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| August 30, 06: OLDCOATES SHOWGROUND GIG CANCELLED Dear Fans...August 11, 06: THE TOWER OF POWER OUTDOOR FESTIVAL THE LAST...To date the show has run for three seasons and has featured interviews with stars such as Destiny's Child and Shirley Caesar.After more than a decade in the industry, Beverley Knight was made an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in February 2007 in recognition of her charitable work and the contribution she has made to British music.In September 2005 Knight joined the likes of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell by being made a Doctor of Music after receiving the honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton.Childhood
Knight attended Woodfield Infants and Junior School and Highfields Science Specialist School In Wolverhampton.At the age of nineteen, Beverley was heard singing jingles on her local radio station by a record company executive and was offered a recording contract.Act by Blues and Soul Magazine, beating a host of American stars.EMI controlled Parlophone Records.Britain, the commercial success of the album proved to be much greater than her debut."Greatest Day", peaking at number fourteen, and "Made It Back 99" featuring US rap star Redman, which peaked at number nineteen.The result was Who I Am, which was released in March 2002.Mercury Music Prize in 2002.AIDS related disease in 2003.The Ultimate Tour 06, which ran from April to July 2006, sold 270,000 tickets in less than four hours on sale at the box office and featured Knight as a support act.The Best Of Beverley Knight.It has spawned three singles thus far, "No Man's Land", released on 16 April 2007, "After You", released on 2 July 2007 and "The Queen of Starting Over", released on 15 October 2007.Her musical education continued at home where her family would often sing together around the piano and listen to music from their favourite gospel and soul artists such as Sam Cooke.Gospel Nights, a BBC Radio 2 series exploring gospel music.His was the first voice that directly had a big impact on me, vocally.Cooke classics, the most notable of which is "A Change Is Gonna Come".London Community Gospel Choir) and she even recorded a studio version with musician Jools Holland, which featured on his Small World, Big Band Volume 2 album.Lady Soul herself, Aretha Franklin.Good"), Chaka Khan ("I Feel For You" and "Sweet Thing") and Billie Holliday ("God Bless the Child") into her live performances.London is a bit more segregated.Although the song became her highest charting single to date, Knight was largely criticised by urban radio and media for moving too far away from her urban sound.After the ceremony Knight remarked that the recognition "reflects not only on my whole career but the work I do for charities which is immensely important to me.In September 2005 Knight was presented with an honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton.Further reading
Knight on the town
An interview with Knight by Andrew Losowsky, published in December 2002 and featured in The Big Issue.Beverley Knight: The soul survivor
In depth article written by Knight detailing her close relationship with friend Tyrone Jamison, who died of an AIDS related illness in 2003.The article, featured in The Independent newspaper, was published on June 20, 2004.We're Jammin': Beverley Knight
An interview with Knight conducted by Pascal Wyse for The Guardian newspaper and published on March 17, 2006.The interview features in depth disccussions about Knight's musical education and the artists that have shaped her outlook.Retrieved March 20, 2006.UK sales certificate for Who I Am.News article on Just The Two of Us TV ratings.News article on Take That tour.The Best of Beverley Knight.Statement made on The Paul O'Grady Show, Channel 4 .See Copyrights for details.Beverley Knight in Come As You Are.This discography documents the releases by British soul singer Beverley Knight.BPI Sales Certification: Gold
Singles: "Come As You Are", "Not Too Late for Love", "Keep This Fire Burning".Due to UK chart rules, free stickers are not allowed to be included in UK single releases.This is why the single could not enter the charts on its release in March 2003."Remember Me"
Not Too Late for Love
The song also appeared on the album Affirmation."Let It Be"
Piece of My Heart
Cover of the The Beatles classic, this live track was recorded for the Capital FM radio group at The Cayos Arms, Cardiff on 10th March 2005.Beverley Knight
"Hard Times"
The album track features vocals from Knight and music by Pine.Jamiroquai
featuring Beverley Knight
"Main Vein"
Album track taken from the album A Funk Odyssey.Jamiroquai
featuring Beverley Knight
"A Love Foolosophy"
Knight provides backing vocals on this album track taken from A Funk Odyssey.Beverley Knight
"Maybe Love"
A duet with the French singer, taken from the soundtrack to Mon Idole.Beverley Knight
"First Time With You"
A duet with the French singer, taken from the soundtrack to Mon Idole.Beverley Knight
"Love's In Need Of Love Today"
A cover of the Stevie Wonder classic, included on the Warchild charity album.Band Aid 20
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"Beverley Knight
"Sometimes"
Taken from the album Overdrive, this limited edition single was released as a 12" Vinyl only.Belgium Pop Idol star Sandrine and it featured on the album That's Me, released in 2005.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Beverley KnightGet Up On The Messageboard!Beverley Knight Chat
Please feel free to wax lyrical about Beverley in this forum.For all things not Beverley.."Who I Am" (2002)
Get Up!All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners.All lyrics provided for educational purposes only.Her longevity is partly due to her innate talent, but it is also due to her impressive ability to reinvent herself.Complimentary Beverly Knight Ringtones.Beverly Knight at Amazon.Beverley KnightBy: Beverley KnightCredited Role:Main PerformerSong List: Shoulda Woulda Coulda, Keep This Fire Bruning, Come as You ...Beverly Knight at Amazon.Download Beverley Knight Ringtones Instantly to your Cell.Build your own online store or Advertise with us.View RSS FeedMake money with Yahoo!Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only. |
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