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Fri. March 21, 2008
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Fayssoux McLean - Early - Album Review
Fri. March 21, 2008
Fayssoux McLean - Early - Album Review
Fri. March 21, 2008
Fayssoux McLean’s beguiling voice was an integral element in some of the finest country music recordings of our time. She sang harmony (under the name Fayssoux Starling) all over the great early Emmylou Harris records “Luxury Liner,” “Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town,” “Elite Hotel,” and “Pieces of the Sky.” and had prominent duets with Emmylou on the songs “Spanish is a Loving Tongue” and “Green Rolling Hills.”
Given that Emmylou Harris is herself the greatest harmony vocalist in country music history, Fayssoux’s role as Emmylou’s harmony singer of choice should tell you nearly all you need to know. But also need to know is that Fayssoux possesses a stunning lead voice, one that she finally lets the world hear on her debut recording, EARLY.
For a while, it seemed as if that voice would never be properly heard and recorded, as Fayssoux dropped out of the music business in the 1970’s and ultimately became a teacher in her native South Carolina. But in 1996, a middle school teacher named Peter Cooper was writing a book about the extraordinary musical history of Spartanburg, South Carolina (Pink Anderson, The Marshall Tucker Band, Marshall Chapman, Hank Garland and numerous others hailed from the Hub City), and he found out that Fayssoux was living in Spartanburg. He wrote about her in the book, she sang at a book release party, and hundreds of unsuspecting listeners were instantly smitten.
Read more: http://magazine.angrycountry.com/article.php?story=20080321054942789
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