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Jody Vanessa Watley (born January 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer,〔Van-Nguyen, Dean, "Music Mavericks Haute Soul Maven" (January 2014 Issue 57) ()〕〔USA Today (February 16, 1996), Best Bets: Albums Jody Watley Greatest Hits, "Few singers fired up the disco like Jody Watley who set trends and standards for fashion and music in the late 80s.." USA Today Life Section〕〔Ebony Magazine (April 16, 2012), Lewis, Miles Marshall ("Jody Watley: Pop's Fashionista Godmother" ) Retrieved May 18, 2012〕 whose music crosses genres including pop, R&B, jazz, dance and electronic soul.〔Nathan, David (December 7, 1993) "Intimate Secrets: Jody Watley reveals the intimate secrets behind her new 'Intimacy' album." pp. 26–27 Blues and Soul〕〔Paoletta, Michael (February 22, 2003) "Watley Relaxes In The Setting of The 'Midnight Lounge', Billboard Magazine.〕〔Galloway, A. Scott (Feb 26, 2003) Urban Network: Startime "Jody Watley Midnight Lounge" Review〕 In 1987, she won the Grammy Award for "Best New Artist." Along with Janet Jackson and Madonna, she ranks as one of MTV Video Music Awards most nominated female artists ever, with six nominations for her ‘Real Love’ video. In 2008, she was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from ''Billboard'' magazine, and was also prominently featured in the historic black issue of ''Vogue Italia'' in 2008. Her early music influences are Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, The Carpenters, Roberta Flack, Prince, Grace Jones and various jazz artists including Nancy Wilson.〔"Jody Watley: Bio In My Own Words" ('The Official Jody Watley Myspace Page, Bio In My Own Words )〕 ==Early career: ''Soul Train'' and Shalamar (1977–1983)== Watley was born in Chicago, Illinois. Influenced by Diana Ross, Watley made her first stage appearance at 8 years old with family friend and godfather Jackie Wilson.〔Holly George-Warren, Patricia Romanowski, Patricia Romanowski Bashe, Jon Pareles (2001) "Jody Watley", p. 1051 in ''Rolling Stone Rock and Roll Encyclopedia'', Fireside Books, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0743201205〕 She got her start on the TV dance show ''Soul Train'' at the age of 14. Documented by ''Ebony'' magazine in 1977 as a part of "The New Generation," Jody Watley was one of the most popular on the show and recognized as a trendsetter for her style and dance moves. As popular stand-outs on the television show, Watley and fellow Soul Train dancer Jeffrey Daniel were selected to join Gary Mumford and become original members of the R&B group Shalamar by show creator Don Cornelius.〔Black, Stu (December 13, 1987) (She Took the Soul Train to Stardom : Once a Voice in the Background, Jody Watley Has Burst Onto the Pop Charts in Her Own Right ). LATimes〕〔DeCurtis, Anthony (June 18, 1987) "Jody Watley's New Love, Tired of Her Role In Shalamar, A Soul Diva Breaks Away For Solo Success", p. 23〕 (Mumford was shortly replaced by Gerald Brown, and Brown himself was soon replaced by Howard Hewett as lead vocalist).〔(Solar Records Celebrates 30 Years With 'Hits' Discs From Shalamar, Midnight Star and Lakeside; Listen ). starpulse.com (2006-08-08) Retrieved January 1, 2010.〕 The lineup of Hewett, Watley, and Daniel would be the most successful. Watley remained with the group from 1977 to 1983.〔(Sweeting, Adam (July 16, 1983) )〕 The trio released several albums and scored several hits including the US Top 20 "Dead Giveaway", and the R&B hits "The Second Time Around", "For The Lover In You", and "A Night To Remember". Because of conflicts within the group, disagreements in direction of Shalamar with Dick Griffey and lack of payment from Solar Records, she eventually left the group in 1983 prior to release of "The Look" album.〔() Jeffrey Daniel On Shalamar Split 1983, Melody Maker, Adam Sweeting, 1983, July 16〕 Post-Shalamar, Watley moved to England, and while there she recorded a guest vocal with British Jamaican roots reggae group Musical Youth for their album ''Different Style''. She also recorded with Gary Langan, Anne Dudley and J.J Jeczalik (who later became Art of Noise). She had a brief stint with Phonogram Records where two singles were released (in the UK, Europe & Australia – though crucially not America) under the moniker "Jody" (no second name), "Where the Boys Are" and "Girls Night Out". Also during this era, and after departing the group, she took part in Bob Geldof's Band Aid recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas", which included Bono, Boy George, Sting, George Michael, Phil Collins, Status Quo, Paul Weller, Bananarama and other prominent UK artists. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jody Watley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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