Venetta Lee Fields was born on 1941 and is an American-born Australian singer and musical theater actress, and vocal coach.
17 Facts About Venetta Fields
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Venetta Fields recorded or toured as a backing singer for Australian artists Richard Clapton, Australian Crawl, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, James Morrison and John Farnham.
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Venetta Fields was born in Buffalo, New York in 1941, into a religious family.
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Venetta Fields singing career began with the Templaires, a group she formed with members of her church, followed by the Corinthian Gospel Singers.
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Venetta Fields worked as a session vocalist from about 1969, often with Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews, for Quincy Jones, Paul Butterfield, Tim Buckley, Steely Dan, Joe Walsh, Joe Cocker, Elkie Brooks, Neil Diamond, Leonard Cohen, Bob Seger, Burt Bacharach and Burton Cummings.
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Venetta Fields later reflected on her sessions for the latter album, they were at midnight but she wanted money for clothing, "I was more interested in the coat than I was in the Rolling Stones".
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Venetta Fields and King acted as Barbra Streisand's backing singers in the 1976 musical film, A Star Is Born, and sang on its associated film soundtrack.
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Venetta Fields had previously sung on two of Streisand's albums from 1971.
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Venetta Fields continued to work with US artists when they toured her adopted country until 2000, including George Benson, Dionne Warwick, Streisand, Thelma Houston and Randy Crawford.
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Venetta Fields recorded or toured as a backing singer with Australian artists Richard Clapton, Jimmy Barnes, Australian Crawl, Cold Chisel, James Morrison and Mark Gillespie and as a long-term touring and session harmony vocalist for John Farnham.
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Venetta Fields took vocal workshops at the Victorian College of the Arts.
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Venetta Fields starting work for Farnham on his Jack's Back Tour in support of his album, Whispering Jack.
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In January 1989 Venetta Fields made her musical theater debut as Alice in the Australian production of Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney.
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Venetta Fields released her solo album At Last in 2005.
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Venetta Fields is active as a vocal coach with several students including 2005 Australian Idol winner Kate DeAraugo, singer-songwriter Cody Simpson and 2011 Australia's Got Talent finalist Bree De Rome.
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In 2002, Venetta Fields received the Australian Gospel Singer of the Year award.
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In recognition of her achievements, Venetta Fields was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame on September 29,2005.