Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with P.P. Arnold, Renowned R&B, Soul Singer, Author, “Soul Survivor”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, P.P. Arnold, is a phenomenal soul singer whose lifetime of show-stopping performances, in the recording studio and on the stage, have made her a legend.
She began singing in church as a child, and at the age of four, she became lead soloist. At the age of 17, with virtually NO show business experience, armed with only a spectacular voice and remarkable stage presence, she was hired by Ike and Tina Turner to sing and dance with them as an “Ikette” in the “Ike and Tina Turner Review”. While on tour in the UK with the Rolling Stones in 1966, she developed a close relationship with Mick Jagger, who persuaded her to stay in England, and record as a solo artist.
She was the first female artist to sign with Immediate Records. With hit songs including “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”, “The First Cut is the Deepest”, “The Time Has Come”, “If You Think You’re Groovy”, and everybody’s favourite, “Angel of the Morning”, she became known as “The First Lady of Immediate Records”, and England’s undisputed Queen of Soul.
She’s had a rich, amazing five-decade career working with everyone from Mick Jagger to Rod Stewart, Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton, Barry Gibb, Peter Gabriel, Roger Waters, Paul Weller, John Cougar Mellencamp and so many more.
She sang on the original “Jesus Christ Superstar” album. She starred in the original London production of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s groundbreaking show, “Starlight Express”. And yes, that is her voice singing with Andy Gibb on the beautiful duet, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”. And if you’re a Peter Gabriel fan, you can thank OUR GUEST for making his songs “Sledgehammer” and “Big Time”, so memorable. And the same can be said of her duet with Roger Waters on the legendary song, “Perfect Sense”.
Earlier this year she released her highly anticipated memoir entitled, “Soul Survivor”, which is an intensely personal, brutally honest, compelling - and at times shocking - account of her turbulent, but always passionate life. And she’s just released her very first Christmas single, “It Won’t Be Christmas Without You”, which has that soulful 60’s vibe and is already becoming an instant classic.
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