TABBY JOHNSON
Tabby Johnson (born March 21, 1953), also known as Taborah Johnson, is a Canadian singer and actress. She began her career in the Toronto production of Hair as a teenager. She was subsequently a backing vocalist for Rick James from 1979 to 1982, including on James’ most famous single, “Super Freak”. She subsequently returned to Toronto, where she sang as a jazz performer and as a backing vocalist for her sister Molly’s band Infidels, and acted in occasional film and television roles, as well as creating voices in animation. (More from Wikipedia)
Additional credits given on the Stratavarious album include Guido Basso who is featured on the song “Nightfall” that opens Side 2; Tabby Johnson is the female vocalist on “Touching”, along with album mastermind John L. Usry, Jr. Both Basso and Johnson are Canadian jazz musicians that have Wikipedia articles. There are other songs with female vocals where the singer is not given, however.
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