Sandy Posey (born June 18, 1944[1]) is an American popular singer, who enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharpe's composition, "Single Girl. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Single Girl was the title of a song by Martha Sharpe that was an international hit for American singer Sandy Posey from late 1966 to early " She is often described as a country singer, although, like Skeeter Davis, perhaps her nearest comparator, her output has varied and, later in her career, the term, "countrypolitan," associated with the "Nashville sound", was sometimes applied. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer The Nashville sound arose during the late 1950s as a sub-genre of American Country music, replacing the chart dominance of Honky tonk music which was [2] Posey had three hit singles in the United States all of which peaked at number 12 in the sales charts. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [3]
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Session singer
Sandy Posey was born Sandra Lou Posey in Jasper, Alabama. Jasper is a city in Walker County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 14052 [4] She graduated from high school in Memphis, Tennessee in 1962. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [5] Posey obtained work as a session singer, after she was recommended by an aunt to an acquaintance who worked in television. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic In addition to acting as a receptionist at a studio in Memphis, she took part in recordings across the Deep South and appeared, for example, on recording sessions produced by Lincoln “Chips” Moman for Elvis Presley and on Percy Sledge’s "When a Man Loves a Woman" (a number one hit in the USA in 1966). A receptionist is a person in an Office /administrative support position The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman (born 1936 La Grange, Georgia) is an American Record producer, Guitarist and Songwriter Percy Sledge (born November 25, 1940) is an American R&B and soul performer " When a Man Loves a Woman " is a song recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 near Muscle Shoals, Alabama in Sheffield. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Other singers whom she backed included Joe Tex, Bobby Goldsboro and Tommy Roe. Joe Tex (born Joseph Arrington Jr, 8 August, 1933 &mdash 13 August 1982) was an American soul and Disco Bobby Goldsboro, born January 18, 1941 in Marianna, Florida) is an American country / pop Singer Tommy Roe, born May 9, 1942 is an American Pop music singer/songwriter
Solo career
Posey's first single record, under the name "Sandy Carmel", was "Kiss Me Goodnight" (1965), written by William Cates, which was coupled with "First Boy. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. " This was released by Bell Records, but received little publicity and made miminal impact. This article is about the record label active in the US and UK in the 1960s and 1970s Assisted by Gary Walker, a music publisher who became her manager, Posey then made a demonstration recording of "Born a Woman," written by Martha Sharpe. This article deals with contemporary Popular music publishing A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release [6] According to Posey, Chips Moman "went wild" when he heard this and helped her to obtain a contract with MGM in Nashville. A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a Record label and a Recording artist (or group where the artist MGM Records was a Record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film studio in 1946 [7]
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Born a Woman
Posey had her first hit with "Born a Woman," which Moman produced in Nashville on March 15, 1966. Single Girl was the title of a song by Martha Sharpe that was an international hit for American singer Sandy Posey from late 1966 to early Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. [8] This reached number 12 in the US sales charts in September 1966. "Born a Woman" was regarded by some as a women's liberationist song ("You're born to be stepped on, lied to, cheated on"), although it was lampooned by others[9] and Helen Reddy, whose song, I Am Woman, became a feminist anthem in 1972, dismissed it much later as "dreadful" and its lyrics as "not exactly empowering". The feminist movement (also known as the Women's Movement or Women's Liberation) is a series of campaigns on issues such as Reproductive rights (sometimes Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941) is an Australian/American Singer / Songwriter. " I Am Woman " is a song cowritten by Helen Reddy and singer/songwriter/guitarist Ray Burton and performed by Reddy Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, Social or economic strength of individuals and communities [10] Billboard referred contemporaneously to "this woeful ballad rocker", while praising Posey's "excellent vocal work". See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry [11] Even so, Posey received two "Grammy" nominations for "Born a Woman" in the categories of vocal performance (female) and contemporary (R&R) solo vocal. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences R&R (also known as the "new" Radio & Records) is a weekly music trade publication that follows the radio industry and tracks the monitoring of current songs [12]
Single Girl
Posey's next single release was "Single Girl," also written by Martha Sharpe, which was notable for the gentle crescendo and piano refrain of its final verse. Single Girl was the title of a song by Martha Sharpe that was an international hit for American singer Sandy Posey from late 1966 to early In Music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a Sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece either stylistic A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are Recorded in Nashville on August 19, 1966,[13] this also reached number 12 in America in January 1967 and number 15 in Great Britain, where it benefited from frequent plays on offshore “pirate” radio stations (peaking, for example, at number 7 in Radio London's non-sales based "Fab 40" on New Year's Day, 1967[14]). Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The term pirate radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmissions The "Fab 40" ( ie "Fabulous Forty" was a weekly Playlist of popular records used by the British "pirate" radio station "Wonderful" New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though '"Single Girl" was re-released in Britain in 1975 and reached the top 50 for a second time. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [15]
Other work
Posey’s final top 20 hit was "I Take It Back," another U. S. number 12 in July 1967, although she made other recordings for MGM Records until 1968. MGM Records was a Record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film studio in 1946 Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. These were mostly produced by Moman, but a few, including a version of the Shirelles' hit, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (1968), were produced by Joe South. The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is the title of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter, 28 February 1940, in Atlanta Georgia) is a Grammy Posey continued recording as a solo artist into the early 1980s, when she reverted to session work. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. She made a number of country recordings with a religious theme after embracing Christianity in 1974. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. [16]
The Elvis connection
In 1968, Posey married Wade Cummings, who performed as an impersonator of Elvis Presley under the name of Elvis Wade. Posey, in fact, appeared with Presley during an engagement in Las Vegas in 1969. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [17] Sandy Posey had out a successful string of hits in the late 1970's for Warner Brothers Records. In the early 1970's Sandy had some hits singles and one album on Columbia Records. The album was titled, "Why Don't We Go Somewhere And Love. "
External links
- Sandy Posey: MGM home page (with extensive discography) [1]
In 1983, Sandy had another charted single on the country charts titled, "Can't Get Used To Sleeping Without You. "
==Notes
In 2004, Sandy Posey recorded a full-length album for King Records in Nashville, TN.
Sandy Posey is now signed with Crossworlds Entertainment out of Lebanon, Tennessee.
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