for group 3 For 3 (guesting as vocalist on the group's 'My Beloved' in 1990).īrenda has been a background vocalist for many performers over the years, including: Grey & Hanks, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Womack, Carl Anderson ('Heavy Weather, in 1996), Norman Connors ('Easy Livin'), Ray Charles, Mavis Staples, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Graham Nash, Rodney Franklin, Teena Marie, Najee, Billy Mitchell, Nancy Wilson, Gerald Albright, Prince and Cliff Richard.Īs a songwriter, she has penned songs for the likes of Bobby Womack, the Staples Singers, Aretha Franklin, Cliff Richard, Gladys Knight, Shirley Brown and Prince. In the early Seventies, Brenda was part of the reverend Jesse Jackson's Operation Breadbasket Choir in Chicago.įurther solo singles followed her duets singles, including 'Good Old Fashioned Lovin'' (for the Playboy Records imprint in 1975) and 'Watch My Body Talk' (for the Private-I Records imprint in 1984). Jerry and Brenda then released a duet version of the Bacharach and David song '(They Long To Be) Close To You', which charted at number 8 on the R&B charts, number 91 on the national charts. Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager : Love We Have (LP, Vinyl record album) - Duets between Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager done as serious, adult oriented. Good old fashioned love b/w i'll get by - 1975 / watch my body talk b/w watch my body talk instr. ![]() The song was also awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A in April 1972. The single reached number 3 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 21 on the Hot 100, selling one million copies. In 1971, she began recording 45's with Jerry, which included her debut 45 'Ain't Understanding Mellow', which proved to be her biggest single to date. When she was 17, she sang at her first gig at the Kings Club in Prichard, Alabama.īrenda then relocated to Chicago, Illinois, where she soon began singing background vocals for Jerry Butler in the group Peaches.Īin't understanding mello b/w windy city soul - 1971 / i'm a lonely woman b/w in my world -1972 / the love we had - 1973 / when i'm with you b/w let me be - 1974 She spent her early years in the small town of Lower Peach Tree, where she sang in, and attended the local church.īrenda began songwriting at an early age, and had her own group in her teens. Brenda Lee Eager, 8th August 1947, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.īrenda Lee Eager hails from Mobile, Alabama.
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