Cheryl Wilson

Cheryl Wilson is a session singer who has had multiple No. 1 dance songs on the UK Billboard chart[1] and has performed with many notable artists including Celine Dion, R. Kelly, Alice Peacock, Mavis Staples, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bertie Higgins,[2] Michael Bolton, Bill Withers, Peabo Bryson, David Foster, Josh Grobin, Enrique Iglesias, Nick Carter, KMFDM, Cameo, Rod Stewart, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Mel Torme, Spike Lee, Tony Bennett, Peter Cetera, and Martha Wash.[3] She has also sung in commercials for companies such as McDonald's[4] and is a member of the Jazz & Contemporary Studies Faculty at Roosevelt University in Chicago.[1] She contributes vocals to Jim Warner's Chicago musical project, Akalibrio.[5] Her performance on the KMFDM song "Power" was described as "soul-mama vamping".[6] She toured with Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintent in 2016 to perform his modern jazz work, The Pythiad.[7]

Partial discography

  • Xtort (KMFDM – 1996)[8]
  • Johnny Boy Would Love This (John Martyn tribute – 2011)[9]
  • The Pythiad (Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet – 2017)[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jazz & Contemporary Music Studies Faculty". Roosevelt University. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Album Titles". The American Federation of Musicians and The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Cheryl Wilson Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. ^ Borrelli, Christopher (October 2, 2009). "Tributosaurus: The future of rock 'n' roll?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Akalibrio: About". Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  6. ^ Flick, Larry (May 25, 1996). "Reviews and Previews: Singles". Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 84. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  7. ^ Barberra, Sandra (May 16, 2016). "Getty Villa brings back al fresco concerts with "The Pythiad" on May 21". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  8. ^ Fortunato, John (1996). "KMFDM Ready to 'Xtort'". The Aquarian Weekly. Arts Weekly, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  9. ^ Pareles, Jon (August 15, 2011). "The Dude Sings". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  10. ^ "The Pythiad Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet / Cheryl Wilson". Allmusic. Retrieved March 27, 2023.