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Gadzooks - Fresh to Death [Official Video] TheRealGadzooks 1,348 views Adjust settings in bottom right corner to view in HD. Free downloads at http://GadzooksMusic.com Buy "Fresh to Death" on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fresh-to-d...
"ROCK ON" by Melody Dawn (Michael Damian Cover) mdt2281 235 views Wanted to do something different... (heh).... ROCK ON MY CHILDREN! swak! more: http://karaokehd.socialgo.com/members_35.html or: http://www.singsnap.com/karaoke/profi...
YOU and I -- by Melody Dawn (Stevie Wonder Cover) mdt2281 134 views Dedication to my loves; my friends and family... God bless you all! SWAK more: http://karaokehd.socialgo.com/members_35.html or: http://www.singsnap.com/karaoke/prof...
ON & ON -by Melody Dawn (Erykah Badu cover) mdt2281 124 views Love this jazzy FUNK.... I kind of cleaned it up in case any kids came in.. gotta respect the babies ya know! Hope you like! SWAK ....... See more Samples at more: htt...
COME SEE ABOUT ME - by Melody Dawn (Supremes cover) mdt2281 122 views Great OLD SOUL from the best music in the world.... Hope you like it! SWAK! ya'll! ... See more Samples at MORE: more: http://karaokehd.socialgo.com/members_35.html or: ht...
"Pretty Woman" by Melody Dawn (Roy Orbison cover) mdt2281 248 views Melody Dawn sings Pretty Woman, doing my own back ups, while my beautiful Granddaughter dances for me (KYLA). SWAK ENJOY! more: http://karaokehd.socialgo.com/members_35....
"Sukiyaki" by Melody Dawn ( Taste-Of-Honey cover) mdt2281 142 views Used to love this on the radio back in the day with Taste of Honey 's version ... Please enjoy! SWAK Mel more: http://karaokehd.socialgo.com/members_35.html or: http://w...
"LONG WALK" by Melody Dawn (Jill Scott Cover) mdt2281 38 views Loving this funky JAZZ TUNE by Jill Scott! I did some tiny changes.. (as usual)... hah.. Please enjoy! SWAK more: http://karaokehd.socialgo.com/members_35.html or: htt...
"Between the Sheets" by Melody Dawn (Isley Brothers cover) mdt2281 144 views Mel plays with Between the Sheets..... SWAK! more: http://karaokehd.socialgo.com/members_35.html or: http://www.singsnap.com/karaoke/profile/recordings/b518039b or: htt...
"LOVE is a Battlefield" by Melody Dawn (Pat Benatar Cover) mdt2281 245 views "LOVE is a Battlefield" by Melody Dawn -- Tried my hand at a tiny bit of ROCK! Hope you like! SWAK more: http://karaokehd.socialgo.com/members_35.html or: http://www...

About Melody Dawn/Pro Vocals 30 yrs

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Pro Vocalist - 30 yrs
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**From her earliest memories Melody Dawn had been involved in Gospel, Motown, Soul & Funk music. From a small child growing up in church and church schools, music and singing have always been at the forefront of her life. This lifetime passion developed into pursuing her career that spanned off and on into years of perfecting her singing and entertaining that took her half way around the world. She signed up with Universal Attractions of NY, which continue to promote and manage some of the most famous artists and bands of the East Coast, including James Brown, Bobby Brown, The Stylistics, MC Hammer, Roy Ayers, The O'Jays, Lil' Wayne, Kurtis Blow, Morris Day and The Time and many more, from the early 50's to present.

Universal was promoting Melody Dawn as the "first White female to sing Soul & Funk". (This was a couple years before Teena Marie made her mark on the same path). Melody toured with Don Elliott, (formerly regular 'show opener', on tour with the Stylistics), throughout the East Coast and landed on a West Pac tour of the Far East, including the Singapore Hyatt Hotel. There she worked 7 nights a week due the high demand from audiences that would jam pack the Hotel club, even being turned away on some nights. Everyone wanted to see the FUNKY American band! She even had the honor of singing for the USS Enterprise shipmates who were on their own West Pac tour and were RUNNING, not walking, to see the only American Female in the area.

She also had the honor of playing in concert for thousands of Malaysians with the Maestro, "Barry White & the 'Love Unlimited Orchestra"'. That was one of the highlights of her life. Her band, The Don Elliott Review opened the concert with several current top Funk & Soul cover tunes that included Chaka Khan, Denise Williams, & The Commodores which made the audience scream for more. Mr. Barry White was a magician as he sat there, in his long white formal tails, and pearl white grand piano, with hundreds of musicians involved in his orchestra. It was an honor just to share the same stage with him and an experience she will never forget.

One of her most sentimental experiences was being able to volunteer as the back-up singer for the 'Jackie Wilson Tribute Concert' held at Wiltern Theater in Hollywood in 1979. Mr. Wilson had collapsed a few years earlier on stage and had developed brain damage when he hit his head, and had been in a coma until his death around '84. It was quite an experience to walk the old dilapidated halls and dressing rooms of the basement that had held probably thousands of artists over the years, starting with Vaudeville. Everything was narrow and small in the back and underground basement. But the concert was alive and great! There was an impersonator, at the time, singing and dancing exactly like Jackie Wilson, and Melody shared the stage with another young lady named Candy Royalle, who had a great jazz voice, and had been on the West coast from NY for a while. She later went on to produce adult films for women back in New York, it was eventually learned.

Melody Dawn went on to play with other bands and toured locally in her home state of California where she eventually settled down to raise her only child Shane Roberts, who is now and actor, and an entrepreneur as a fitness trainer with his own studio gym on the side.

Melody Dawn has always been in high demand for weddings, parties, church programs and youth rallies & concerts for the last 20+ years.

She is available for any vocal work, all genres, (including 'spoken word' broadcasting and voice over support), all project support, and hooks, upon request.

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