Leonda

Though It Was Released On A Major Label Columbia's Epic Subsidiary In The Late '60s Leonda's Sole Album Woman In The Sun Is Extremely Rare And Little Known Even Among Fans Of Singer/songwriters Of The Era. Because Leonda Is Native American And Sometimes Uses Prominent Vibrato In Her Vocal Phrasing She Might Generate Comparisons To The Most Well-Known Native American Singer/songwriter Of That Era Buffy Sainte-Marie. Actually However She's Almost As Similar To Annisette Of Savage Rose Or More Distantly Melanie Or Perhaps Some Of The Gutsier Woman Singers From Late-'60s West Coast Rock Bands. While Leonda Has An Appealing Somewhat Raspy Voice Her Folk-Bluesy Material With Backup Help From Members Of The Canadian Rock Band The Paupers Is Less Impressive. The Songs Are Fairly Meandering And Not All That Tuneful If Good-Natured With A Vaguely Hippie Uplifting Vibe. Things Are Better When She Moves Away From A Blues Base To A Folkier One As She Does With The Orchestrated "When I Lived In My Grandmother's House" And The Acoustic "Zono My Bird." Personnel Sammy Lawhorn Teddy Irwin Guitar Kermit Moore Cello John Ord Piano Organ Adam Mitchell Organ Skip Prokop Drums . read less