Happy 71st birthday to chanteuse Laurel Massé. She was working as a waitress in New York City when she took a taxi driven by Tim Hauser, who was looking to re-form The Manhattan Transfer. She was with the group from 1972 to 1979, when she was in a car accident, which she took as a sign and left the group. She’s recorded several solo albums since then. This cover of “Scotch And Soda” was part of a 1977 appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
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I’ve never heard this cover of the song. I just know of the Kingston Trio’s version.
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She does a great cover, I think. She’s a hell of a singer.
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Back in 2014 I used a Laurel Masse song on a BOTB and she actually stopped in to leave a thank you comment. I was quite surprised by that. She mentioned that the song I used, “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference” (by Todd Rundgren) was one of her favorite tunes. Hopefully she will see your birthday greeting as well.
Happy New Year!
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
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Thanks, Arlee! Happy New Year to you and yours!
I’ve had that happen a couple of times, where I’ve talked about someone and I’ve gotten comments from either the person or someone close to them. The one that really surprised me was from Lawrence Block a few years ago.
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Thanks for sharing this, John. Love MT and Laurel killed this one.
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She’s a fine singer and a lovely woman.
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😊
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Fabulous!
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Glad you like it! She was amazing with Manhattan Transfer…
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Always enjoyed MT, had not heard any of them doing solo work. She is amazing.
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The bulk of her solo work has been after her Manhattan Transfer days. They did a summer replacement series (remember those?) and they would feature her pretty much every week. I remember her doing a killer cover of “Something Cool”. She has a fantastic voice, doesn’t she?
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She sure does! Summer replacement series, I’d forgotten that they existed!
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They’ve gotten away from the traditional October-to-May series, which actually makes a lot of sense.
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WOW
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WOW is right…
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interesting how things happen that change the trajectory of a life
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Very true…
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