Debra Rider

Music:

Member Since: 16/05/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/mumzthe1word
Band Members: My original songs are featured here, but most are not performed live. What originals I do perform are with Mum'z the Word! Check out www.myspace.com/mumzthe1word for more info and some original songs we perform. Songs featured here are demos recorded by my good friends/great musicians; Mark Dennison-guitar, Howie Lucero-drums, Kenny Levine-piano. These and more are part of my upcoming book and CDs "Slow Rain". I will be posting info regarding the book on this site. Here are some of the groups I currently perform with:Mum'z the Word! with Torrey on guitar/vocals (originals, country/rock, classic pop, folk/roots/Americana)John Thomas Group with John Thomas-piano, Larry Nader-bass/Al Dodds-bass (jazz/swing, standards, some blues and classic pop)E.T.Swing with Eddie Trester-drums (E.T.), Ted Tedesco-bass, Lee Quick-piano (jazz standards)Baystreet with Mike Hollingsworth-piano, Cliff Huber-sax, Mark Gibson-guitar, Bart Philips-drums, Dave Smith-bass, John Miller-vocals (I sub for John usually and I sing both lead and back up) (Classic rock/funky r&b/blues/some pop classics/some band originals)Les DeMerle Band-Cam Ray-piano, Sam Rodriguez-drums, James Hogan-guitar, Matt Vance-sax....among others.....sometimes Don Zentz and Bill Prince.....(jazz standards/society music/some classic pop)Dos Almas with Jose LeBron guitar/vocals (classic pop/lots of Jobim and Latin jazzy stuff, Jose sings in three languages, I sing the English and some Portuguese)Calvin Newborn with Calvin guitar (jazz/blues standards and Memphis blues!)
Influences: See my blog
Sounds Like: So...now when I sing, people tell me I sound like Norah Jones. Sometimes they say Billy Holiday. Sometimes they say Dinah Washington, which is certainly a great compliment! When I sing country, they say I sound like Loretta Lynn or Lee Ann Womak. I have been told I sound like Janis when I rock it out with the dirty blues! So, who knows? I just want to be me. When younger I may have tried to emmulate Ronstadt or some other singer, but now, at 50 years old, I feel like I sing like me. Maybe you could pick out a hint of some of these influences, though, when you hear me sing. I would be curious to hear what you had to say!
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