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Loretta McNair

Where the contemporary meets the classics.

About Me

Loretta Mc Nair, songwriter, lead vocalist, and native Californian, has been a performer since age 12 when her grandfather bought her an acoustic guitar for Christmas. In addition to her expertise in painting portraits in oils, Loretta has a wide entertainment background spanning 25 years including Musical Theater, Disco, Comedy, Melodrama and Light Opera, aside from her true love of roots music (Blues, Folk, etc.) She appeared as a guest vocalist on Mars Lasar's CD, "The Eleventh Hour" (Real Music). During the last several years, her focus has been on her own original music, which she performed along with club standards under the band name "Doubletake" in LA and Orange County clubs and coffeehouses. This led to the creation of her first CD "Loretta Mc Nair and Blues of the World."
In 2003 Loretta recorded her first solo CD entitled "Deeper Than Indigo" which is an eclectic collection of blues and jazz originals. You can hear several singles on internet radio at www.live365.com, as well as NPR and specialty radio stations across the U.S. She is currently in the studio working on her 2nd solo effort, a softer and sultry, acoustic selection that will highlight her unique vocals and please her '40s standards' fans.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/12/2006
Band Website: LorettaMcNair.com
Band Members: Loretta Mc Nair, vocals

David Campbell, guitar&harmonica
Luther Tatum, piano
Dave Terry, drums
Mike Weiland, drums
Jerry Adamos, bass, engineering
Ian Francisco, keyboards
Rob Heard, guitar
Influences: Judy Garland
Bonnie Raitt
The Eagles
The Beatles
Aretha Franklin
Ella Fitzgerald
Janis Joplin
Tony Bennett
Barbra Streisand
Sounds Like: Karen Carpenter
K.D. Lang
Grace Slick
Type of Label: None