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- Early Life
- Relationship with David Bowie
- Career
- Discography
Cherry was born in 1953 to an African-American family in Woodlawn, a working-class neighbourhood on the south side of Chicago. Her father was a postal worker and trumpet player who worked long hours, "from four o'clock in the morning [until] nine o'clock at night", and she rarely saw him; her mother worked in the administration department for Playb...
Cherry first heard about David Bowie through her agent, who was an early fan and gave her a copy of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. She was captivated by the record, which she played "about a hundred times", and by Bowie's aesthetic sensibility. At the time, Cherry was a waitress at the Genesis nightclub and a close f...
The Astronettes and GO
Bowie arranged Cherry and two other collaborators into a backing group called The Astronettes and recorded an album with them; however, the album would not be released until 1995 as People From Bad Homes. The album was released without the approval of either Cherry or Bowie, and Cherry was particularly upset that the unfinished demo tracks were released to the public. People From Bad Homes was regarded by some reviewers, notably Chris O'Leary of Pushing Ahead of the Dame and the Bowie chronol...
Solo career
After GO, Cherry returned to Chicago to embark on a solo career. Her first solo album was Ripe!!!, released by RSO Records in 1980[note 2] and produced by Curtis Mayfield. Ripe!!! was originally intended to be produced by Gil Askey for Curtom Records, but he was uncomfortable with her work with Bowie. The album made a minor impact on the Billboard Black Albums Chart, but was held back by being a disco album released at the height of the anti-disco backlash. Two singles were released, "Love Is...
Backup singer
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Cherry also worked as a backup singer to R&B musician Luther Vandross. The pair had met many years earlier as backup singers to Bowie, and they built a close relationship, with Cherry referring to him as like a brother. As Vandross' friend and backup, she played a unique role in his stage shows; her glamour-fuelled aesthetic sensibility frequently outshone his, with stage shows built around her and other backup singers rather than the nominal main attraction. T...
Albums and EPs
1. Ripe!!!(1980, RSO Records) 2. Streetcar Named Desire(1982, Capitol Records) 3. Picture Me(1987, Capitol Records) 4. People From Bad Homes (1995) as Ava Cherry & The Astronettes[note 3] 5. Spend the Night(1997, J-Bird Records) 6. The Astronettes Sessionsas The Astronettes (2008, Black Barbarella Records)
25. Aug. 2009 · The Astronettes Sessions by Ava Cherry released in 2009. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
25. Okt. 2010 · Listen to The Astronettes Sessions by Ava Cherry on Apple Music. 2010. 11 Songs. Duration: 39 minutes.
20. Nov. 2017 · Before Bowie recorded the bulk of Diamond Dogs over three days in January 1974, he had been trying to get a “soul’” vocal trio off the ground. This was the Astronettes, who consisted of Bowie’s new girlfriend Ava Cherry, his longtime friend Geoff MacCormack (aka “Warren Peace”) and the unaffiliated Jason Guess.
Listen to The Astronettes Sessions on Spotify. Ava Cherry · Album · 2010 · 12 songs.
