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ABOUT
CYNTHIA
IN
1981, CYNTHIA WAS HIRED BY BILL MOTLEY, TO SING A DANCE
PRODUCTION OF HIS DIANA ROSS MEDLEY "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN
HIGH ENOUGH/REMEMBER ME", AS WELL AS HIS SELF PENNED
GAY ANTHEM "CRUISIN' THE STREETS", WITH HIS
NEWLY FORMED BOYSTOWN GANG. SHE WASN'T INTERESTED IN
BEING A PART OF THE BAND, BUT SHE WAS YOUNG AND WANTED
TO SING IN A RECORDING STUDIO.
SEVERAL
MONTHS LATER, SHE GOT A CALL FROM A BOOKING AGENT, SAYING
THE TUNE HAD ENTERED THE BILLBOARD CHARTS AT 69. THIS
WAS AN HISTORICAL HIGH. NO ONE HAD EVER ENTERED THAT
HIGH UP ON THE CHART, SO EVERYONE WAS EXCITED ABOUT
THIS RUNAWAY HIT. CYNTHIA STARTED TOURING THE UNITED
STATES, EVERY BAR,ON EVERY CORNER, AND WAS REWARDED
WITH A #4 IN THE NATION, AND #1 ALL OVER THE LOCAL CHARTS.
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SHE
WAS QUICKLY SIGNED UP TO ATLANTIC RECORDS, WHERE SHE RECORDED
AND RELEASED 2 MORE DANCE HITS, "BACK IN MY ARMS
AGAIN" , WITH PRODUCER MICHAEL STEWART, AND "CHAIN
REACTION" , WITH PRODUCER DAVID HARVEY.THESE DISCS
KEPT CYNTHIA TOURING AND BUSY UNTIL 1989, WHEN SHE HAD
FINALLY BEEN WORN OUT BY SEX, DRUGS AND DISCO.SHE GOT
CLEAN, AND FORMED AN OLD SCHOOL R&B COVER/ORIGINAL
BAND. THIS BAND, "THE CYNTHIA MANLEY BAND",
HAS SUPPORTED CYNTHIA EVER SINCE.
SHE
HAS WRITTEN AND RECORDED 3 TUNES THAT ARE IN MOVIES.SHE
HAS TAKEN HER BAND TO KOSOVO, BOSNIA, MACEDONIA, KOREA,
AND IRAQ, TO ENTERTAIN AMERICAN TROOPS. THEY SPENT 3 MONTHS
IN MUSCAT, OMAN, WHERE CYNTHIA WROTE HER NEXT CD, ALL
OVER THE PLACE, AND THEY WENT TO JAPAN TWICE, WHERE SHE
ENJOYED MINOR CELEBRITY.
CYNTHIA
HAS WRITTEN AND RECORDED 2 CDS, WITH HER BAND, AND THEY
PERFORM AT FESTIVALS AND EVENTS, AS WELL AS BARS, ALL
OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. CYNTHIA MANLEY WAS A CHILD WHEN
SHE MET DISCO. SHE LEFT HOME TO GROW UP, AND NOW SHE'S
BACK WITH WHAT SHE CALLS THE " MOST EXCITING THING
I HAVE DONE SINCE "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN". SHE'S
TEAMED UP WITH A YOUNG AND TALENTED ITALIAN TEAM TO WRITE
4 DANCE TUNES.THEY ARE HAPPY, HI NRG DANCE TUNES, AND
SHE IS READY TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE WORLD.WITH THE HELP
OF CHRISTAIN deWALDEN, VANNI G., AND DAVID BACON, SHE
HAS CREATED A VERY FUN COMEBACK CD.
"I'VE
QUIT MOST OF MY BAD HABITS, INCLUDING CIGARETTES, AND
I AM SINGING BETTER THAN EVER. I AM VERY READY TO HIT
THE ROAD." ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN CYNTHIA PERFORM WILL
APPRECIATE THE POLISH SHE HAS ADDED TO HER PASSION."
SOME FOLKS GET OLDER AND BETTER. I JUST GET BETTER"...
WE HOPE YOU LOVE THE MUSIC. NOW, COME ON, EVERYBODY DANCE.
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