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Holt soon departed (and formed her own group Ednah Holt and Starluv) and was replaced by lead singer Vera Brown; the group enjoyed success with "Put Your Feet to the Beat." The Ritchie Family line-up of Brown, Smith-Lee and Draher next recorded the Give Me A Break album, which contained the hits "Give Me A Break" and "Never Be Able to Set You ...
Oct 18, 2020 · Ednah Holt was one of the two backup singers and dancers who made the iconic concert film Stop Making Sense with The Talking Heads. She shares her memories of the gig, her musical journey and her love for music.
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Sep 27, 2023 · Ednah Holt is one of the backup singers featured in Stop Making Sense, a 1984 concert film by Jonathan Demme. The film, which returns to theaters in 2023, showcases the band's music and personalities in a meticulously choreographed production.
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Sep 27, 2023 · Ednah Holt, a percussionist and vocalist, is one of the musicians featured in the 40th-anniversary rerelease of Stop Making Sense, the landmark concert movie by Talking Heads. Learn how the film was restored by A24 and Zoetrope Studios, and what challenges they faced with the original materials and recordings.
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Aug 1, 2014 · Frantz recalls the band's 1984 concert film, directed by Jonathan Demme, and how they paid for it themselves. He also mentions Edna Holt, one of the backup singers, and her dislike of the outfits.
BIOGRAPHY EDNAH HOLT: By Ednah Holt and Hans R. de Vries. Ednah Ann Wright Holt was what you call a wonderchild, at the age of 5 she started singing in schoolmusicals and as a soloist in her local church choir in Pittsburgh. At the age of ten she wrote a song called “Boyfriend Snatcher” for her High School singing group “The Five ...
Sep 21, 2023 · Tina Weymouth, Ednah Holt, Lynn Mabry, David Byrne, and Alex Weir. Photo by Jordan Cronenweth, courtesy of A24. I was thinking about the lamp, which is obviously such a powerful thing in the film ...
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