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Genre: Acoustic / Funk / R&B
Location BRONX, NEW YORK, US
Profile Views: 61997
Last Login: 9/27/2011
Member Since 1/24/2005
Website www.nedrajohnson.com
Record Label Big Mouth Girl records
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
..............Nedra Johnson is a singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalist born & living in New York City. Her unique style of guitar playing is unmistakably informed by her many years as a professional bassist and keeps her live solo acoustic performances more on an R&B tip then what one might expect of a "girl with a guitar." .... Nedra's self-titled sophomore release is a 2006 OUTMUSIC Award (OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING - FEMALE) winning, joyful mix of R&B, funk, rock and gospel. Honest in integrity to the music as well as the lyrical content, each song is a testimony of her experience as a black openly lesbian woman in love, spirituality, community and or politics. From the first song "Ahha (It's A Good Thing)" on through to the Maxine Feldman tribute version of "Amazon," this is proudly womyn's music and a great example of how Nedra has grown as a writer, arranger, producer and musician. Featuring lush background vocals and danceable grooves, Nedra makes the personal political and the erotic downright spiritual. .... - - - - - - - - .... OK... that's the pro stuff... I'm a pretty down to earth person. I like to laugh. I have a fairly eclectic sense of spirituality... I guess... I mean, I don't think my sensibilities are so out there, but I suppose it could be considered that... ie I can say something like "My baby got sanctified booty" and consider myself praising the Lord whereas I guess some folks might think that's blasphemy. I think God must have a sense of humor though, even if some of her children don't... .... I think of my music work as a calling of sorts. I hope that people find it entertaining, but more important to me is that I hope they find it healing... enpowering... I mean, don't get me wrong... I hope they find it HOT and alot of other things, but let's face it...you don't choose a career doing what I do thinking it's gonna make you rich. It's service. And I can only hope that people wil buy my CDs... and that those who do will find that they mean something more than background music for house cleaning... I'm kind old school. .... I look back on early womens music with total reverence for women who were performing as out lesbians in a time when being known as a lesbian was extremely dangerous...never mind career suicide as far as mainstream goes... Those women (Alix Dobkin, Maxine Feldman, Cris Williamson, Linda Tillery, June Millington etc) opened doors enough to allow for me to do the work I do... and there are young women now taking it even further... women who can rightly allow themselves to dream themselves right into the mainstream of the music business. Now that's awesome. But, I think it's also something to be cautious about, because I fear that it will be the standards that are set for the mainstream that lgbt folks will begin to really embrace and I don't care for those standards... you know... where they manufacture artists... but whatever... let's hope for all the highest and the best! .... So... check out my songs, my website...buy a CD, buy on download, tell a friend, add yourself as friend... send a message! .... Love and Blessings! .... Nedra .... ..Fat Bottom Girls - Michfest 07...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | ..More Videos.. .... .. .. .. .. .. ...... ....So Good, So Far........Add to My Profile.... Nedra - solo acoustic.. Black Women's Art Festival.. Philadelphia 2007 .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ....Alligator Food........Add to My Profile.... Nedra - solo acoustic.. Black Women's Art Festival.. Philadelphia 2007 .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .."So Good, So Far".... Nedra with Bruno, Youssef & Stephane... Live @ the Tjibaou Cultural Centre.. Noumea, New Caledonia.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .."Forever With Me".... Nedra with Cherryl Peters.. Live @ the Tjibaou Cultural Centre.. Noumea, New Caledonia.. .. -
Members
All songs written by Nedra Johnson.. except ..The World Could Stop Turning.. written by Nedra Johnson, Erica Lindsay, Kathleen Sandwald & Sossity Chiricuzio, (.."Don't Look Startled...".. written by Sossity Chiricuzio) ..Scooter Phat.. written by Nedra Johnson & God-des .... Featuring..... ..Nedra Johnson.. - guitar, bass, keys, tuba, drum programming, vocals, arranging.. ..Bruce Whitcomb.. - guitars, bass, keys, drum programming, percussion, mandolin, engineering.. ..Diana White.. - electric guitar, arranging.. ..David Johnson.. - featured vocals on Any Way You Need Her.. ..Howard Johnson.. - coronet, tuba, horn arrangements.. ..Natasha.. - sexy ass vocals on The World Could Stop Turning.. ..God-des.. - featured rap on Scooter Phat.. .... ..Produced by....Nedra Johnson with Bruce Whitcomb -
Influences
..Louis Jordan.., ..Sly & The Family Stone.., ..Jimi Hendrix.., ..Big Mama Thornton.., ..Howard Johnson.., ..Jackson 5.., ..Channel 3.., ..Social Distortion.., ..Youth Brigade.., ..7 Seconds.., ..SNFU.., ..Taj Mahal.., ..Phoebe Snow.., John Coltrane, ..Erica Lindsay.., Francesca Tanksley, love love love ..Ferron..... ..Jill Scott..... serious...all kinds of music!!! -
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..Click "Comment" & "Rate" to give feedback on songs!......Who would you say I sound like?
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Bio:

Nedra Johnson is a singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalist born & living in New York City. Her unique style of guitar playing is unmistakably informed by her many years as a professional bassist and keeps her live solo acoustic performances more on an R&B tip then what one might expect of a "girl with a guitar."
Nedra's self-titled sophomore release is a 2006 OUTMUSIC Award (OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING - FEMALE) winning, joyful mix of R&B, funk, rock and gospel. Honest in integrity to the music as well as the lyrical content, each song is a testimony of her experience as a black openly lesbian woman in love, spirituality, community and or politics. From the first song "Ahha (It's A Good Thing)" on through to the Maxine Feldman tribute version of "Amazon," this is proudly womyn's music and a great example of how Nedra has grown as a writer, arranger, producer and musician. Featuring lush background vocals and danceable grooves, Nedra makes the personal political and the erotic downright spiritual.
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OK... that's the pro stuff... I'm a pretty down to earth person. I like to laugh. I have a fairly eclectic sense of spirituality... I guess... I mean, I don't think my sensibilities are so out there, but I suppose it could be considered that... ie I can say something like "My baby got sanctified booty" and consider myself praising the Lord whereas I guess some folks might think that's blasphemy. I think God must have a sense of humor though, even if some of her children don't...
I think of my music work as a calling of sorts. I hope that people find it entertaining, but more important to me is that I hope they find it healing... enpowering... I mean, don't get me wrong... I hope they find it HOT and alot of other things, but let's face it...you don't choose a career doing what I do thinking it's gonna make you rich. It's service. And I can only hope that people wil buy my CDs... and that those who do will find that they mean something more than background music for house cleaning... I'm kind old school.
I look back on early womens music with total reverence for women who were performing as out lesbians in a time when being known as a lesbian was extremely dangerous...never mind career suicide as far as mainstream goes... Those women (Alix Dobkin, Maxine Feldman, Cris Williamson, Linda Tillery, June Millington etc) opened doors enough to allow for me to do the work I do... and there are young women now taking it even further... women who can rightly allow themselves to dream themselves right into the mainstream of the music business. Now that's awesome. But, I think it's also something to be cautious about, because I fear that it will be the standards that are set for the mainstream that lgbt folks will begin to really embrace and I don't care for those standards... you know... where they manufacture artists... but whatever... let's hope for all the highest and the best!
So... check out my songs, my website...buy a CD, buy on download, tell a friend, add yourself as friend... send a message!
Love and Blessings!
Nedra
Fat Bottom Girls - Michfest 07
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So Good, So Far
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Nedra - solo acoustic
Black Women's Art Festival
Philadelphia 2007
Alligator Food
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Nedra - solo acoustic
Black Women's Art Festival
Philadelphia 2007
"So Good, So Far"
Nedra with Bruno, Youssef & Stephane.
Live @ the Tjibaou Cultural Centre
Noumea, New Caledonia
"Forever With Me"
Nedra with Cherryl Peters
Live @ the Tjibaou Cultural Centre
Noumea, New Caledonia
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Member Since:
January 24, 2005Members:
All songs written by Nedra Johnsonexcept The World Could Stop Turning written by Nedra Johnson, Erica Lindsay, Kathleen Sandwald & Sossity Chiricuzio, ("Don't Look Startled..." written by Sossity Chiricuzio) Scooter Phat written by Nedra Johnson & God-des
Featuring...
Nedra Johnson - guitar, bass, keys, tuba, drum programming, vocals, arranging
Bruce Whitcomb - guitars, bass, keys, drum programming, percussion, mandolin, engineering
Diana White - electric guitar, arranging
David Johnson - featured vocals on Any Way You Need Her
Howard Johnson - coronet, tuba, horn arrangements
Natasha - sexy ass vocals on The World Could Stop Turning
God-des - featured rap on Scooter Phat
Produced by
Nedra Johnson with Bruce Whitcomb
Influences:
Louis Jordan, Sly & The Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Big Mama Thornton, Howard Johnson, Jackson 5, Channel 3, Social Distortion, Youth Brigade, 7 Seconds, SNFU, Taj Mahal, Phoebe Snow, John Coltrane, Erica Lindsay, Francesca Tanksley, love love love Ferron... ..Jill Scott... serious...all kinds of music!!!Sounds Like:
Click "Comment" & "Rate" to give feedback on songs!Who would you say I sound like?
Record Label:
Big Mouth Girl recordsLabel Type:
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Be a PERSON OF CHARACTER Nedra!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT PILLARS OF CHARACTER ...
"A person shows WHAT HE IS
by WHAT HE DOES
with WHAT HE HAS."
REPUTATION IS WHAT THE WORLD THINKS A MAN IS ~
CHARACTER IS WHAT HE REALLY IS!
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Showing you LOVE and RESPECT Nedra!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT RAINBOWS ...
“May God give you ...
For every storm a RAINBOW,
for every TEAR a SMILE,
for every care a PROMISE
and a BLESSING in each trial.
For every PROBLEM life sends,
a faithful friend to SHARE,
for every SIGH a SWEET SONG
and an ANSWER for EACH PRAYER.”
~ Irish Blessing
HAVE FAITH IN YOUR DREAMS AND SOMEDAY YOUR RAINBOW WILL COME SHINING THROUGH!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
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BELIEVE IN YOURSELF Nedra!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT BELIEVING ...
"The ONLY THINGS that stand between a person and WHAT
THEY WANT IN LIFE are the WILL TO TRY IT and the FAITH
TO BELIEVE IT'S POSSIBLE."
~ Richard M. DeVos
BELIEVING IN YOURSELF IS MAGICAL. IF YOU CAN DO THAT, YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and KINDNESS my friend,
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