Rita Shelby interview on April Sims A and E Radio

About the artist Rita Shelby Rita Shelby is a jazz vocalist & songwriter who's debut album is co-produced by Stafford Floyd, Michael Wells, Willie Daniels and Grammy Award winning producer Andre' Fischer. Rita's is praised for her classic & sultry style and slick lyrics and melodies! She's a new lady for a new day! It's been a jazzy ten year ride since Miss Rita Shelby proclaimed her love for jazz and pusued the genre professionally as a singer/songwriter. She teamed up with her high school buddy Willie Daniels and the result is A Date With A Song! Rita has been singing since she was six years old, when she burst out her first note while at the side of her mother Florence Hawkins, a gospel pianist. Rita is warm and witty in her performance and sultry in her style. She delivers a classic jazz vocal tinged in melodies that hint of jazzy tones from days gone by. Rita Shelby is a new lady for a new day in a most jazzy way. LaRita is also an actress who starred in the movies South Central, Outrighteous and Walk By Faith. Forthcoming is the movie Kings Of The Evening for which she and Willie wrote the song The Best Of Me. On the radio, LaRita has worked for Lee Bailey, Tom Joyner and Tavis Smiley. She was also an international radio personality on the Armed Forces Radio Network. Miss jazzy Rita is a devoted mom and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho. Here's to love, life, miracles and music!

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Rita Shelby interview on April Sims A and E Radio is an episode from WAGTi Radio.

This episode is 64:07 long.

This episode was published on Oct 14, 2009.

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