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Introducing....LaLa J

About Me

From Longview to Gilmer to Tyler to Dallas, Texas. LaKendra has been gracing the ears of many on various platforms with her sultry yet uncanny ability to sing from the soul.
Singing since she could speak, LaKendra found her calling in music first in the Baptist Church where the likes of Terry Ellis (formally of EnVogue) grew to musical stardom. In the process of earning her stripes performing at public gatherings, family events, and various public venues, LaKendra realized that she had a gift that was waiting to burst out.
Born on Gospel, Groomed on R & B, Studied in Classical, while getting Wet in Jazz; LaKendra has been catching the attention of many people in the music industry and has continued to work with various producers, songwriters, and musicians, cutting demos, mix-tapes and working on her own projects.
In this ever-predicting world of music, LaKendra decided long ago that she didn’t fit into any of the molds that people tried to place around her. With this understanding, she has captivated numerous people with a style that she likes to call “Real Talk,” meaning; through all the trials, tribulations, realizations, and blessings, she can make her own path and use every piece of what God has given to her.
This is LaKendra Johnson

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/06/2007
Band Website: www.afterblacklight.com
Influences: *****SPIRITUALLY:GOD, Willie, Patricia.Interactions with people, in general, often teach me about where I am,spiritually versus where I know I should be.*****MUSICALLY:Patti LaBelle (I want to be like her when I grow up)..........Ella Fitzgerald (Listening to her scat is a mental workout)..........Ledisi (Ella: Reloaded---I like to call her)..........The Clark Sisters (aren't they awesome)..........Kim Burrell (The worlds sickest intervals)..........India.arie (She's so awesome)..........Beyonce' (How else do you spell a-g-i-l-i-t-y, folks)..........Whitney Houston..........Mariah Carey (during the "Vision of Love" phase)..........Billie Holiday..........Nancy Wilson..........Chaka Khan (Have you smelled (heard) her latest album)..........Regina Belle..........Jill Scott..........Barbara Hendrix (Look up the song Fleur jetee", and you'll see what I mean)..........Kathleen Battle (Sista who can sing an Aria in the most majestic way)..........Renee Fleming..........Jesse Norman (Voice is nicknamed Jess-enormous)..........Mikki Howard (Where are you???)..........Rochelle Ferrell (Oh my goodness!!!)..........Tawatha (from Mtume)..........Vanessa Bell Armstrong..........The late, great Barbara Johnson (My aunt: a cross between Tawatha and Vanessa Bell Armstrong, and that's not even on her best days)*****LYRICALLY:Life (I'm a singer, first. I'm becoming a songwriter, in my own time, from my own experiences---so stop pushing me!!!)
Sounds Like: My vocal abilities can be summed up as intense when necessary, mild when necessary, but always appropriate. I am a Gospel/ Jazz/ Funk&B singer who is formally trained in various operatic subgenres...

My Music Sounds like something you've never heard before; something you can't commit to a genre or category...

"With life comes Lessons, With Lessons come Blessings."

My music sounds like "Real Talk."
Record Label: Black Light Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I'm havin' a private party...

I'm havin' a private party.  Ain't nobody here but me, my angels and India, sayin' "baby look how far we've come" yeah. I'm havin' a private party.  Learnin' how to love me; celebrating the woman I've...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:45:00 GMT

Just lookin' out of my window...

Okay, so I'm here...  This medium is way more amazing than I thought!  I've actually been able to view the sites of some people who are really part of the reason I sound the way I do today!!...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:34:00 GMT