Dee Dee Bridgewater
Real Name:
Denise Eileen Garrett
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Soul, disco, jazz singer
Born on 27.05.1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
She grew up in Flint, Michigan.
Married trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater in 1970 and moved to New York City.
In 1976 - 1980 she released some high class disco soul albums, accompanied by top session musicicans.
She worked with many of the leading jazz musicians of the day such as Sonny Rollins and Dizzy Gillespie as well as appearing in the musical 'The Wiz' as 'Glinda The Good Witch'.
She moved to Paris in 1986 where she continued to act and record.
Born on 27.05.1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
She grew up in Flint, Michigan.
Married trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater in 1970 and moved to New York City.
In 1976 - 1980 she released some high class disco soul albums, accompanied by top session musicicans.
She worked with many of the leading jazz musicians of the day such as Sonny Rollins and Dizzy Gillespie as well as appearing in the musical 'The Wiz' as 'Glinda The Good Witch'.
She moved to Paris in 1986 where she continued to act and record.
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danny.cordian
May 8, 2016
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1719365238302747/?fref=ts If you love DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER - let's join the new DDB FC and help us to create the side please :-)
ruderoy121
January 3, 2018I do not know of any singers today, who have achieved what Dee Dee has done or can do, it takes supreme understanding and years dedication to get to this level in your art and desired field, She can look at the great singers past and present for inspiration, what you may not have noticed is that other musicians know this, It is almost like a trade secret that collectors of her music and others artists speak in whispers when mentioning her name.
The Afro Blue album has often had tongues wagging, when she sung on Carlos Garnett's Black Love with "mother of the future" the explosive impact of her vocals is breathtaking.
On Charles Sullivan's Genesis Dee Dee sings on a track "Now i'll sleep" this Track is so Heart breaking i want this track played at my funeral it is that awe inspiring.
How she can conjure up such emotion it is hard to imagine much less recreate, "little "b"s poem "is a typical example.
Many people may not know her early career seemed to mirror Jean Carn's as they recorded with similar artists and covered a few of the same tracks.
Dee Dee seemed to play freelance role working with the avant-garde players of the early 70s who got their inspiration from artists like John Coltrane so you can trace her legacy, back to greats that may never be repeated. SO WHILE I AM ALIVE I WILL KEEP HER MUSIC AND SINGING CLOSE TO MY HEART AND SOUL.