Mimi is one of those (relatively) undiscovered gems. One of the few "girl singers" that I really enjoyed working with. She spent many moons working with Phil Ford, where she did a fair chunk of comedy - she was known especially for the "rubber chicken" bit.
And that's a shame. Such a good singer. When she came to the TH for her show, I was there a little early for rehearsal - I found it helps to see the charts before you actually have to play them! And there on the top of the pile, for the show Opener was an Earth Wind and Fire tune: Fantasy. Yeah, Right. Like a girl singer and a four-piece band are gonna make that one work. Sure. This girl is nuts. This is a train-wreck in the making.
Well, I had forgotten: I had played Phil and Mimi way back at the old Elmwood Casino, and she could sing. Boy had I ever forgotten! What a voice. And style. And later when we did the Superman theme (Can you read my mind) it was wonderful. And she sang that like it truly meant something personal to her. (Maybe it did - she never said.)
And after the show, on the break, she ups and comes over to sit with the band! Outside on the smokey "patio", and yakking show-biz with the four of us. Ha. Gotta love that girl - just one of the boys!
One of the very few truly "musical" singers I have ever worked with. And if you know me, that's the highest compliment I can ever give to any singer.
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