Hailing from the gorgeous city of Vancouver, on the West Coast of Canada, Glenda Rae & The Essentials have been gaining fans from across the globe with their highly improvisational form of Pop Rock, Blue eyed soul. Fans describe them as “if the rock icons Steely Dan added Annie Lennox as their lead vocalist.”
Their arrangements have beautiful anthemic elements reminiscent of Queen’s orchestrated vocal and guitar sections.
It would not be an overstatement to describe Glenda Rae's voice as one of the great instruments in Canadian or global popular music. Combined with guitarist/vocalist Brett Wade, jazz great Miles Black on keys, and drums wizard, top gun session player Phil Robertson, they form the absolute world class ensemble known as “Glenda Rae & The Essentials”. This year Glenda Rae & The Essentials have chosen to release “Six Degrees”, a highly polished collection of soulful and reflective songs graced with superb performances from each member of the band.
Individually, each member has had album credits listed on all the major record labels including a gold selling “record of the year” performance on A&M Records . As session players they’ve been hired to perform on international commercial campaigns and major film scores, providing them with the experience necessary for unprecedented studio finesse and a production sheen found only on the very best of recordings.
With this combination of pedigree, it’s little surprise they choose to work together. Every “Glenda Rae & The Essentials” performance is a beautiful experience not only for the listener, but for the members of the band. Glenda Rae & The Essentials is a must hear!
