Famous singers from new jersey

The Drinkard Singers (later the Drinkard Ensemble), a 1950s gospel group that made liftoff at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, eventually earning a national reputation. In the early 1960s, Houston formed the Sweet Inspirations. The group, which included Dionne Warwick’s sister Dee Dee, sang behind Elvis Presley, Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and other big acts.All the talent in that family, says Love, was indeed an inspiration, letting other Jersey singers know that anything was possible.Love is not from Jersey—a California native, she now lives in New York—but she credits her ongoing solo success to the encouragement and guidance of a couple of Jersey guys: Springsteen and his friend and collaborator Steven Van Zandt. At a recent appearance at the Montclair Film Festival (following the showing of Twenty Feet From Stardom, an acclaimed documentary about background singers), Love described the fateful evening in the late 1970s when Springsteen and Van Zandt attended one of her shows in California.“After the show, they came backstage. Steven said to me, ‘You need to come [east].’ I said, ‘Where am I going to work?’ And he said, ‘If I find you a job, will you come?’ Well, he found me two jobs [in Manhattan], one at the Peppermint Lounge and one at the Bottom Line,” she says.Springsteen is another thread that links many of Jersey’s in-demand background singers. Certainly, he gave Carford her big break.Carford calls her Red Bank-based group, the Alliance Singers, “the poster children for you never know,” because none of them

Is what I want to do.” Mizelle prefers to avoid the pressures of fronting a band. “To be out in front you need to be a true commander in chief,” she says. “And not everyone feels comfortable being the president.”Ultimately, success for these background singers is all about meshing with each other and the rest of the musicians. “We’re like keys on a keyboard,” says Mizelle. “We play together. There’s an art to it.” Once a cluster of singers works together long enough, “it becomes an automatic thing, and it’s wonderful.”The singers also network together. “There’s definitely a community of singers in New Jersey and New York,” says Monique. “Singers help each other out.”Here’s a look at some of Jersey’s best background singers.TAWATHA AGEE Agee got her first voice lesson from Cissy Houston while in elementary school at Bragaw Avenue School in Newark. She started singing professionally in the late 1970s. Looking back, “one group just kind of runs into another,” she says. In a phone interview, she struggled to remember the rock star she sang behind at last year’s much-hyped “12-12-12” concert. (It was Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame.)Agee’s path often crosses with fellow Jersey singers Cindy Mizelle and Brenda White-King. The three have sung together for Dave Matthews and Steely Dan. Cissy Houston remains her inspiration, though.“She’s the godmother because she’s one of the pioneers. She helped pave the way for us all with dignity and grace,” says Agee, who recently completed background work on a Lenny

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