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Colleen Raye, Debbie O’Keefe and Katie Gearty bring their talents to the stage to perform classice 60s tunes from the female artists of the era. Not just a campy show, it celebrates the vocal prowess of singers like Dionne Warwick, “Walk on By.” Cass Elliotwith The Mamas and The Papas, Marilyn McCoo and the 5th Dimension, Lesley Gore, “It’s My Party,” Barbra Streisand, “People,” Petula Clark, “Downtown,” Shirley Bassey,“Goldfinger,” and scores of others, including Tammy Wynette and folk singer Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary.
Mixed with dynamic vocals, excellent musicianship, laughs, fun facts, reminiscing and sing a longs, ”Sirens Of The 60s” has everything you won’t want to miss for an evening of exceptionally groovy entertainment!
THE CAST
Colleen Raye The creator of The Girl Singers show, Colleen has performed as a vocalist across the country from Las Vegas to Atlantic City. Colleen also tours with "A Musical Tribute to Patsy Cline", "Straighten Up and Fly Right" and "The Girl Singers Christmas Show" which she also created. A composer, Colleen not only wrote the theme to this show, but also “Winter Carnival Waltz,” “Touch the Sky” for the Wisconsin Special Olympics, and several other songs and jingles. Jennifer, Sophia, and Reed Grimm are Colleen’s children, and Debbie is her sister. For more info check www.colleenraye.com. or www.GirlSIngersLLC.com
Debbie O’Keefe Debbie is an accomplished singer and performer from hudson, WI. As a 13-year-old she had the opportunity to travel with her sister, Colleen, performing at various venues throughout the United States. Debbie is the female vocalist for the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra and has appeared in several productions at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson ncluding Colleen Raye and Company's annual new year's Eve Show. Visit her site, www.debbieokeefe.com
Katie Gearty Katie Gearty performs in the Minneapolis music scene singing in venues such as The Dakota and Hell's Kitchen or lending her voice to other Minneapolis musicians such as The Vital Organ Trio, The Modd Squad, Bruce Henry, Synergy,The Wolverine's, Tanner Taylor, Steve Clarke & The Working Stiffs, as well as other local favorites. Katie has also been in theatrical productions of "They Write the Songs" and "Blue: Songs on the Indigo Side". In between singing and keeping up with her 4 year old Beatriz she also enjoys studio singing, voice over work and vocal coaching. She's thrilled to be involved in "The Sirens of the 60s" and loves singing these timeless songs!
Norton Lawellin Touring the U.S. and Canada with a musical celebration of our nation’s bicentennial, Norton shared the stage with headliners such as Jerry Lewis, Bobby Goldsboro, Roy Clark and Buck Owens, Ray Stevens, and Kate Smith. Following those tours, Norton relocated to the Twin Cities area. In 1982, he launched Track Record Studios, a recording and music production facility. His piano and vocal stylings are in demand for corporate special events and as support for local celebrities. In 2003, he was called as contemporary worship coordinator for his church.
Tom Lewis Tom is a freelance jazz bassist, based in Minneapolis. He works regularly with a variety of national jazz artists visiting the Twin cities area. These include Eddie Higgins, Benny Golson, Slide Hampton, Lew Tabackin, and Mose Allison, to name a few. He is an active member of the Twin Cities jazz scene, in high demand as a performer, clinician, and session player. Recent jazz recordings include the Phil Hey Quartet’s Subduction, Eddie Higins Trio Live at the Dakota, Carol Martin’s Pieces of Dreams, as well as Charmin Shapira’s Pure Imagination.
Reed Grimm Reed is a multi-faceted performer. A graduate of UW-LaCrosse, majoring in percussion performance, he is the lead singer in “Shoeless Revolution” as well as the drummer and co-writer of several of their songs. The group recently released their first CD. Check out www.shoelessrevolution.com. They perform throughout the Midwest. Reed has been on stage since age 2 and you can see him in his full spectrum with Colleen Raye and Company at New Year’s Eve in Hudson at The Phipps Center for the Arts. For more information about The Girl Singers of the Hit Parade check out www.GirlSingersLLC.com