The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will resume their quarterly program series, Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Musicians, with a salute to singer Millie Kirkham on September 29, 2012. The in-depth interview will take place at 1:30 p.m. and is included with museum admission. It will also be streamed live at countrymusichalloffame.org.
A harmony singer, Millie’s high soprano vocals can be heard on many classic songs such as Eddy Arnold’s “What’s He Doing in My World,” Ferlin Husky’s “Gone,” George Jones’s “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” Roy Orbison’s “It’s Over” and many Elvis Presley recordings. MORE HERE
The "Roy Orbison" of back up singers. This nearly angelic voice was of such precision and fidelity there may not have been another like it on earth.
ReplyDeleteIt seems an injustice that such gift and talent are not generally known outside the studio.
if one learns to listen to back up vocals, as I almost accidentally have, there's a whole new world of talent hiding right out in the open, that actually transcends the lead vocals of all but the very most gifted singers.
I regret that I did not get to see and hear her in person.