Chic dissolved shortly after, but Anderson went on to sing backing vocals on many of the songs Rodgers wrote and produced, including ones by Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Bryan Adams, and Mick Jagger.
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Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Along with the obviously wonderful vocals, there’s so much alchemy with the great instrumental parts by the Funk Brothers, with James Jamerson on bass and Robert White on guitar, contributing these incredible musical licks.
Brown-Cepeda, who is from northern Manhattan and has family in the Dominican Republic, said the plaza is known as a source of joy, where people dance to heart-wrenching ballads of bachata artists and upbeat accordions of regional Dominican music.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
But the emotional disconnect is impossible to overcome in a show that's almost entirely sentimental ballads.
Lawson not only conceived the tribute project and created its cover art (strips of Velvet song lyrics collaged into the shape of a bird in flight) but used to perform with Velvet and has a rare understanding of his songwriting style.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
Their music taught me how to put lyrics to the feeling of love.
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