- Valerie Day
Valerie Day (born
20 November 1959 ) is an American pop andjazz singer . Born in Portland,Oregon ,United States , she is a fourth-generation Oregonian, and grew up in a musical family. [http://www.valeriedaysings.com/valerie-day.php] She was the lead singer and a founding member of the 1980s dance bandNu Shooz , along with her husband John Smith. [cite news
title=Old Shooz get a Nu start
first=Jonathan
last=Nicholas
work=The Oregonian
date=September 1 ,2006 ]Day's performances with Nu Shooz had mixed reviews. She and Smith were credited with "rewriting the book" on Portland's R&B sound. [cite news
title=Nu socks, nu shine, Nu Shooz
first=Stuart
last=Tomlinson
date=April 3 ,1988
work=The Oregonian] One reviewer described her as having a "tough but perky wholesome image," and praised her dancing and conga playing, but opined that she over-used a certain vocal hook, and was reluctant to step out as the star of the group. [cite news
title=The beat's great, but the band lacks depth
first=Paul
last=De Barros
date=June 9 ,1986
work=The Seattle Times]More recently, Day has taken on other musical genres. In the late 1990s she was a featured singer in in the
Woody Hite Big Band . She recorded an album of duets with pianist Tom Grant in 2005. [ [http://www.globalinventure.com/jazz/jazz_vocals/tom_grant_valerie_day_side_by_side.html The Inventures] ]Also in 2005, Day won a contest to have an image of her lips used in the new the corporate logo for Portland's
Hot Lips Pizza , as part of the company's 21st anniversary. [cite news
title=Hottest lips in town
first=Jonathan
last=Nicholas
work=The Oregonian
date=October 3 ,2005 ]References
External links
* [http://www.valeriedaysings.com/ Valerie Day's official web site]
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