"TRUTH IN RHYTHM" - Audrey Wheeler (Unlimited Touch, Jeff Lorber, Chaka Khan), Part 1 of 2
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Featured in TIR Episode 302 (Part 1 of 2; see Part 2 here: • "TRUTH IN RHYTHM" - Au... ): R&B lead and background vocalist Audrey Wheeler. Having first established herself in the early 1980s as part of a Crown Heights Affair protege act, called Unlimited Touch, she also starred on Jeff Lorber’s hit “Step by Step” and went on to shine on hundreds of other popular artists’ recordings.
Those sessions include Madonna, Chaka Khan, Billy Ocean, Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, D-Train, Me’lisa Morgan, Atlantic Starr, the System, George Benson, Phyllis Hyman, Stephanie Mills, Lisa Lisa, Jennifer Holloway, Regina Belle, Kashif, and her eventual and current husband, Will Downing. She also shares some stories on Chaka's relationship and shows with Prince.
A former beauty pageant finalist, she has also released a pair of solo albums, and this September will be among the honorees at the National R&B Music Society’s Annual Gala Awards.
RECORDED JUNE 2023
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Audrey's background vocals on don't disturb this groove by the system is on another level 👍👍👍
Excellent interview! Thank you so much for shining a well-deserved and thorough light on our fam, Audrey Wheeler! One of the best! xoxox #TheAList
I'm so proud of my little sister Love you always skip your music brother .
Always thought that she was very underrated, as far as one of the great songstress of our 🕙!❤❤❤❤
Great interview! Love your duet with Omar Chandlet. I was at NYBC Theatre Friday 11/24/23. Enigeers waiting too long to give you a new mic. ❤
Here in the UK myself and many others were always huge fans of CHA and their journey into productions. So naturally when hearing Audrey's beautifully pure voice from then on I had to get everything she sang on! Thanks for a another great interview, such a lovely lady. Btw Will is great live too I saw him in London a while back. Best wishes from the UK ❤ 35:52
one more thing, at 37:20 the Karyn White song was called Facts of Love.
TY Scott, for this interview. I learned so much about Audrey Wheeler that I didn't know. Severely underrated vocalist. She's been on my radar forever.🙏🏾 #truthinrhythm ❤
Man … had someone let me hear …in the middle … and I was blown away … her vocals and the song was incredible … ✅
I loved funky sensation and music in the street but i found out who you were from Jeff Lorber, as well as Karen White who sang on the next Jeff Lorber project. My niece wants to sing so i am recommending she listen to all your stuff as well as Chaka and Tawatha. Between you and Will it's like a six degrees of separation situation. Love you guys. And thanks for the memories Audrey.
Second listen already!!!!
The most creative music 1980-1983
@kingdomthinker9794
2 ай бұрын
I've been saying this for 25 years my friend. 👍
Scott a great interview and am glad that people are getting to hear of all of things she has been involved in. The song that they were trying to think of that Omar Chandler sang on was Joy and Pain-Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock. Step by Step was such a great song and was written by Anita Pointer. Both Unlimited Touch albums were bangers. Scott you got to get Audrey to get Cindy Mizelle for you to interview. Raymond Reid and Bubba Anderson were all over productions in the early to mid 80's and like you said Scott, Queens NY was just drippin with so much talent. By the way that duet that Audrey and Omar did of the Brainstorm song This Must Be Heaven was beautiful.
@FunknstuffNet
10 ай бұрын
Cindy, yes.
Im from the Jamaica and you guys music was very popular there, especially to us teens. You couldve done gigs there too.
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