Apparently Anita Baker Still Has IT!

At least going by this performance she sure does.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxrAAagfJcE

I remember buying that CD sometime in 1988 and thinking "wow. This is a voice I will follow". Still do.

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Originally Posted by thanxal

I remember buying that CD sometime in 1988 and thinking "wow. This is a voice I will follow". Still do.

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And the enthusiasm from the audience, right?

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Originally Posted by PeaceNHarmony

And the enthusiasm from the audience, right?

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Yep! I need to find a way to hear her live.

She's since retired. But what I remember most about her legendary career...when she took "Lately"[[Tyrese's song) and bent/cajoled/transformed it into an Anita Baker song!!! "Songbird", indeed!! Anita, come back...be like Jordan!!!!

She is still performing: she is one of the main artists at this years Northsea Jazz festival in july 2019 in Rotterdam Holland;
https://www.northseajazz.com/en/prog...riday-12-july/