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The European Press
glorifies her with
headlines like
The Queen Of The
Night,
Golden Throat,
The Blues-Pipe,
The Voice Of The
Lord,
The Roarer,
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 ranging from
Rhythm & Blues to Blues, Jazz, and Gospel. Regardless of the
style of music she performs, the
raw Blues in her voice can't be
denied and is always in the
forefront.
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.
 "The
Blues Got Soul" is a compilation of some of the hottest
material
recorded on Jean Shy and her Band “The Shy Guys,” which was
partially performed Live at an Open Air Concert in Duisburg,
Germany.
This
classic CD is a timeless work of art, which consists of original
compositions and covers, performed in their own unique style.
The
"Blues Got Soul Tour 2010"
is a dynamite Blues-Rock / Soul Show which
consists of an explosive Mix of
the Music that burns in her
Blood. Jean will present
everything from Rhythm & Blues Stumpers
to Goose bump raising Ballads,
performed with her "Shy Guys" in
an original and innovative
Style.
Jean Shy
is akin to great Blues Artists
such as
Ray
Charles,
Etta James,
Sister Rosetta Thorpe,
Van
Morrison
and
Gary
Moore.
Whether Jean performs covers or
own compositions, 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 is 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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