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note, Martin was a featured vocalist on Tom Scott's "One Day/One Night" album,
and on the CD project "Sensation," a compilation album hosting the talents of
Joe Sample, Tom Scott, Hubert Laws and other musical greats, produced by
composer/arranger Patrick Williams. She has also recorded background vocals for
Wynton Marsalis, Patti Labelle and numerous performers over the years.
Keith Crouch, Kenneth Crouch and Derrick Edmonson produced her solo album
project, "Soul of My Heart" on Motown/Mojazz label. During that same period,
Ronee recorded two covers that brought radio and public applause-"Santa Baby"
and "Silent Night" - both produced by Kenneth Crouch for Motown/MoJazz Christmas
CDs, Volume I and II.
Ronee sang background for Elton John, Seal, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw under the
direction of David Foster at one of the annual Andre Agassi Charitable
Fundraiser Concerts.
To add some interesting twists to her credits, Ronee co-wrote and performed,
along with Byron Smith, the musical contents of Time-Warner's audio book "When
Death Comes Stealing" narrated by Angela Bassett, and did voice-overs for a
"Seinfeld" commercial at the invitation of producer, Matthew MacCauley. " Doing
voice-overs," Ronee remembers, "was an amazing experience, another unforgettable
high!"
Back in her childhood days, after the Virginia native would finish her chores of
feeding the pigs and the chickens, drawing well water, bringing in wood and
occasionally milking the cow, she would head inside and sing along, in privacy,
to the sounds of Brother Joe May, Mahalia Jackson and other gospel favorites of
her grandmother's. By age 10, Ronee was serving up her first big solo to a small
congregation of neighborhood families and friends at the Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church in Columbia, Virginia. And when the radio waves of R&B music from the big
city finally hit her small town, she fell head over heels for the voices of soul
royals, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick. This inspired Ronee
to take a giant leap forward towards the secular music world. She relocated to
Washington, D.C., and then to Los Angeles where she continued to chisel away at
her musical dream.
After many years of doing what was the latest trend in music, Ronee felt it was
time to be true to her self: to sing from a real place...about real
things...that really mattered. We feel at home in the world of Ronee Martin's
songs because they take us to places we've all been to before. "Come on Through
My Door" is filled with songs that will touch your heart and soul and make you
want more. Find out from her heart on this CD, just who Ronee Martin is...
"A remarkable talent, outstanding performance, a class act by herself, worth the
wait, just what we've been waiting for, seductive, sassy, sultry, "My Guy"
(remake of "My Girl")...a standard with a twist, it's like capturing lightning
in a bottle, fresh needed breath...enjoy".
Jim Tripp, Producer of the "Eve" show
"...a gifted songwriter whose voice exudes a spine-chilling soulfulness that
makes you testify out loud, eyes brimming with tears. One listen and you'll
understand why so many music legends have requested her talents." |