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Tami (singer)

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TAMI
TAMI performing at Rich's in San Diego
Born
Tami Lou Spruill

October 24 1964
Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
Known for"The Sugar Shack"
StyleSoul, Blue Eyed Soul, Jazz, R&B, Pop, Dance
Websitetamimusic.com

TAMI is an American soul/pop/blues singer known for the international hit song "The Sugar Shack". On June 3, 2017, TAMI appeared in Billboard Magazine as the #1 Breakout Artist of the Week.[1] She charted in the United States for 12 weeks on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in 2017, peaking at number 11 In July.[2] "The Sugar Shack" also peaked at number 8 in the UK's Music Week, on its Commercial Pop Club Chart, in September 2017.[3]

Tami has spent a large portion of her life in Thailand where the video for The Cure was filmed at Khao Yai National Park, an hour and a half outside of Bangkok.[citation needed]

Biography

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Recording Artist TAMI, Tami Lou Spruill, grew up in Oklahoma, United States.

Tami moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she was a Sony Recording Artist.[4] She also worked as a demo singer. While doing demos, she met country music songwriter-producer Bobby Braddock. Braddock went on to produce Tami's 2017 debut album "Velvet & Steel." The album included the singles "The Sugar Shack", and "The Cure", which was written by Chris Stapleton, who added background vocals.

Career

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In 2011 TAMI headlined regularly at The Jazz Club in Tianjin, China.[5]

In 2015 TAMI performed regularly in Thailand.[6]

In 2017 TAMI released the hit song The Sugar Shack.

Billboard (magazine) used TAMI's song Maybe Someday in an article and video about the Trans community.[7]

In September 2017 Tami appeared on the U.S. TV show Extra teasing the retro Disco song The Sugar Shack from her upcoming album Velvet and Steel.[8]

In September 2019, Tami made her NYC debut at the Bowery Electric.

Works

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard Dance Club Songs". Billboard Magazine Biz. June 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Billboard Dance Club Chart". Billboard Magazine.
  3. ^ "Music Week". MusicWeek. September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Marina Kutcher. Jin Magazine (Tianjin, China) April 2011; Pages 42, 43
  5. ^ Shahnawaz Shaikh. "The Jazz Club Something to Remember", Global Nomad Magazine (Tianjin, China) September 2011, Pages 11, 12
  6. ^ Halasz, Laszlo. "Green Eyed Soul". Koh Chang the Magazine. Creative House Asia.
  7. ^ "Sia, Michael Stipe, The Chainsmokers & More Stand With The Trans Community". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "EXTRA". EXTRA TV Program. September 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "BMI Repertoire". BMI Repertoire.
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