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* Thelma Houston "[[Covered Song::Suedehead]]" in 2012, as mentioned in the March 23, 2012 [http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_120323_01 statement at true-to-you.net]: "You might also be aware that Thelma Houston has also recorded ''Suedehead'' this year." A [http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radioassets/snippets/7s/p00p0j7s_noisrc_thelmahouston_suedehead.mp3 snippet mp3] of the cover is on bbc.co.uk.<ref name="ms20120324"/> Morrissey also mentioned the cover in an [http://www.radionica.gov.co/index.php/home/articulos/item/845-morrissey-pens%C3%B3-en-voz-alta interview with Radionica (Colombia)], [ | * Thelma Houston recorded a version of "[[Covered Song::Suedehead]]" in 2012, as mentioned in the March 23, 2012 [http://web.archive.org/web/20120326202443/http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_120323_01 statement at true-to-you.net]: "You might also be aware that Thelma Houston has also recorded ''Suedehead'' this year." A [http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radioassets/snippets/7s/p00p0j7s_noisrc_thelmahouston_suedehead.mp3 snippet mp3] of the cover is on bbc.co.uk.<ref name="ms20120324"/> The cover was also included in the intermission playlist played before Morrissey's concerts. Morrissey also mentioned the cover in an [http://www.radionica.gov.co/index.php/home/articulos/item/845-morrissey-pens%C3%B3-en-voz-alta interview with Radionica (Colombia)], [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/content/624-Morrissey-interview-in-Radionica-(Colombia) translation by somehow still alive]: | ||
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Q: Several artists have recorded versions of The Smiths or Morrissey. Have you had a chance to hear some? What is your opinion about them?<br/> | Q: Several artists have recorded versions of The Smiths or Morrissey. Have you had a chance to hear some? What is your opinion about them?<br /> | ||
A: Of my solo songs, there are versions of Nancy Sinatra, David Bowie, Chrissie Hynde, Marianne Faithful and Thelma Houston. | A: Of my solo songs, there are versions of Nancy Sinatra, David Bowie, Chrissie Hynde, Marianne Faithful and Thelma Houston. I kneel down every day and thank God, because it goes beyond my dreams. David Bowie took me one night to his studio in New York and played a version of one of my songs. I cried for a week. Of anything for what I have prayed in my life, I never imagined that I would be given so much | ||
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*Thelma provided backing vocals for [[Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? (single)|Bobby, Don't You Think They Know]], released January 10, 2020. | |||
*Thelma played at the "Tour-end afterparty" after Morrissey's Hollywood Bowl concert on Oct. 26, 2019.<ref name="ms20191026"/> | |||
==References== | |||
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<ref name="ms20120324">{{cite | title=Morrissey statement / San Diego date (May 22) - true-to-you.net | url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/content/675-Morrissey-statement-San-Diego-date-(May-22)-true-to-you-net | pub=Morrissey-solo | auth= | date= | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }}</ref> | <ref name="ms20120324">{{cite | title=Morrissey statement / San Diego date (May 22) - true-to-you.net | url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/content/675-Morrissey-statement-San-Diego-date-(May-22)-true-to-you-net | pub=Morrissey-solo | auth= | date= | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }}</ref> | ||
<ref name="ms20191026">{{cite | title=Los Angeles CA - Hollywood Bowl (Oct. 26, 2019) post-show | url=https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/los-angeles-ca-hollywood-bowl-oct-26-2019-post-show.145046/ | pub=Morrissey-solo | auth= | date= | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }}</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 8 February 2024
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- Thelma Houston recorded a version of "Suedehead" in 2012, as mentioned in the March 23, 2012 statement at true-to-you.net: "You might also be aware that Thelma Houston has also recorded Suedehead this year." A snippet mp3 of the cover is on bbc.co.uk.[1] The cover was also included in the intermission playlist played before Morrissey's concerts. Morrissey also mentioned the cover in an interview with Radionica (Colombia), translation by somehow still alive:
Q: Several artists have recorded versions of The Smiths or Morrissey. Have you had a chance to hear some? What is your opinion about them?
A: Of my solo songs, there are versions of Nancy Sinatra, David Bowie, Chrissie Hynde, Marianne Faithful and Thelma Houston. I kneel down every day and thank God, because it goes beyond my dreams. David Bowie took me one night to his studio in New York and played a version of one of my songs. I cried for a week. Of anything for what I have prayed in my life, I never imagined that I would be given so much
- Thelma provided backing vocals for Bobby, Don't You Think They Know, released January 10, 2020.
- Thelma played at the "Tour-end afterparty" after Morrissey's Hollywood Bowl concert on Oct. 26, 2019.[2]
References
- ↑ Morrissey statement / San Diego date (May 22) - true-to-you.net. Morrissey-solo. Retrieved from morrissey-solo.com.
- ↑ Los Angeles CA - Hollywood Bowl (Oct. 26, 2019) post-show. Morrissey-solo. Retrieved from morrissey-solo.com.
Mentioned In
- March 2012 statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (March 23, 2012)
- SOFTLY, AS I LEAVE YOU. - Morrissey Central (November 5, 2019)
- New Morrissey Album. - Release Information (November 28, 2019)
Backing Vocals
Discogs Information
Profile
Thelma was born in Leland, Mississippi, a small farming town between Jackson and Tupelo on May 7, 1946. Grammy Award-winning legend Thelma Houston, best known for her #1 international pop hit “Don't Leave Me This Way". After 45 years of performing, 23 studio albums and a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Houston continues to celebrate her long and outstanding career.
External Links
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/28384-Thelma-Houston
- http://www.thelmahouston.com
- http://www.facebook.com/Thelmahoustonofficial
- http://www.instagram.com/thelmahoustonofficial
- http://www.myspace.com/thelmahouston
- http://twitter.com/Thelma_Houston
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_Houston
- http://www.whosampled.com/sampled/Thelma%20Houston/
- http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Thelma%20Houston.html
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thelma-houston-mn0000515600
Wikipedia Information
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Thelma Houston (née Jackson; born May 7, 1946) is an American singer. Beginning her recording career in the late 1960s, Houston scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her recording of "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.