Felicia Michele Collins (born 1964) is an American vocalist and guitarist, best known for her work on the CBS Television program, The Late Show with David Letterman, as part of the CBS Orchestra. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS The CBS Orchestra is the House band that plays for David Letterman 's CBS late-night Talk show
She was born in New York City on March 10, 1964, and grew up in Albany, New York. The City of New York Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. [1]
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Beginnings in Music
While enrolled in school as a graphic design major, Collins began playing with local musicians in New York City in the 1980s. The City of New York The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. When playing with a band called The Take, she met and became friends with producer and artist Nile Rodgers. Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist Impressed with her guitar talents, he offered her studio work on various projects. His clout for recognizing talent was confirmed when, just on his word, The Thompson Twins invited the budding musician to play guitar on their upcoming world tour in 1985. Thompson Twins were a British Pop group The band formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
In the summer of 1985, Felicia made her live debut with the Thompson Twins at Live Aid, the famine relief project led by Bob Geldof, the musician who served as the catalyst for "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Soon after that gig, Collins found herself touring with jazz-pop singer Al Jarreau, after being featured on his L is for Love album (1986), on a song called "Pleasure Games. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer " Do They Know It's Christmas? " is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 specifically to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is an American singer See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January " While the two genres are assuredly different, she quickly found herself an integral part of the Jarreau set. The performance veteran made her a highlighted part of his stage act.
Recognizing a raw talent in the self-taught musician, Rodgers vowed that he and Collins would one day work on a project together. While still on tour with Jarreau, Rodgers convinced her to taking a break to record an album with him and Philippe Saisse, in a triad they called Outloud. Philippe Saisse is a Smooth jazz and New Age music keyboardist An album of the same name was released in 1988 on the Warner Bros. label. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and
The CBS Orchestra
Just after completing work on Cyndi Lauper's Hat Full of Stars tour in the summer of 1993 when Collins was asked by CBS Orchestra bandleader Paul Shaffer to join the house band for the program. Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Paul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William, now Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian She accepted and has remained with the show since its premiere on August 30, 1993. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. [2]
Collins has toured and recorded with artists such as Madonna, Vonda Shepard, George Clinton and P-Funk, Cyndi Lauper, Thompson Twins, and Al Jarreau. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Vonda Shepard (born July 7 1963) is a rock Singer. She appeared regularly in the television show Ally McBeal in which she
Collins originated and leads the New York City band Bitchslapp.
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