NEW.YORK'S.DIVAS
MERCEDES HALL REVOLUTIONIZED BLUES. SHE BLENDED IT WITH CLASS AND ARISTOCRATIC FLAIR...AND IT WORKED!
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Mercedes knows a lot about "Voice", for she is also a voice teacher in Manhattan. Did I mention that Mercedes managed the successful acting career of her son Michael who worked with Burt Reynolds and Chevy Chase, and became the youngest member of "The Brat Pack". Michael Hall is one of the producers of "The Dead Zone". He is doing just great. Thank mamma! She is a manager/impresario extraordinaire!
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In Cape Code Times, Candace Hammond wrote: "For many years, Hall's career took a back seat to that of her son, actor Anthony Michael Hall ("The Breakfast Club," "Sixteen Candles," and now, USA television's, "The Dead Zone"). She says making sure he was well taken care of was always her priority. Hall says she was often asked how she managed to keep her son, who became a big movie star at 15 years old, grounded. "I told them it was because when he was home his name was Anthony Take-Out-The-Garbage-Hall," she jokes. "But, seriously, I told him, 'Don't believe in the hype; it's a business, a glamorous business, but it's still just a business." MERCEDES HALL IS AN ANOMALY! A PHENOMENON! Critics are raving about Mercedes Hall. Some called her a queen, others a goddess, and a third group compared her to Judy Garland and Edith Piaf...And Oh Yes! waves of adoring fans strew roses, and roses and roses around her feet. In the Hollywood
Reporter, Will Tusher wrote: "Mercedes Hall, a white robed golden
goddess...who sings just about the purest soul...She is a wicked
generator of moods has superb phrasing and musicianship...has a
dramatic, insinuating style...the impact of her personality is
strong...". WQXR - FM's
Lloyd Moss wrote: " It's always exciting
to be in on the discovery of a new talent...a pop singer with
remarkable vocal and artistic range and a presentation that should
propel her onto the top ranks once word of her star quality gets
around..." In the L.A. Times, Legendary Jazz Critic, Leonard Feather
stated: "Mercedes Hall is an ANOMALY...she is unmistakably caucasian,
yet her sound, quality and feeling are more likely to conjure up
memories of Dinah Washington or Aretha Franklin...Record company
executives looking for a star to build would be well advised to check
her out; she is more than just another pretty voice." New York Post's
Bob Harrington wrote: "Electric, lustful rhythm and blues". "There is
a new spelling for the word excitement: M-E-R-C-E-D-E-S...She is a
singer from the blue-eyed soul school of music. She takes a classic
American pop standard and gives the tunes her own unique spin.", wrote
Cabaret Review's Robert M. Goodman. And Susan Mellen from Nightlife
crowned the whole deal. She wrote: "How long since you've seen an
audience strew roses around a performer's feet? ...everyone loves her
with a fervor rarely seen anymore...it's the kind of feeling Judy
Garland and Edith Piaf evoked...they give her ovation after ovation. " |
Would you believe the outcry
of blues could resonate like Monte Carlo bubbly champagne? Listen to
Mercedes Hall's voice and you will be drunk! Classy, classy, classy, silky
voice with a bursting passion for life. Oui Monsieur, Yes Contessa, class
and style are so important in showbiz. Unless you want to be remembered as
a fading shadow of Mae West. Mercedes Hall symbolizes refinement and
elegance in an arena, usually molded with life drama and frightening
reality. I am talking about BLUES, the bleeding whispers of the
underprivileged, the suffering soul and shadows of people in the corn
fields... But Mercedes Hall nourished the Blues dramatic human emotions by
pouring drops of joy, elegant vocal bursting, and most unique personal
originality. Her stage presence is melodramatic, yet her stunning face,
refined mannerism, stylish vocal interpretation blend perfectly with the
inner vibs of a melancholic Jazzy Blues. Quite a revolutionary approach
and monumental accomplishment. This woman will enchant you, mesmerize you
and confuse the hell out of you. She is a dominant force with this "un je
ne sais quoi" untouchable class. Class and finesse of her own. In other
words, Mercedes Hall is the femme fatale par excellence. The looks
certainly help. Physical beauty is de facto an asset. But blend those two
with unmatched talent and stage presence, and you get the perfect formula
of a diva. Mercedes is that kind of diva.
