Today is the day you get to know more about this gifted artist named Cheri Maree! From the first time you meet and talk to Cheri one realizes she is exceptional. To hear her sing is magical. Yes, she is a fire sign, Leo to be exact, and her presence is ever felt. There’s so much more to know about the woman, mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend Cheri Maree.Cheri Maree is a songstress/songwriter and musician who has a sultry and powerful vocal style that has been recognized in Europe, Japan and the United States.Cheri began singing at age five and her professional career started at age nineteen setting her course toward a mark of distinction. She spent most of her adolescence singing in churches, talent contests and local bands where she diligently began to hone her craft. Then a challenge arose via a pessimistic college professor who suggested that she, ’choose another career’. This set the stage for Cheri Maree’s musical destiny.Born in Muncie, Indiana with a gift of song, Cheri has emerged a musician capable of singing jazz, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and gospel. Her versatility is boundless.Cheri Maree is a lyricist, a performing artist, and a composer whose works enrich the listener through vocal expression, stage performance and originality. Cheri’s objective is to develop empowering inspirational music that encourages the listener to move and groove. Her music has a successful track record as heard on her first release the maxi-single entitled "Cheri Maree" and in performed works for The South Carolina Educational Television (SCTV) and the Microsoft Corporation.Cheri’s indelible voice and soulful expression have afforded her many opportunities to perform with greats such as The Isley Brothers, the renowned Patti Labelle and the great Dizzy Gillespie. Her commitment to music is a passionate readiness, expressed in sultry vocals, powerful stage presence and enhanced by her love for the drums and guitar.Cheri has achieved success with the support of her family which include husband Robert Newton, III, also a talented, award winning musician and performer her children, one of her greatest achievements. Cheri’s greatest inspiration is her Mom, Delores, a loving and nurturing person who is always supportive. Cheri’s Dad, John is her biggest fan and he is there when she needs him. Her siblings and other family members remain incredibly faithful.Cheri Maree vows to continue to inspire and empower those who experience the love she gives through her voice and song. Whether she performs in an intimate venue or before thousands, people inevitably rise to their feet.Cheri Maree...An invitation to inspiration and rhythmic energy. The birth of music.Performed on Stage With:Alex Bugnon,
Noel Pointer,
Patti Labelle,
Al Jarreau,
Mtume,
Ramsey Lewis,
Angela Bofi,l
The OJays,
Pieces of a Dream,
Randy Crawford,
Brook Benton,
Silk,
Diane Reeves,
Spyro Gyra,
Dizzy Gillespie,
Stanley Turrentine,
The Isley Brothers,
Tom Brown,
Jean Carne,
The Whispers,
Lonnie Liston Smith, and
Millie Jackson
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