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Biography

Had singer Mary Ann Redmond started recording in the 䀘60s or 䀘70s instead of the 䀘90s, it's quite possible that she would have gone down in history as one of the major soul stars of the Baby Boomer era. A gritty, rugged, big-voiced belter whose primary influences range from Ike & Tina Turner to Etta James to Aretha Franklin, Redmond would have been perfect for the gospel-influenced soul climate of the 䀘60s and 䀘70s. Perhaps she could appeal to the urban contemporary market of the 21st Century if she had more of a hip-hop-ish neo-soul approach à la Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott or Jaguar Wright, but Redmond's R&B is untouched by the high-tech, hip-hop-influenced urban contemporary sounds of the 䀘80s, 䀘90s and 2000s--she is, for the most part, a gutsy, hard-edged soul singer in the classic sense (although with a definite rock edge most of the time), and Redmond's fans love the fact that she is unapologetically retro in her outlook.

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