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Kathy Sledge Press Web Sites Website: www.kathysledge.com Website: http: www.brightersideofday.com Social Media Outlets Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Kathy-Sledge/134363149719 Twitter: www.twitter.com/KathySledge Contact Info Theo London, Management Team Email: [email protected] Kathy Sledge is a Renaissance woman — a singer, songwriter, author, producer, manager, and Grammy-nominated music icon whose boundless creativity and passion has garnered praise from critics and a legion of fans from all over the world. Her artistic triumphs encompass chart-topping hits, platinum albums, and successful forays into several genres of popular music. Through her multi-faceted solo career and her legacy as an original vocalist in the group Sister Sledge, which included her lead vocals on worldwide anthems like "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer," she's inspired millions of listeners across all generations. Kathy is currently traversing new terrain with her critically acclaimed show The Brighter Side of Day: A Tribute to Billie Holiday plus studio projects that span elements of R&B, rock, and EDM. Indeed, Kathy's reached a fascinating juncture in her journey. That journey began in Philadelphia. The youngest of five daughters born to Edwin and Florez Sledge, Kathy possessed a prodigious musical talent. Her grandmother was an opera singer who taught her harmonies while her father was one-half of Fred & Sledge, the tapping duo who broke racial barriers on Broadway. "I learned the art of music from my father and my grandmother. The business part of music was instilled through my mother," she says. Schooled on an eclectic array of artists like Nancy Wilson and Mongo Santamaría, Kathy and her sisters honed their act around Philadelphia and signed a recording contract with Atco Records. Featuring leads by Kathy, "Mama Never Told Me" (1973) and "Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me" (1974) scored the group major hits everywhere from the U.K. to Japan, plus the Silver Award at the Tokyo Music Festival. At 15 years-old, Kathy was invited to perform with her sisters at the historic Zaire 74 concert conceived by Hugh Masekela. However, groundbreaking producers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (the CHIC Organization) completely revamped the group's image. "Nile and Bernard stylized us," says Kathy. "They saw that these girls can be hot so let's give them some hot, sexy tracks." The #1 We Are Family (1979) album went platinum and earned plaudits from the rock press. "'We Are Family,' beautifully sung by Kathy Sledge, is a near perfect fusion of gospel fire and disco cool," wrote Stephen Holden in Rolling Stone. The song's sentiment also stuck a personal chord with Kathy, who recorded her vocals in one take. "To me, that song is obviously something that my sisters and I were exuding that we didn't even know we had." Gracing magazine covers and appearing on the era's most popular music programs like Soul Train, American Bandstand, and Solid Gold, Kathy and her sisters continued working with top producers like George Duke and Narada Michael Walden. She adds, "I knew I was in the presence of geniuses when working with George Duke and Narada. George was one of the kindest people you'd ever meet. Narada would pull me aside and give me wisdom that I've applied to things I do in my life.“ After vetting offers from industry impresarios like Clive Davis and Terry Lewis, Kathy Sledge debuted her first solo project Heart (1992) on Epic Records. "I felt like it was a long time coming," she says. "Heart is my baby. People tell me that they think it's one of the strongest albums they've ever heard." The number one club hit "Take Me Back to Love Again" was just one of many musical flavors on the album, which also included a few of Kathy's original compositions. "The soft and sophisticated urban tone of the Heart album does work quite well," enthused Billboard. Though Kathy enjoyed singing with her sisters, the time as the four original sisters in the group has run its course. She explains, "I learned that our real story isn't 'We Are Family' … it's 'Lost In Music. 'We really did get lost in music. The music business got in the way of family. How a family works together does not define their love for each other." In the years since her cover of Stevie Wonder's "Another Star" (1995), as well as several other single releases, Kathy Sledge has only expanded creatively as a solo artist, a process that O Magazine asked her to explore in her contribution to the magazine's feature article, "Better Than Ever“ (2012). One of her most highly lauded endeavors is The Brighter Side of Day: A Tribute to Billie Holiday, a show she premiered in 2010 that celebrates the musical legacy of Billie Holiday. Long before the recent resurgence of the late jazz singer's music on Broadway, Kathy had sought to honor Lady Day, whose songs she'd been singing onstage since she was 16 years-old. "I just felt like her story's not over yet," says Kathy. "In Brighter Side of Day, we get to see her at her best. We're not changing history, we're just bringing out a different part. I just take you to the music." Kathy's tribute has been hailed as "a spine-tingling musical journey of an American icon" (NBC 10) and has also gathered momentum through rave word-of-mouth reviews. "It excites me because people leave feeling lifted," she says."They're loving Billie. She persevered through everything." Currently, Kathy's preparing Brighter Side of Day for a special presentation at Buckingham Palace in December 2014. Legendary jazz artist Stanley Clarke will also co-produce a companion album for the show and has invited some of his jazz icon colleagues to be featured in the project, which includes Kathy's self- penned "Take Away Two" and "Brighter Side of Day.“ Of course, Kathy Sledge is also inspired by a new generation's discovery of the classic hits that bear her signature voice, a phenomenon exemplified by Will Smith's chart- topping sample of "He's the Greatest Dancer" on "Gettin' Jiggy With It" (1998) and her collaboration with Aristofreeks on the EDM-powered remake of "We Are Family" (2013). In tandem with the latter effort, she received the "Outstanding Contribution Award" at the 2013 Ibiza DJ Awards. Re-teaming with Aristofreeks, she co-wrote the infectious "Keep It Movin'" for the club and EDM festival circuit. "Dance music is more about capturing a feeling," she explains. "I feel like if we're going to be out there dancing, let's really put a message in the song." While recording in Ibiza, Kathy also co-wrote "Everybody Get On Up" for Next Step, a trio that features original CHIC vocalists Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin, and Norma Jean Wright. "I wanted to write something in honor of Bernard Edwards, something that's staccato," says Kathy, who also sings on the track. "Then I added harmonies and scatting. People hear it and they go, 'That's a hot song!' I'm proud of that." The release of "Keep It Movin'" and "Everybody Get On Up" inaugurates Kathy's relationship with her new label home, Pacific Electronic Music (PEM). Beyond posh Ibiza clubs and her regional tour of The Brighter Side of Day, Kathy has partnered with talented songwriters and producers in both rock and urban milieus. Written and produced by Grammy-winning duo Carvin Haggins and Ivan Barias (Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Justin Timberlake), "A Little A Lot" finds Kathy in a contemporary R&B mode. "I like to call 'A Little A Lot' the song that brought me back to the reality of the fact that my voice was missed," says Kathy, who released the single on iTunes earlier in 2014. Her appearance at the Rochester Music Hall of Fame in April 2014 generated her forthcoming project with Carmine Appice on an updated version of "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy," the #1 song he co-wrote with Rod Stewart. "It was exciting because I love that song and it was the first time I'd ever sung rock," says Kathy. "I learned that I have a rock voice. Carmine said, 'I want to record you singing 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy.' The company loves the idea so we're going to record it! "In both music and her other creative pursuits, Kathy Sledge is setting new standards of excellence in her career. "Music is my passion," she declares. "It's what I love to do." While sitting on the Board of Directors for Nile Rodgers' We Are Family Foundation and serving as a Goodwill Ambassador for Antigua and Barbuda, Kathy's also finishing up her first book No, Means Next. "It's really another way of me explaining what I'm going through in my life," she says. "It's not just a manual of how to make it in the industry but my own personal advice." Just like Tina Turner before her, Kathy is hardly slowing down in this next chapter of her career. "Tina's my idol," she says. "If she could do it at 50, so can I."Tina Turner might have hung up her dancing shoes, but they're a perfect fit for Kathy Sledge. SOLO PROJECTS Keep It Movin -Aristofreeks Feat. Kathy Sledge Pacific Electronic Music 2014 Give Yourself Up-Adam Barta Featuring Kathy Sledge (CD, Single) Global Groove Ent. 2011 King Brit Presents SYLK 130 Featuring Kathy Sledge Six Degrees Records 2001 Freedom Robert Miles Featuring Kathy Sledge DBX (Italy) 1997 Another Star (Maxi) Narcotic Records 1995 Another Day (Maxi) Narcotic Records 1995 Good Times (12") Narcotic Records 1995 Heart Epic 1992 Take Me Back to Love (Maxi Single) Epic 1992 All of My Love (CD, Single) Epic 1992 SISTER SLEDGE PROJECTS Sister Sledge Live In Concert Tring International PLC 1993 When The Boys Meet The Girls Atlantic 1985 Bet Cha Say That To All The Girls Cotillion 1983 The Sisters Cotillion 1982 All American Girls Cotillion 1981 Love Somebody Today Cotillion 1980 We Are Family Cotillion 1979 Together Cotillion 1977 Circle of Love ATCO Records 1975 The Brighter Side of Day Promo Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHtbEgf7MsE Somewhere in the ethereal heavens, legendary jazz icon Billie Holiday is surely smiling ever so brightly.
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