Cheri Maree

Genre: Soul
Secondary Genre: Jazz , South Carolina USA Contact


Cheri Maree is known as "The Love Goddess", transforming hearts with music. She is a musician whose sultry and powerful artistic style include soul, jazz, blues, rock, gospel and she has enchanted audiences throughout the world.

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Biography

Cheri Maree is affectionately known as “The Love Goddess” who is transforming hearts with music. This phenomenal artist and humanitarian draws from her many roles as mother, daughter, sister, lover and friend to create vocals that express her extraordinary experiences. With her combined talents as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and inspirational speaker, Cheri Maree uses her gifts to motivate women, youth groups and in a myriad of humanitarian causes. Her sultry and powerful vocal style is heralded as unique by critics both at home and abroad.

Ms. Maree began singing as a five year old girl in Muncie, Indiana, her birthplace. She spent her formative years singing in churches, talent contests and local bands, cutting her teeth in a wide array of venues and immersing herself in many different genres. Her professional career came about as a result of an encounter with a pessimistic college professor who suggested that the enthusiastic young singer “choose another career”. Never one to back away from a challenge, Cheri Maree forged ahead on a quest for her musical destiny.

Since then, she has blossomed into a vocalist capable of spanning genres such as jazz, rock, soul and gospel. Her musical eclecticism was captured brilliantly in her 2007 debut release Pure Voice. The album garnered Maree attention from the international independent soul community. Positive nods came from Soul Tracks and Soulchoonz, both highly respected by soul music tastemakers all over the globe. A recent collaboration with renowned producer and keyboardist for Michael Jackson’s final This is It tour, Mo Pleasure, has produced the phenomenal upcoming single entitled "Revival Of A Love Story" from her sophomoric CD, 360 Degree Woman. Cheri Maree's most recent performance was at the prestigious Carnegie Hall with the Peacemakers Choir singing a vocal score composed and conducted by the world renowned Karl Jenkins. Ms. Maree’s musical talents have afforded her the opportunity to share the stage with Grammy Award winning artists such as Patti Labelle, Ashford and Simpson, Hootie and the Blowfish, Al Jarreau, Dianne Reeves, Patti Austin, Brian McKnight, hit maker Paul Lawrence the list goes on!

In addition to music, Ms. Maree also earned a small feature role as an African Queen in the upcoming romantic comedy Sleeping Around featuring Bill Bellamy, Michael McKean and Wendi McLendon-Covey and is scheduled for release in late 2012.

Cheri Maree is a powerful and dynamic performer whose vocal expression and passion are bound to leave you breathless!!

Instrumentation

Cheri Maree - Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Piano

Discography

"Pure Voice" 2007 (Available on iTunes)

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Video

cheri - Movie 01.mov

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Setlist

Hits and Classic Soul (In alphabetical order)

AL Green
Let’s Stay Together

Alicia Keys
No One
I’m Ready

Anita Baker
Been So Long
Rapture
Sweet Love

Aretha Franklin
Dr. Feelgood
Freeway of Love
Natural Woman
Respect
Ain’t No Way
‘Til You Come Back To Me

Beyonce
Crazy In Love
Single Ladies
Déjà vu
Love On Top

Bill Withers
Ain’t No Sunshine
Lovely Day
Use Me

Chaka Khan
Ain’t Nobody
I’m Every Woman
Sweet Thang
Tell Me Something Good
Through The Fire

Donna Summer
Bad Girls
Hot Stuff
Love To Love You Baby

Earth, Wind and Fire
All About Love
Can’t Hide Love
Love Holiday
September
Shining Star

Frankie Beverly and Maze
Before I Let Go
Joy and Pain
Happy Feelings

Gladys Knight and The Pips
Neither One Of Us
If I Were Your Woman
Midnight Train To Georgia

James Brown
Cold Sweat
Sex Machine
Soul Power

Kool and The Gang
Funky Stuff
Jungle Boogie

Luther Vandross
Never Too Much
So Amazing
Power of Love

Marvin Gaye
I Want You
Heard It Through The Grapevine
Inner City Blues
Mercy, Mercy Me
What’s Goin’ On

Mary J. Blidge
Family Affair
Just Fine
Love Without A Limit
Work That

Maxwell
Ascension
Sumthin’ Sumthin’

Michael Jackson/The Jackson 5
Black or White
I Wanna Be Where You Are
Never Can Say Goodbye
Rock With You
You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'


Mother’s Finest
Baby Love
Love Changes

Ray Charles
Georgia On My Mind

Roberta Flack
Feel Like Makin’ Love
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Sade
Kiss Of Life
Ordinary Love
Sweetest Taboo

Stevie Wonder
All I Do
I Wish
Knocks Me Off My Feet
Ribbon In The Sky
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

The Isley Brothers
For The Love Of You
Summer Breeze
Fight The Power

The O’Jays
For The Love Of Money
Let Me Make Love To You
Love Train

Tina Turner
Proud Mary
You’re Simply The Best

Whitney Houston
All At Once
He Gives Me Love
I Get So Emotional
I’m Your Baby Tonight
The Greatest Love Of All


Other Artists
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now….McFadden and Whitehead
Because You Love Me………..Celine Dion
Crazy…………………………………….Patsy Cline
Crusin’ Together……………………..Smokey Robinson
Cupid Shuffle…………………………….Cupid
Disco Nights……………………………..GQ
Don’t Know Why……………………….Nora Jones
Fly Away…………………………………….Lenny Kravitz
Got To Be Real………………………….Cheryl Lynn
I Can’t Make You Love Me………..Bonnie Rait
I Hope You Dance……………………..LeAnn Womack
Imagine…………………………………….John Lenon
Inseperable……………………………….Natalie Cole
Lady Marmalade……………………….LaBelle
Last Dance………………………………..Donna Summer
Save The Best For Last………………Vanessa Williams
Sent From Heaven……………………..Keisha Cole
The Electric Slide………………………Marcia Griffiths and the Fatal Attraction
The National Anthem……………….Francis Scott Key (The Star Spangled Banner)
Say Yes……………………………………..Floetry
Since You Been Gone……………..Kelly Clarkson
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay….Otis Redding
Stand By Me……………………………Ben E. King
Step In The Name Of Love………R. Kelly
Thank U.....................................Alanis Morissette
Unchained Melody………………...The Righteous Brothers
You Send Me…………………………Sam Cooke
You’ve Got A Friend……………..James Taylor




Jazz, Blues and Classics
All Of Me
At Last
Autumn Leaves
Black Drawers
Boy From Ipanema
Could It Be Magic
Don’t Know Why (I Didn’t Come)
Evergreen
Everything Must Change
For Sentimental Reasons
God Bless The Child
Good Morning Heartache
Hello
In A Sentimental Mood
Let The Good Times Roll
L-O-V-E
Misty
My Favorite Things
My Funny Valentine
Nature Boy
Night InTunisia
Oh, Look At Me Now
Orange Colored Sky
People Make The World Go Round
Satin Doll
Send In The Clowns
Stormy Monday
Stormy Weather
Take Five
The Look Of Love
The Island
The Thrill Is Gone
This Masquerade
Tisket-A-Tasket
Unforgettable
What A Wonderful World
When I Fall In Love
Yesterday

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