Cheryl Barclay is the lead singer. She arranges all harmony and often sings three part harmony on background. She makes it happen. JaVonne Armstrong is the song writer, music arranger, producer, engineer, sometimes lead singer and background vocalist. Innovator and motivator...yeah... JaVonne makes the soup and Cheryl turns it into stew...That's what's up!
JaVonne is mostly influenced by God's presence in her life and the love of a special accepting family, but musically...JaVonne grew up listening to all things soul and r&b. She has been an avid, no crazed Chaka Khan fan since forever (seriously, she's a Chakaholic. Is there a 12 step program for that?) Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Isley brothers, Luther Vandross, Prince, Slave, Gap Band, Cameo, Patti Labelle, Michael Jackson, Jam and Lewis, Missy and Tim, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Billie Holiday, Kirk Franklin, Floetry, Jill Scott, Angela Winbush, Erika, CeCe Winans, Yolanda Adams, Mary Mary, and I recently met my spiritual brother Tonex...I feel further inspired...for real for real.
What's up y'all it's Cheryl in da house! Let's see...I grew up singing in the choir in my Baptist church and had my first solo at age 6...I'm told I was so small they had to find a stool to place me on so I'd reach up to the mic :-) My tastes and influences are pretty eclectic beginning with Gospel: J Moss, Kirk Franklin, Smokie Norful, Kurt Carr, Richard Smallwood, ALL the Winans, from Bebe and CeCe to the brothers, sisters, Mom and Pop, and Tonex, Mary Mary, Coco, the Hawkins family, Israel & New Breed and Kenny Bobien; R&B/Neo Soul: Lil Mo, Jill Scott, Slave, Cameo, Lauryn Hill, EWF, Patti Labelle, Chaka Khan, Al Green, Isley Brothers; Pop: Elton John, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguillera, Gwen Stefani, Chicago; Rock: Led Zep, Journey, Genesis, Eagles, Alanis Morrisette; Classical, Opera, House music....pretty much everything EXCEPT Heavy Metal and Country :-) I attended Manhattan School of Music in junior high, am a classically trained pianist who HATED to practice for my lessons - all 11 years of them! I never liked studying Theory either but LOVED Ear Training class with Mr. Carter :-) I occasionally direct the choir I sing in at church, hear harmony in my sleep, and in general love love love music...singing, listening and simply appreciating it.
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Also, check out JaVonne's Sweet Jazzy House CD. Keeps your head bobbin' and your foot tappin' ; - )
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LIFE FROM GOD IS A GREAT GIFT TO HAVE FAMILY, FRIEND, THINGS, HE HAS GIVEN THIS TO US SO WE MUCH THANK HIM FOR ALL THAT HE HAS GIVEN.THE LIFE HERE WILL NOT LAST LONG BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LEAVING HERE. GOD WANTS TO MAKE THINGS THE WAY IT SOULD BE AND THAT DAY IS COMING.NO SADNESS NO DEATH NO PAIN BE HAPPY RICH LIVING LIFE LIKE GOD WANT US TO LIVE. LET US LOOK FOR THAT GREAT DAY AND BE READY BECAUSE IT,S COMING.
I encourage you to support the campaign to incorporate a comprehensive study of racism into the American academic system, and make it a prerequisite for graduation, by writing your local and state representatives; the dept. of education in your state, and also by writing to the Attorney General at the US Justice Department, and President Barack Obama expressing your endorsement of this endeavor.
I encourage you to support the campaign to incorporate a comprehensive study of racism into the American academic system, and make it a prerequisite for graduation; by writing your local and state representatives, the dept. of education in your state, and also by writing to the Attorney General at the US Justice Department, and President Barack Obama expressing your endorsement of this endeavor.
I would like to share with you something I was moved to write::
I hope you are doing great my friends... and i hope you are copeing with MJ's flight into the heavens.... We are all sadden and hurt.. but we must keep the faith.. as Michael Says, and keep going and show how he has touched our lives. I'am proud to be a Michael Jackson Fan...from the beginning to the end.. i have never lost faith in Mike and i never will... Please allow me to walk beside Michael and be like a shadow to him... I'am happy that individuals feel that i sound like him,, and remind them of his sweet voice... But there is only one Michael Jackson, and their will never be another... He's a icon of epic porportions... I'am glad to of been the generation that got to see him up close and witness his magic... I'am always thinking of you Michael day and night.. and i only hope you are looking down on us, and never leave us alone....for we are not alone... You have givin us the opportunity to see the limits of Gods power when he bless someone with a Gift... You are surely a work of Art, a Masterpiece that is glorious to behold. Your entire body would execute moves that would boggle the mind... and dazzle one's eyes. How can we not watch you when you are in your Zone.
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