Liberty Silver
Liberty Silver (born 1961/1962 in Detroit, Michigan[1][2]) is a Canadian singer, based in Toronto, Ontario.
She won two 1985 Juno Awards, one for Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year ("Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love") and the other for Best Reggae/Calypso Recording ("Heaven Must Have Sent You" with Otis Gayle). She has been nominated for a Juno award a total of five times. Silver holds the distinction of being the first black woman to be honoured with a Juno Award, paving the way for others in the Canadian music industry.
As a teenager, she performed in a reggae band that appeared in New York City as an opening act for Bob Marley at Madison Square Garden.[3]
She appeared on the platinum selling 1985 African charity ensemble single "Tears Are Not Enough", singing a duet with Mike Reno of Loverboy. Other artists on the track include Bryan Adams, Anne Murray and Joni Mitchell.
Silver competed as a vocalist on Star Search, winning the competition several weeks in a row.
In 2016, Silver sang Amazing Grace at the funeral of controversial Toronto mayor Rob Ford.[4]
As of 2020, Silver continues to appear at music festivals across the globe.
Discography
Albums
- Private Property
- Live! In Session - Liberty Silver With The Bill King Quartet
- A Timeless Christmas
- At Last
- Groove Symphony
References
- ^ Brownstein, Bill (26 July 1986). "Making waves: Silver set to take over Le Portage". The (Montreal) Gazette. p. D6.. Indicates Detroit birthplace with Kingston, Ontario childhood.
- ^ Brownstein, Bill (4 August 1986). "Silver was a bargain unlikely to be repeated". The (Montreal) Gazette. p. C5. Identified as 24-year-old.
- ^ Barr, Greg (3 February 1989). "Liberty Silver: Unleashing that amazing voice". Ottawa Citizen. p. B3.
- ^ https://www.toronto.com/news-story/6412335-rob-ford-s-daughter-stephanie-remembers-her-dad-now-the-mayor-of-heaven-/
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