marcy levy band

Bio:

Before you read about me, my life in music, please check out a new christmas song I just wrote for the holiday. it's called, YOU BETTER BE GOOD! and you can download/purchase it at the following link: http://www.101distribution.com/artist/?id=7825&srh=s Marcy Levy aka, Marcella Detroit: My biggest claim to fame is singing with Eric Clapton for many years, touring, recording and co-writing one of his biggest hits: "Lay Down Sally", and also, "The Core" on his "Slowhand" lp. I was also in a very successful '90's group called "Shakespear's Sister". I was vocally featured on and cowrote our biggest hit, "Stay" that went to number one for 8 weeks in the UK along with Siobhan Fahey, previously with Bananarama and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. Since the split of SS in 1993, I've gone on to do several solo cd's under the name "Marcella Detroit", a name I adopted while in Shakespear's Sister and also appeared on Elton John's "Duets for One" cd, doing the Motown classic, "Ain't Nothin' Like the Real Thing". Check me out @www.marcelladetroit.com. My top 40 UK hit called, "I Believe" from my "Jewel" cd, was recorded by a German artist last year named Joana Zimmer climbing to number 2 in the German national charts. My roots: the blues and soul. I've just finished a blues cd called "The Upside of Bein' Down"... now officially released! buy it at: www.cdbaby.com/marcylevyband. My blues site: www.marcylevyband.com. I'm also working on a more contemporary soul/rock cd which will be born in the near future. Speaking of more contemporary music, check me out in my other incarnation: www.marcelladetroit.com www.myspace.com/marcelladetroit www.myspace.com/marcelladetroitofficial .. CLICK ON THE ARROW BELOW TO WATCH ME PERFORMING WITH ERIC CLAPTON AT LIVE AID, 1985: PLEASE CLICK ON THE ARROW BELOW TO LISTEN AND WATCH THE NEWEST VERSION OF MY SONG, "O AMERIKA" FROM MY UPCOMING CD....

Member Since:

February 23, 2006

Members:

THE LATEST NEWS, MAY 14TH, 2009: I did some guest vocals on the cd: "Rising from the Bushes" with the Alex Dixon Band. Check out this link: http://www.myspace.com/dixonlandingmusic2 The two songs I'm featured on: "Paint You A Picture" and "Fantasy" both written by Alex Dixon. Alex is the grandson of the late great blues artist, writer and musician, Willie Dixon who wrote blues classics such as "Whole Lotta Love" and "You Shook Me" recorded by Led Zeppelin back in the day.....A real legend! Other notables on the cd: My favorite drummer, James Gadson [Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers], Bass: Gerald Johnson [Steve Miller Band, Dave Mason], David Dills on vocals, great drummer, Alvino Bennett [Dave Mason] and on guitar and production the great Alan Mirikitani "BB Chung King". Worth a Listen! FOLLOW MY TWEETS: www.twitter.com/marcelladetroit MARCY LEVY BAND INFO: Marcy Levy: Vocals, guitar, harmonica, tambourine, kitchen sink. Michael Fell, Harmonica: Toured and recorded with the late jazz organist Jimmy Smith for many years; recently recorded with Vivian Campbell (Def Leopard) with Billy Gibbons on guitar and Terry Bozzio on drums. His own solo cd available at http://www.cdbaby.com./michaelfell Job Striles, Guitar: 9yrs Rob Rio, 6 yrs Job Striles Band, CDs: Job Striles Sings and Plays 1998, Out of This World 2000, Routes (unreleased). On call with: Mama's Boys, Mitch Kashmar, White Boy James, Dale Petersen, Mason Casey. Rick Reed, Bass: Has played with the late great harmonica man William Clark; Floyd Dixon, Paul Butterfield, Roy Gaines, Kim Wilson and James Harmon. More recently, Rick has been holding down the bottom end with the Chicago Blues Reunion, who have been reigning up high in the Billboard blues charts for several months. Max Bangwell, Drums: Played 10 years with blues man, Robert Lockwood Jr., has played with blues legends Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and B.B.King as well as fronting his own band for many years around southern California. For info and cd's, go to: www.trainwrecords.com

Influences:

Blues: Primarily, Howlin' Wolf; John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Ledbelly and lots of soul including Aretha Franklin, Ann Peebles and Etta James, Billie Holiday For Pop: the Beatles, Motown, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Classical, Anything Stax, Memphis Soul, Al Green, Sly and the Family Stone

Sounds Like:

An old Chess record! My more contemporary cd will nod it's head to some rock and soul.... Like what you're hearing now?? Buy it!! www.cdbaby.com/marcylevyband and also available on itunes. Just go to itunes.com and type "marcy levy band" into the search window. All the songs on my blues cd, "The Upside of Bein' Down" are on itunes individually!

Record Label:

Lo-fi records: www.cdbaby.com/marcylevyband