Bodo
Jan-28-2009, 11:38 GMT
Austria
 |  Ethel Holloway was one of the 3 background singers from the Jessy Dixon Singers, she passed away on January 26 in Chicago IL.
The Jessy Dixon have worked together with Paul Simon for many years, starting in the year 1972 when Paul saw them for the first time in a concert at the Radio City Music Hall in New York. From that time on Jessy toured with Paul for 8 years, and the recorded 2 gold albums with him (Still Crazy After All These Years, Live Rhymin)
A very good story about their partnership can be found here:
http://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/stories/11535125/
The Jessy Dixon singers and Paul later appeared together occasionally on stage and sang their well known hit ´Loves Me Like A Rock´. On Pauls latest album ´Surprise´ they worked together in studio again for the last time on the lovely track ´Wartime prayers´
See Ethel Harroway singin ´I´m yours lord´ - RIP
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Ans
Jan-28-2009, 19:23 GMT
Netherlands
 | Very sad that Ethel Holloway passed away. I loved their contribution on Paul´s albums.
The live performance from Paul and the Jesse Dixon singers from BOTW at the Dick Cavett show is my favorite version of BOTW.
It was also very nice to see them perform at the Gershwin Prize. |