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Cheryl Carter, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, seamlessly moves between her Singing and Acting career demands. She just finished a hugely successful concert at the Starlight Bowl with the Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra.
* The album is produced by Grammy Winner, WAYNE COOK (David Foster, Danny Elfman, Marc Mann, Clive Davis). A stellar roster of players is lead by Gold/Multi-Platinum record holder, WAYNE COOK (Player, Steppenwolf, Yellowjackets, Jackson Browne / writer: “Baby Come Back”) on Piano/B3/Orchestrations, GRANT GEISSMAN (lead guitar on Chuck Mangione's "Feels So Good", Quincy Jones, David Benoit) on Guitar, WALFREDO REYES JR. (Santana, Steve Winwood) on Drums/Percussion, CLIFF HUGO on Bass, DENNIS FARIAS on Flugelhorn, NICK MORIBITO on Bass, RANDY DRAKE on Drums, LIVINGSTON on Pedal Steel, KAREN MITCHELL and LAWRENCE HILL (Backup Vocals).
Cheryl’s American venue appearances include Philip Marie in New York, The Hilton in Las Vegas as well as Los Angeles venues: Lunaria’s, The Cinegrill, The Wiltern, BB King’s Blues Club and Holly Street Bar & Grill.
She was also a regular guest artists for eight months at Bric Montrose, as well as Aura’s and Vitello's.
Abroad she spent three months at Le Sporting and Le Cabaret in Monte Carlo. And she toured Japan, Singapore, Bali, Jakarta, Thailand, Ireland, Italy and France.
She has recorded with David Foster for Disney and with Harry Belafonte. Backing up Grammy Winner, Michael Bolton, she appeared at the Universal Amphitheatre, Jay Leno’s Tonight Show and Arsenio Hall’s Show. She also sings in Bolton’s "Time, Love, and Tenderness" Music Video.
A special joy of hers was appearing as Smokey Robinson’s wife, in the Music Video "Ebony Eyes" duet with Rick James.
I always had my mind, my energies and my heart deeply rooted in music. I remember hearing an interview with Ray Charles and he said, "There is soul in all kinds of music if you have the heart to hear it."
That philosophy always resonated deep within me, because I have loved and been involved in so many different kinds of music: from Contemporary Top 40 to Opera, from musical theater to madrigals, from choral groups to church choirs. However, the music that ALWAYS brought my heart home was the kind of stylings inspired by the likes of classic Divas, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald and Barbra Streisand.
When forming my own show, and as I breathe life into my new CD, the legacy of these consummate singers, serve as a model of excellence for choosing my material and presenting my own individual style. Ultimately, all of my songs are very meaningful to me.
Shure mics.
AND Mary Kay!!!!
Acting-wise, Cheryl, has Guest Starred on numerous TV shows including the Emmy Award-winning "ER," "The Closer ", "Crossing Jordan," "Monk", "Malcolm in the Middle" and most recently, "Shark", "Huff", "Nip/Tuck". She’s had recurring roles in "The Practice", "The Bold and Beautiful" and as Congresswoman Haas in "The West Wing". Her film role favorites are "Osterman Weekend," directed by Sam Peckinpah, with Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, and Burt Lancaster; Ron Howard’s "Nightshift," with Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler and "2010: Odyssey Two," directed by Peter Hyams.
A fierce love of theatre, Cheryl, portrays Lena Horne, in the Musical Murder Mystery, DARK LEGENDS IN BLOOD at The Wiltern, BB King’s Blues Club and The Queen Mary in Los Angeles. She was Lucy Lockit, in Duke Ellington’s Broadway show, BEGGAR’S HOLIDAY. Cheryl received acclaim for her role of, Leone, in the world premier opera, BURNING DREAMS, at San Diego Repertory and Aldonza in MAN OF LA MANCHA. She was also, Lena Horne and Marian Anderson in the musical anthology, VOICES.
Rounding out her career, Cheryl, does radio and TV voice-overs, commercials, and the voices of Marsha Carmichael in the animated series "Rugrats”, Justice Dept.Attorney, Christina Brannon in “Law & Order” CD-Rom game and Storm, in the “X-MEN” DVD PlayStation game.