South Carolina's Official First Lady of Song: Loretta Holloway | Artist Shoutout

Mumbai has had the rare opportunity to host during pre Covid day’s American jazz singer Loretta Holloway when she performed at the historic Royal Opera House in August 2018. Critics from around the world have dubbed her the singing actress with a captivating and mesmerizing presence.
Holloway is often confused with disco artiste the late Loleatta Holloway; Loretta Holloway is from South Carolina (US), which boasts being the home state of jazz great Dizzy Gillespie. The singer’s biggest influences have been Nancy Wilson, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and Aretha Franklin among others.
Holloway has been officially proclaimed by the Senate in 2011 as "South Carolina's First Lady of Song”. Her impressive career has taken her to a Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Australia to the showrooms as opening act for Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Cosby, and Jerry Lewis with two appearances on the Jerry Lewis MDA National Telethon. Holloway recently received the "Las Vegas Legend Dream Award" for her 21 years of entertaining in Las Vegas.
Holloway is no stranger to the theatrical stage and adds a special theatrical element to her live performances, having starred in the New York off-Broadway production of "Mama I Want to Sing II." Loretta's movie credits include, ‘Pure Country’ with George Strait’ and ‘Elvis and Me’. She also sang the soundtrack for the United Artist movie ‘Black Jack’ and made a cameo appearance in the feature film ‘Clipped Wing's, They Do Fly’.
Holloway was voted "Jazz Artist of the Year" by the South Carolina Music Awards. Other honors include Holloway as "One of "25 Notable African Americans from South Carolina" and the Anderson County Council proclaimed Holloway as “An Anderson County Treasure." She was honored as one of "South Carolina's Women of Substance”while Mayor Sharpe James presented her with the Keys to the City and proclaimed "Loretta Holloway Day in the city of Newark, New Jersey.
Holloway's recordings include her debut CD, "Loretta Holloway...Quietly", "Ordinary People", "Kisses in the Dark" and her DVD ‘An Evening with Loretta Holloway’.
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