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Vanity 6's Brenda Bennett talks about Prince and her new CD - The ...

There is no doubt, you’ve partied to her sultry vocals on their track “Nasty Girl” or maybe even mimicked her moves in the cult classic motion picture “Purple Rain,” as she so cooly swayed and crooned her way through “Sex Shooter.” She was the voice behind Prince and gave the Minneapolis sound and pop culture a vocal swag that only she could deliver. Her deep lower register vocal influence can be heard in artists like T-Boz (of the legendary girl trio - TLC ) and on Jody Watley's major hit, "Still a Thrill." And that's just a couple of examples. Brenda Bennett can be heard on lead vocals on "Some Kind Of Lover," "A Million Miles (I Love You)," and "Blue Limousine" on the 1984 Apollonia 6 album. She can also be heard on background vocals of the song "17 Days" that Prince withdrew from their album. The song became a B-Side of his single "When Doves Cry." Brenda Bennett was also the first to record the massive hit "Manic Monday," which was later recorded by The Bangles. Yes, two brothers. Brian, I lost 10 years ago, and it is to him that my latest CD is dedicated. He passed away suddenly from a fall down a flight of stairs. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and never regained consciousness. He was a fabulous guitar player and he and I were starting to write together again a few months before he died. Then, there is Bruce who is still with me. He's an awesome bass player and is playing with me on the "A Capella" project; very cool dude. With so many people in my family being musically inclined, music has been a part of my life always. I think I would have to say a particular time. It was a Friday night sometime in the fall of 1963. There used to be a show on Friday nights, The Jack Parr Show . He had a musical guest from time to time and on one particular Friday night, he showed some footage he brought back of a show at the London Palladium Theater in England of a group called The Beatles . I fell in love with them and their music and haven't looked back since. Ken Lyon and The Tombstone Blues Band , it was around 1973. I had just come back from a six-month, back-packing tour of Europe with some friends. On my return, a close friend, Sybilla Hyde , asked if I would be interested in singing as a backup vocalist with a band she had been working with.

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