Soulful Vocal Stylings On Kimmy Kearse's 'I Give You Me'

NEW YORK (By Gi Dussault, Creativity in Music/ www.creativityinmusic.com) - From the time when she was wowing audiences at the Apollo Theater in the late 80s singing Patti LaBelle's "You Are My Friend" to her new solo CD "I Give You Me" , Kimmy Kearse has set a standard of excellence in singing and songwriting. "I Give You Me" has already drawn rave reviews and extensive radio airplay. One listener D. Stephens says, "If you like ballads that sound great, clean, and soulful, check out this CD." Kimmy Kearse shines with her own voice with elements in her stylings of Anita Baker, Mary J. Blige and the late Billie Holiday. She is the writer / arranger for all of the selections on the new solo CD. The CD is available at www.kimmyandklasse.com and www.cdbaby.com/kimmykearse.

Kimmy, born in Pennsylvania, has been on the stage since she was three years old trying to sing James Brown's "Say It Loud". At the age of ten ,she was the lead singer for her family group "Kearse" which consisted of her baby sister Karmentrina Schevelle and two brothers; Kevin Scott and Keenan Wynn Kearse. They placed in many talent shows in the DC Metropolitan Area, to include but not limited to The District of Columbia Metropolitan Talent Show Case and the Maryland Metropolitan Talent Show Case. They sang together for 7 years. Back when she was taken to rehearsals with her mother, who was the lead singer of a foursome group. Kimmy grew up with music influences from Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Natalie Cole, Stephanie Mills, Anita Baker, Earth Wind and Fire, The Staple Singers, The Isley Brothers, Dianna Ross and the Supremes and the Jackson Five. She attended Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri for three years as a music major.

Kearse is also a founding member of the R&B Trio Kimmy and Klass?. With Johnita Wilson-Dillard and Gwen Wortham, Kimmy has thrilled audiences with their prowess in singing and stage presence. They plan to tour this spring higlighted by a Jamboree by the Lake comcert in Winchester, Tennessee and a 12 day concert stretch on a Greek cruise ship. All Kimmy and Klass?'s CDs are available also at www.kimmyandklass?.com.