Salli Terri - discography

Salli Terri - discography

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Salli C Terri  was born September 3, 1922 and died May 5, 1996. One of North America's finest singers, Salli appeared as solo artist and arranger with the Roger Wagner Chorale on many of their recordings. She was with them when they performed at the Coronation Festivities of Queen Elizabeth II in London in 1953. As well as recording many popular US folk songs, she also sang on a highly regarded series of albums by the Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida, including the Grammy winning "Conversations with the Guitar". discography + tracks / liner notes etc some memories of those who knew her Grammy nominations and awards

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Salli Terri

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from "Conversations..." LP cover

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Reflections on Salli Terri's recording of the Villa Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 by Gloria Grace (GG) Prosper, a singer who traveled with Salli in the John Biggs Consort "I believe, as a singer, that our souls are reflected in our voices. I have heard some talented singers, with voices that surpass average in quality, that simply don't touch me, because they have not invested themselves in what they sing. Often, that is because they have developed little to invest. Salli's personality was unique. She experienced a childhood that gave her opportunity for personal growth. She knew what it was to experience emotional pain. She had a deep faith and love of God. She had a huge capacity for loving others. She had strong emotions and, most of the time, celebrated them. Her personality was richly developed, in many facets. Her intelligence, talent and sensitivity wove a rich tapestry. She invested all of that in everything that she sang... everything that she did. She was not a "half-way" sort of person. Musically, she saw beneath the notes to the soul of the composition, and of the composer. She took that insight and infused it with her own creativity, raising it to another level. Personally, she lived whatever part of her life applied to that song as she sang it. Vocally, she had the ability (at the time of the Villa Lobos recording) to produce what she felt. That is what you are blessed to experience when you listen to it. It "stops you in your tracks"; you are listening to her soul... and your soul resonates in harmony with hers. In her later years, she was unable, for many reasons, to replicate the extreme limits of her vocal range. That caused her much angst. For myself, I didn't mind, because of all the other things (some of which I mentioned above) that I experienced when I listened to her sing." (July 2008) Obituaries     Los Angeles Times     The Choral Journal

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