1. Jeanie Tracy is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer.
26 Facts About Jeanie Tracy
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Jeanie Tracy rose to fame in the late 1970s as a background singer of Sylvester, an American disco singer.
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In 1995, Tracy released her second album It's My Time.
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In 2012, Jeanie Tracy portrayed gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the theater production Mahalia: A Gospel Singer.
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Jeanie Tracy released an extended play Making New Friends, which features past singles.
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Jeanie Autre Tracy was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Fresno, California.
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At a young age, Jeanie Tracy began singing in her church choir at Pentecostal Church of God in Christ.
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In 1975, Jeanie Tracy released her debut single "Making New Friends" on the Brown Door Records.
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In 1979, Jeanie Tracy relocated to San Francisco, California where she was introduced to Harvey Fuqua, the manager for American disco singer Sylvester.
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In 1980, Jeanie Tracy sang background vocals on Two Tons o Fun first-two albums Two Tons of Fun and Backatcha.
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The album featured two duet songs from Sylvester and Jeanie Tracy called "Here Is My Love" and "Give It Up", both of which peaked at number 20 on Billboard's Disco chart.
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In 1982, Jeanie Tracy released her debut album Me and You on Fantasy Records.
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The second single "I'm Your Jeanie Tracy" would inspire Sylvester's song "Do You Wanna Funk".
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In 1987, Jeanie Tracy took a brief hiatus from the mainstream spotlight to take care of friend Sylvester, who had now been diagnosed with AIDS.
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In 1990, Jeanie Tracy made a transition in house music and techno music.
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Jeanie Tracy released two additional singles, "Funkin' With Yo Emotion" and "Party Up ", before retiring her Technodiva moniker.
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In 1994, Jeanie Tracy signed to UK record label Pulse-8 Records.
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In June 1995, Jeanie Tracy released her second album It's My Time.
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In 1999, Jeanie Tracy released a single "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", remixed by Rosabel and released on AM Records.
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In March 2000, Jeanie Tracy released another single produced by Rosabel called "Keep The Party Jumpin" on AM Records.
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In March 2006, Jeanie Tracy released a single titled "Party People", a collaboration with house music duo Altar on MamaHouse Records.
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In November 2008, Jeanie Tracy performed at Winds of Change event during Pride Festival in Palm Springs, California.
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In February 2010, Jeanie Tracy replaced Jennifer Holliday and portrayed gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the theatre play Mahalia: A Gospel Singer.
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Jeanie Tracy appeared in the Unsung television documentary about her friend Angela Bofill in 2012.
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In 2012, Jeanie Tracy was inducted into the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame.
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Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle, both of whom have recorded with Jeanie Tracy, have considered Jeanie Tracy to be "One of the Top Ten Voices in the World".