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 The
European Press
glorifies her with
headlines like
"The Queen
Of The Night,"
"Golden Throat,"
"The Voice Of The
Lord,"
"Dynamite Stick",
and many more.
The Lady they are talking about is
internationally acclaimed Singer, Songwriter, Producer and
Actress JEAN SHY.
Born in Chicago,
her
vocal Background had it's
beginning in Gospel Music.
Jean is definitely a
multi-talented Artist and
audiences are overwhelmed by her
powerful vocal delivery.
Throughout her career Shy
has presented recordings and
Live Shows which can be compared
to the versatility and
uniqueness of Legends
Elvis Presley
and
Ray
Charles,
performing music from Rhythm & Blues,
to Blues, Jazz, and Gospel.
In
conjunction with the latest Jean
Shy & The Shy Guys CD release of
"The Blues Got Soul,"
the Blues
Foundation nominated JEAN SHY
for the 2009 Blues Music Awards
in the category of “Soul Blues
Female Artist of the Year,” The Blues Music
Awards are recognized as the
highest honor given to Blues
Artists.
Whether
Jean performs Rhythm & Blues
Stumpers or Goose Bump raising
Ballads, through her
breathtaking, powerful voice,
and her unique Interpretation,
this strong voiced Entertainer
brands every song with her very
own trademark. The
temperamentally charged Diva
doesn't only transmit a spark,
but let's a complete Fire leap
over to the audience.
Elvis Presley
was her first inspiration to become a
professional Entertainer in commercial Music.
Later she was also greatly
influenced by Mahalia Jackson,
Dinah Washington, Ella
Fitzgerald, Sammy
Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte,
Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight,
Dionne Warwick, Carmen McRae,
and others. Jean was already
receiving awards for her musical
talents by the time she reached
High School. Jean was
already receiving awards for her
musical talents by the time she
reached High School. At the age
of twelve Jean was signed by
Leonard and Phil Chess
to the legendary
Chess Label
in Chicago. The release of her
original composition
“Spring Fever”
recorded by
Tim
& Jean
became a Regional Hit.
 Just before
leaving High School Jean was
signed by Carl
Davis
for
Brunswick Records.
With various regional Record
successes she toured as an
Opening-Act in the "Chitlin
Circuit" with
Otis
Leavill, Tyrone Davis, Barbara
Acklin, The Chi-Lites, The
O'Jays, Al Green, The
Stylistics, Jackie Wilson,
Curtis Mayfield
and
Gene Chandler,
gathering a tremendous amount of
Stage Experience.
Releases with
Playboy-, Honey-, Fantasy Records,
and
No 9
& No 13 Billboard Hits "Night
Dancer"
and
"That Old Black Magic"
produced
by
Bob
Esty
with
Robert Stigwood's R.S.O. Records
followed. Night Dancer
also became one of the
Soundtracks in the Movie Roller
Boogie starring Linda Blair.
After her
success in the US Jean branched
out and went to Europe making
Germany her second home in 1980.
There she formed her own Band
The
Shy Guys
with which
she has been performing for
thousands of Fans at major
Festivals, Concert Halls and
Churches throughout Europe for
more than twenty Years.
 Besides
performing with her Shy Guys
Jean joined an interesting
project in 1994. She
was invited to be the featured
Singer for the Dutch
formation T-Spoon, which
prior had two Top 10 Hits.
T-Spoon featuring Jean Shy
landed a No. 5 Hit with
the very
jazzy oriented Euro-dance track
Where
R U Now,
and with the
remake of the Janis Joplin Song
Mercedes Benz
in an Euro reggae style,
they made it to No. 7 in the
Benelux. The Songs became a Hit
in a splattering of other
countries as well.
Jean Shy a brilliant, and "one
of a kind" Artist.
A critique
once described Jean's
performance as follows:
Jean Shy has
the
conciseness
of
a Tina Turner,
the
vivid Northern-Soul feeling of a
Van Morrison, the expressiveness
of an Etta James and she
convinces above all with one
thing "honesty".
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