Oct 6, 2014
Janis Siegel was
born in Brooklyn and fell in love with the pop music of her day –
doo-wop, pop, girl groups and folk music. She began her
professional singing career when she was 12 years old, and was
already a seasoned professional by the time she finished high
school. Her early career sounds like a movie script: singing
back up on pop records when she was a teenager, hanging out on the
West Village scene in the late 1960’s, dropping out of nursing
school…
A chance meeting with a singer / New York City taxi driver named
Tim Hauser would lead her to join the vocal group The
Manhattan Transfer. The group soon became enormously successful,
and they still endure today. They’ve recorded over 20 records,
won 10 Grammys, collaborated with some of the most exciting artists
around, and influenced generations of new singers.
Janis has also maintained a solo career since the early 1980’s. Her
most recent solo record, “Night Songs” was released in 2013 on
Palmetto Records.
Here she talks about her career, the importance of following what
you’re passionate about, and the mysterious qualities of four-part
vocal harmony.
www.janissiegel.com
Stream it here or download it from the iTunes music store.