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Bony M
Boney M were created by the German-based producer and composer Frank Farian in 1976.
Bony M were Marcia Barrett, Liz Mitchell, Maizie Williams and Bobby Farell.
Says Liz Mitchell.
“The actual people who did the singing, which is Marcia Barrett and myself, didn’t get any credit,” she said.
Frank Farian was the male vocal that you hear with Boney M, but he never appeared on stage, choosing instead to be represented by the wild haired Bobby Farrell.
“He obviously thought himself not presentable enough to perform to the voice,” Mitchell explained.
She added: “It was understandable because Frank Farian is a white German and the music of Boney M was West Indian, American, African rhythm.”
Jessica Simpson
Another member of the two-dimensional – some say one dimensional – Simpson family. To the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Dolly Parton. It’s 9 to 5. Working 9 til… er. Um, working, what the f***’s that? “Dolly, that made me so nervous” explains Jessica. Exit stage front. Wot a way to make a livin’…
Posted: 23rd, January 2009 | In: Celebrities Comments (2) | TrackBack | Permalink
