Melissa Manchester learned songwriting from Paul Simon, made her recording debut with National Lampoon (imitating Yoko Ono) and got her start singing backup for Bette Midler. In the 70's, she was the soulful singer behind hits like "Midnight Blue," and in the 80's, she revamped her style and cut the leg-warmer classic, "You Should Hear How She Talks About You," copping a Grammy Award. In the 1990's, she could be found portraying Mayim Bialik's sitcom mom on TV's "Blossom."
For
Richmond Magazine, I recently spoke with the one-and-only Melissa Manchester about all of her different phases and stages, as well as her new CD of standards saluting classic male singers.
You should hear how she talks about it all right here.
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(Photo by Jennifer O. Hill)
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