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RACHELLE FERRELL

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Rachelle Ferrell (b. 1961, Berwyn, Pennsylvania) is an United States|American singer and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop music|pop, Gospel music|gospel, and european classical music|classical music scene, she is most noted for her talents as a contemporary jazz singer.

Biography

Rachelle Ferrell began singing at the age of six, which contributed to the "development of her startling six-and-change octave range."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16077836&|title=Rachelle Ferrell on MSN Music</ref> Her range also includes the ability to reach the whistle register, as stated in an editorial review<ref>{{cite web|author=Himes, Geoffrey|title=Rachelle Ferrell|url=http://www.amazon.com/Rachelle-Ferrell/dp/B000002UW7|publisher=Amazon.com</ref> in which she references her whistle note in "It only took a minute" as ''"Minnie Riperton-like wailing"''. She received classical training on violin at an early age and by the time she was a teen, she was able to play the piano at a professional level. She enrolled in Berklee College of Music in Boston where she honed her musical abilities in arrangement, singing and songwriting.

From 1975-90, Ferrell sang backup for Lou Rawls, Patti LaBelle, Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams, and George Duke. Ferrell's debut, ''Fi... read all