R&B, Soul, Pop, Motown, Blues, Jazz, Standards,

Islandia, NY

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Travels up to 120 miles

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Overview

Versatile singer with strong lead and background vocals. Extensive experience in R&B, Pop, Soul, Motown, Blues, Jazz and Standards. Also part of a girl group, "Encorz" (Motown, and 50, 60, 70,s girl groups).

Available for Club dates, Weddings, Private and Corporate parties, Supper Clubs, Restaurants, studio recordings and commercial jingles.

Track gigs or band. Also have access to band if needed
Flexible availability, (days, nights, week, weekend)
Will travel out of state


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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 15 - 90 minutes

What to expect

A dynamic professional performance from an experience singer. I am prompted, prepared and professional.

I have reliable transportation.

About

Sandra has sung with notable Artists from the east coast to the west coast for over 20 years. She is the daughter of legendary blues singer and songwriter, “Sam “Bluzman Taylor”. She presently sing with The Toys, (A Lover’s Concerto) . When she is not touring with the Toys , you can catch her singing with Encorz a female singing group or solo singing the Blues and R&B. Here are video links to some of her performances:

Singer
Some of the Artist she has performed with and/or opened up for include: Cheryl Pepsi Riley, Maxine Brown, Maria Maldonado, Shamekia Copeland, The Drifters, The Teenagers, Toys, Cookies, Chiffons, The Shirelles, Intruders, Persuaders, Ray, Goodman and Brown, Blue Magic, Force MD’s, Lakeside, The Strikers, Crown Heights Affair, Strafe, Eric Burdon, Brass Construction, BT Express, The Platters, Sonny Turner, Harold Melvin’s Bluenotes, Lloyd Price, Gene Chandler, Skyy, Alvin Slaughter, Lou Christi.

Actress
Stage - Off Broadway
Somewhere in Heaven, American Soul, Bye Bye Birdie, Christ Through a Song, The First Lady
Film
Iron Eagle III with Lou Gossett, Jr. (played girl In club) The Young Riders with Richard Roundtree (played a slave) In The Name of Love (Played Jean Terrell of the Supremes)

Additional booking notes

If it is a track gig, I need a system to play music from Ipod, Iphone or CD player at a good volume output.

If its a band gig, just need microphone and stand with sound system.

Past booked events

September 2022

17

Saturday

Fundraiser

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Riverhead, NY

February 2016

06

Saturday

Molloy College, Hempstead, NY, singing with girl group,The Toys

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Set list

I sing the songs of various artists including the following:
Aretha Franklin
Gladys Knight
Chaka Khan
Natalie Cole
Etta James
Dionne Warwick
Nancy Wilson
Barbara Streisand
Whitney Houston
Celine Dion
Amy Winehouse
Jennifer Hudson
Fantasia Barrino
Alicia Keys
Beyonce
Bette Midler
Sade
Nora Jones
Diana Ross
Anita Baker
Mary Wells
Gloria Estefan
Shania Twain
Donna Summer
Gloria Gaynor
Motown (Supremes, Marveletters, Martha and The Vandellas)
The Cookies
The Toys
The Shirelles
The Crystals
The Chiffons
The Ronettes
Envogue
The Pointer Sisters
First Choice
Love Unlimited
The Three Degrees
The Jones Girls
The Emotions
Sister Sledge and many more

You name it I can do it solo or with my girl group (Encorz)

Influences and inspiration

Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan, Nancy Wilson, Barbara Streisand, Natalie Cole, Etta James, Mary Wells, Loletta Holloway, Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, Bette Midler, Shania Twain, Billie Holiday, Anita Baker

The Supremes, The Marvalettes, Martha and the Vandellas, The Cookies, The Toys, The Shirelles, The Chiffons, First Choice, Love Unlimited, The Jones Girls, The Emotions, The Pointer Sisters

Setup requirements

Sound system, Microphones and stand

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