Bobbe Norris

b. Barbara Norris, 26 June 1939, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, California, USA. Elevated in Marin Region inside a musical Croatian family members, Norris went to Drake SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, singing through senior high school in college functions. From age 12, she sang at buying centre openings round the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Bay Region with dixieland rings, including those led by Lee Crosby and Dick Stewart. She frequently sat in at Bop Town, among San Francisco’s leading jazz night clubs. She started her professional profession performing in restaurants and night clubs in Sausalito, California, and worked well in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA in the past due 50s and early 60s. During this time period, she was also secretary towards the Kingston Trio. Within the middle-60s, Norris relocated to NY where she was agreed upon to Columbia Information by John Hammond Jnr. , eventually performing on the Persian Area of New York’s Plaza Resort and in NEVADA on the Sands Hotel using the Pal Rich music group. She also made an appearance on television esteemed displays including those hosted by Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson and Mike Douglas, in addition to on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. Norris became significantly dissatisfied at the way in which where her career had been directed, but a gathering with pianist Larry Dunlap resulted in a renewal of her excitement. She’s since made an appearance extensively within the San Francisco region, where she actually is based, and it has made an appearance with Dunlap, to whom she actually is married, at several venues like the town’s jazz celebrations and also in the Monterey Jazz Event. Farther afield, she’s had effective engagements in Japan. Among additional music artists with whom Norris spent some time working are Harry Allen, Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid, and Ben Riley. Her wealthy, appealing tone of voice lends itself especially well to ballads and she uses in addition, it to add consistency towards the Latin-tinged music where she and Dunlap focus.