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PLEASE VOTE AND HELP ME WIN A CHANCE TO PERFORM AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, OPENING FOR WYCLEF JEAN! If you haven't already registered to vote, please click on the icon just below, "register to vote" and do so! The more people I get to register, the more of a chance I will have to play at the convention. Make a difference and in so doing, help me win a chance to play. Please tell your friends, too! thanks!Marcy Levy aka, Marcella Detroit: My biggest claim to fame is singing with Eric Clapton for many years, touring, recording and co-writing one of his biggest hits: "Lay Down Sally", and also, "The Core" on his "Slowhand" lp. I was also in a very successful '90's group called "Shakespear's Sister". I was vocally featured on and cowrote our biggest hit, "Stay" that went to number one for 8 weeks in the UK along with Siobhan Fahey, previously with Bananarama and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. Since the split of SS in 1993, I've gone on to do several solo cd's under the name "Marcella Detroit", a name I adopted while in Shakespear's Sister and also appeared on Elton John's "Duets for One" cd, doing the Motown classic, "Ain't Nothin' Like the Real Thing". Check me out @www.marcelladetroit.com. My top 40 UK hit called, "I Believe" from my "Jewel" cd, was recorded by a German artist last year named Joana Zimmer climbing to number 2 in the German national charts. My roots: the blues and soul. I've just finished a blues cd called "The Upside of Bein' Down"... now officially released! buy it at: www.cdbaby.com/marcylevyband. My blues site: www.marcylevyband.com. I'm also working on a more contemporary soul/rock cd which will be born in the near future. Speaking of more contemporary music, check me out in my other incarnation:www.marcelladetroit.com www.myspace.com/marcelladetroit www.myspace.com/marcelladetroitofficial MyGen Profile Generator CLICK ON THE ARROW BELOW TO WATCH ME PERFORMING WITH ERIC CLAPTON AT LIVE AID, 1985:PLEASE CLICK ON THE ARROW BELOW TO LISTEN AND WATCH THE NEWEST VERSION OF MY SONG, "O AMERIKA" FROM MY UPCOMING CD....

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Member Since: 2/23/2006
Band Website: marcylevyband.com, marcelladetroit.com.
Band Members: BIG GIG WITH CHICAGO BLUES REUNION MARCH 22ND, 2008, IN CHICAGO!! I'll be singing and playing in Chicago for the live dvd filming of the Chicago Blues Reunion. I join this amazing collection of Musicians when I can. They consist of:BARRY GOLDBERG on keyboards NICK GRAVENITES on vocals and guitar HARVEY MANDEL on guitars CORKY SIEGEL on harmonica and vocalsDA RITHYM SECTION: GARY MALLABER on drums RICK REED on bass Other featured artists on the show besides myself are:SAM LAY on drums and vocals DAVE MASON guitar and vocals JIMMY VIVINO on guitarVENUE: Park West 322 W. Armitage, Chicago, IL 60614 Doors open 6:30 pm. VIP tickets available at www.otbrecords.com. VIP ticket $100 includes seating and meet & greet. regular price ticket: $35.00The link for purchasing regular priced tickets:http://www.jamusa.com/ConcertDetails.aspx?C..2880For more information on the lineup, feel free to go to the Chicago Blues Reunion website:www.chicagobluesreunion.comClick on recent news for info about the gig.I look forward to seeing you in the Windy City!!Lots of Love;Marcy xoxoMARCY LEVY BAND INFO:Marcy Levy: Vocals, guitar, harmonica, tambourine, kitchen sink. Michael Fell, Harmonica: Toured and recorded with the late jazz organist Jimmy Smith for many years; recently recorded with Vivian Campbell (Def Leopard) with Billy Gibbons on guitar and Terry Bozzio on drums. His own solo cd available at http://www.cdbaby.com./michaelfell Job Striles, Guitar: 9yrs Rob Rio, 6 yrs Job Striles Band, CDs: Job Striles Sings and Plays 1998, Out of This World 2000, Routes (unreleased). On call with: Mama's Boys, Mitch Kashmar, White Boy James, Dale Petersen, Mason Casey. Rick Reed, Bass: Has played with the late great harmonica man William Clark; Floyd Dixon, Paul Butterfield, Roy Gaines, Kim Wilson and James Harmon. More recently, Rick has been holding down the bottom end with the Chicago Blues Reunion, who have been reigning up high in the Billboard blues charts for several months.Max Bangwell, Drums: Played 10 years with blues man, Robert Lockwood Jr., has played with blues legends Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and B.B.King as well as fronting his own band for many years around southern California. For info and cd's, go to: www.trainwrecords.com
Influences: Blues: Primarily, Howlin' Wolf; John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Ledbelly and lots of soul including Aretha Franklin, Ann Peebles and Etta James, Billie Holiday For Pop: the Beatles, Motown, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Classical, Anything Stax, Memphis Soul, Al Green, Sly and the Family Stone
Sounds Like: An old Chess record! My more contemporary cd will nod it's head to some rock and soul.... Like what you're hearing now?? Buy it!! www.cdbaby.com/marcylevyband and also available on itunes. Just go to itunes.com and type "marcy levy band" into the search window. All the songs on my blues cd, "The Upside of Bein' Down" are on itunes individually!
Record Label: Lo-fi records: www.cdbaby.com/marcylevyband
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

pontificating pop stars..or "hey, big mouth!!!"

hello my friends; I wanted to thank you for listening the the song i recently posted up here on my "space" called "o amerika". this song is a lament about the way this country is currently goin...
Posted by marcy levy band on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:44:00 PST

Christmas Songs!!!

HELLO ALL! This is a note to let you know about the two new Christmas songs I've posted on this space. Every year I do a new song to add to my collection. This year, I decided to do two, one of the...
Posted by marcy levy band on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:26:00 PST

thanks to all my new friends!! and the old ones, too!

Hello all, out there in cyberspace! I was sent a gift a few weeks ago. Someone who runs Eric Clapton's "space" contacted me and said they'd like to add me to his top friends' list. Little did I kno...
Posted by marcy levy band on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:13:00 PST