DEE GIRDLER

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I'VE ADDED A COVER OF ONE OF MY MUSICAL HEROES, JAMES TAYLOR'S SONGS... MILLWORKER... DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE BUT IT'S AN HOMAGE OF SORTS, I SUPPOSE... THAT PAINTING OF THE CHURCH THAT GOES WITH IT... FROM AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING BY MY WILDLY TALENTED SISTER, BETH GIRDLER!!! YOU SHOULD SEE HER STUFF! AS A MATTER OF FACT... VISIT http://www.davidfrancey.com/bethspage.html AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OF HER BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK... GO TO http://franceyphotos.blogspot.com TO SEE SAMPLES OF HER WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHY!... NOT THAT I'M PARTIAL OR ANYTHING. (DEE GRINNING MADLY)
Dee grew up the second youngest of five children in a busy home in Canada. Dee's earliest memory is that of her dad making a song up on the spot about his Dee Dee Diana. The house was always full of music and Dee gained an early appreciation for all genres of music, from the heavy influence of the songs her mum would sing, to her dads love of Glenn Miller and the Big Band Era. From a very early age, Dee would memorize lyrics, mimic phrasing, pitch and tone with great precision.
As a natural progression, she began to be influenced by the musical tastes of her siblings and especially the classic rock of Led Zepplin and the timeless folk music of Joni Mitchell. At age 18, Dee bought her first guitar and enlisted the help of a boyfriend to teach her how to play. At the same time she began to take piano lessons to expand her knowledge of music. An overwhelming shyness and insecurity prevented her from performing at this point in her life. Her musical pursuits were interrupted briefly by raising a family, two very musical and athletic boys, and a difficult divorce. It was only then that Dee discovered the strength to overcome her fears and never allow anything or anyone to steal her dreams again.
With her newfound confidence and stage fright a shadow of the past, her return to music came in the unlikely role as a tribute artist, performing as country artist Faith Hill. Her impressive vocal range and dramatic stage presence made the show a success but Dee tired of the limitations of performing covers and longed to sing her own songs. She then made the decision to concentrate solely on her own song writing and telling her own stories in her own voice.
Dee feels that there are more opportunities now in the music world than ever before. Her greatest vocal weapon is her ability to melt her listeners heart with the sexy, longing in her voice and this something she loves to thrill her audience with. She says...~I intend to kick down every door of conventional thinking when it comes to music. No one has the right to say who should be performing it, what it should sound like. I want to give music fans what they want to hear, not what big business tells us they want to hear. Fans today are smart, if they like it, they will come see you; they will listen to you, download it, and buy it. I want the smart fans, the ones who get me, can relate to me, the ones who can make their own decisions. They are the ones that will be there for life!
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS AN EXPERIENCE OF COMICAL PROPORTIONS? RE-READING A BIO THAT YOU THOUGHT BRILLIANT WHEN FIRST PENNED...