To All Mystery Lovers: Rita Graham of Rita and The Tiaras and Ray Charles’ Raelettes, announces her new audiobook, Karma Rising, adapted from the highly acclaimed novel.
Download the book: http://www.karmarisingaudiobook.com
RITA GRAHAM – Author, Composer, Vocalist
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Rita Graham’s career as a jazz vocalist was jump-started when Ray Charles produced an album of lush standards for her in 1969. The album, ‘Rita Graham Vibrations’ is the only album project that Ray Charles personally produced for a single female artist on his own Tangerine Record Label.
After a stint as a Ray Charles Raelette, Rita recorded several single recordings with TV Composer, Mike Post (Law and Order, Hill Street Blues, and A-Team). She was featured vocalist with The Harry James Orchestra for 3 years, and with Mercer Ellington and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Tour ‘82. She was a featured artist with Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, and comedian Redd Foxx, and others.
She performed in festivals, night clubs, casinos, and concert venues in Las Vegas, Canada, The UK, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Manila, Bangkok, and Russia. She originated the role of Coretta Scott King in the Civil Rights Theater Musical, Selma, produced by Redd Foxx Productions in Los Angeles, and off Broadway’s New Federal Theatre, produced by Woodie King, Jr. As the lead vocalist in Rita and The Tiaras, Ms. Graham recorded the UK Northern Soul Hit Classic, Gone With The Wind Is My Love. The Tiaras were studio singers whom Rita never met. A track from the Vibrations album, My Cup Runneth Over With Love is a Northern Soul Hit, also.
From 1999-2009, Ms. Graham was ‘The First Lady of Sambuca Jazz Café’, Atlanta’s premiere Showroom, where the CD, Rita Graham Live at Sambuca Atlanta was recorded and available upon request. She performed with the late great Sammy Blue/Rita Graham Classic Blues Duo and The All-Star Georgia Music Revue, founded by Sammy Blue, a Blues legend.
Rita Graham’s suspense/murder mystery novel, Karma Rising is available on Amazon.com, Kindle, Nook and other Booksellers. Karma Rising has been adapted into a 5-part Limited TV Series.
Rita is a past Board member of Women in Jazz South Florida, Inc.
Contact Rita Graham: 678-365-7535 or ritasings1@yahoo.com
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