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Catherine Russell

The American jazz singer Catherine Russell was born in New York in 1956 and for most of her professional life had been a backing singer working with artists such as Steely Dan and David Bowie. After her work with Bowie was put on hold whilst he took a break from touring the singer was persuaded to make a solo album and she began recording songs at a friend's studio. After hearing her perform in New York she was offered a contract by the specialist label Harmonia Mundi and her debut solo album titled 'Cat' was released in 2006. The critically-acclaimed album opened up a whole n...