Cheryl Wilson Explained

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jazz & Contemporary Music Studies Faculty . . July 15, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120523170508/http://www.roosevelt.edu/CCPA/MusicConservatory/Faculty/JazzandContemporaryMusic.aspx . May 23, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Album Titles . . July 14, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130201143845/http://www.raroyalties.com/albumtitles.html?partic=3201 . February 1, 2013 .
  3. Web site: Cheryl Wilson Credits . . July 16, 2012.
  4. News: Tributosaurus: The future of rock 'n' roll? . Borrelli, Christopher . . October 2, 2009 . July 14, 2012.
  5. Web site: Akalibrio: About . November 2, 2014.
  6. News: Reviews and Previews: Singles . Flick, Larry . 84 . Billboard Magazine . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . May 25, 1996 . July 17, 2012.
  7. News: Getty Villa brings back al fresco concerts with "The Pythiad" on May 21 . Sandra . Barberra . . May 16, 2016 . March 27, 2023.
  8. News: KMFDM Ready to 'Xtort' . Fortunato, John . . Arts Weekly, Inc. . 1996 . July 15, 2012.
  9. News: The Dude Sings . Pareles, Jon . . August 15, 2011 . July 15, 2012.
  10. Web site: The Pythiad Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet / Cheryl Wilson . . March 27, 2023.