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Born in Houston,
Texas and raised in Fresno, California, Jeanie Tracy's
singing career began from a very early age in her
local church choir. Her infatuation for music led
her to study opera in high school and to take piano
lessons. She cites her high school music teacher as
the person who told her she would have a wonderful
future in music...and she was right! Aretha Franklin,
Patti Labelle, Celine Dion, Santana and numerous other
artists have called upon her immense talents to participate
on their projects.
Jeanie took part in "Sing Mahlia
Sing opposite, and eventually filling in for, Jennifer
Holliday. "Right Mind" found Jeanie staring
along side veteran actors and actresses including
some who were in "The Wiz".
Getting back to
the music scene, Jeanie met veteran Harvey Fuqua and
began writing & producing for his gospel group,
Voices of Harmony. Shortly after, Harvey persuaded
Jeanie to audition for the glamorous Sylvester and
was thrust into the disco spotlight. Not only did
Jeanie sing on his studio recordings but also in his
live show! She very quickly found friendship with
Sylvester and his then back-up singers, Martha Wash
and Izora Armstead who had already been recording
with Sylvester as "Two Tons Of Fun".
Working with Sylvester
opened the door for Jeanie to begin her own solo career.
Her first album, "Me and You" was released
on the Fantasy Label and found her working once again
with Harvey Fuqua. "Me and You" saw Jeanie's
music growing in a new direction. For the most part,
the LP featured a softer, more R&B sound which
helped her number of fans to swell to an even larger
number. Returning the favour, Sylvester appeared in
all his glory on "I'm Your Jeanie" - the
biggest single from the album - with his remarkable
low voice on background vocals.
Jeanie appeared
on Star Search and placed number one in the Female
Vocalist Category for an astounding six weeks. Her
Star Search wins made her a household name instantly
around the world.
After Sylvester's untimely death in 1988, Jeanie decided
to put her recording career on the backburner favoring
the idea of doing more theater and session work. This
break wouldn't last for long and soon Jeanie was back
in action flying to New York City to work with her
friend, Martha Wash. While there, she recorded the
track "It's My Time" for 3-Beat Records,
a U.K. based label. The track's lyrics of say it best
of the way Jeanie was feeling at the moment. "It's
my time to live again, it's my time to stand up and
shout'.
Another U.K. label,
Pulse-8, requested for Jeanie to record an entire
album so she took a trip to London and spent 3 months
in a studio, working with the song writing team Band
Of Gypsies. "Do You Believe In The Wonder"
and "If This Is Love" both were issued as
singles and "It's My Time" was remixed and
re-released. The full length album, "It's My
Time" was then released and produced two more
singles. The first, "It's A Man's Man's World",
teamed Jeanie with Bobby Womack and the last single,
"Crying In My Sleep", was a ballad where
Jeanie had a chance to belt out.
Since the release of "It's My Time" Jeanie
has recorded a fair number of commercials and participated
on numerous albums for people like Curtis Mayfield,
Celine Dion, Michael Bolton, Tevin Campbell, Kenny
Loggins, and Natalie Cole to name a few.
Recently Jeanie
moved effortless back into another form of theatre
- television. She became the voice of "Kimmie
The Cat" and "Bantu The Snake" on the
critically acclaimed P.B.S. children's series "Kangaroddy".
These roles allowed Jeanie to really speak from her
heart and to encourage children to have respect for
themselves and for others. Something she stresses
for all people to do a little more of.
Continuing her
recording career at the same time has proved to be
time consuming however it's something that Jeanie
strives on with because of her love for music. She
has recorded the singles, "Happiness" on
DeConstruction U.K., "Can't Take My Eyes Off
of You", "Keep The Party Jumpin'" and
the #1 Billboard Dance hit "The Power" with
Rosabel which can be heard on clubfloors throughout
the world!
Jeanie was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2011
Those who have
met Jeanie have said that she is a truly positive
person who will captivate your attention with her
energy! She herself has said that she can be a little
flamboyant...a flamboyancy that generates good feelings
and good times around her. What's in store for Jeanie?
Only time will tell. One thing that is for sure is
that we will definitely be hearing a lot more of Miss
Tracy and we won't be able to take our eyes off of
her!
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SESSION WORK
Walter Afansieff
(Producer)
Tatianna Ali
All as One
Anastacia
Paul Anka
Able Aquilera (Producer)
Tina Arena
Patti Austin
Band of Gypsies (Producer)
Gary Barlow
Margarette Becker
Louis Biancanello (Producer)
Angela Bofill
Michael Bolton
Michael Boyd (Producer)
Konoly Brothers
Peabo Bryson
Tevin Campbell
Mariah Carey
Tracy Chapman
Tom Costa
Taylor Dane
Toshina Danielle
Andy Dick *
Celine Dion
Sheena Easton
Lisa Fischer
Aretha Franklin
Harvey Fuqua (Producer)
Kenny G.
Mark Haffner (Producer)
The Hawkins (Producer)
Tramaine Hawkins
Lynette Hawkins-Stevens
Whitney Houston
Freddie Hubbard
Michael Jackson
Al Jarreau
Mark & Jeff Jingles (Producer)
Kitaro
Patti Labelle
Stacy Lattisaw
Frankie Lee
Kenny Loggins
Paul Masterson
Curtis Mayfield
Van Morrison (Producer)
Charlene Moore
Jeffrey Osborne
Roy Rogers
Diana Ross
Todd Rundgren
Carlos Santana
EC Scott (Producer)
Skool Boyz
Jermaine Stewart
Rod Stewart
Barbra Streisand
Sylvester
Ralphie Rosario (Producer)
Two Tons Of Fun
Narada Michael Walden (Producer)
Martha Wash
Grover Washington
Warriors Basketball Team
Sam Waters (Colour Me Badd) (Producer)
Weather Girls
Shanice Wilson
Bobby Womack (Duet)
Tricia Yearwood
Pia Zadora
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RECORDINGS
Don't Leave Me This Way (Megatone)
Funkin' With Yo Emotion/Picture This (Megatone)
I Found Love (Megatone)
Manhunt (Fantasy)
Time Bomb (Megatone)
Me & Your (Fantasy)
It's My Time (3-Beat)
Do You Believe In The Wonder (Pulse-8)
Man's World - Duet with Bobby Womack (Pulse-8)
Do You Wanna Be (Pulse-8)
Answer My Prayer (ZTT)
Do You Want My Love (Actual)
Can't Take My Eyes (AM)
Keep The Party Jumpin' (AM)
The Power (Tommy Boy)
Cha Cha Heels (Tommy Boy)
Everybody Up (Tommy Boy)
Feel Good (EPride Music
Turn It Out (Mamahouse Records)
We Will Be Free Tonight (Cha Cha Heels Records)
Getcha (Audio4Play Records)
Viva (Cha Cha Heels Records)
MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS
About Last Night
Apocalypse Now
Body Guard
Bring It On (#5)
Hercules
Hunchback of Notre Dame
In and Out
Make Me Smile
Miracle on 34th Street
Mr. Wonderful
Rent
Snow Dogs
Stuart Little
Sylvester's Documentary
Titanic
STORE OPENINGS
Abercrombie & Fitch
(Milan and Paris)
TV SOUNDTRACKS
So You Think You Can Dance
Single Ladies
Queer As Folk
TV FEATURES
The Joy of Disco
Queens of Disco
Unsung: Angela Bofill
Unsung: Martha Wash
Unsung: Sylvester
SOLO LEAD - DISNEY CHANNEL
Wonderful World of Disney
(Theme Song)
VOICE OVER WORK
Adventures of
Kangaroddy (PBS Children's Television Show)
Bozo The Clown (with William Shatner and Tony
Danza)
Characters: Bantu (The Snake) & Kimmie (The
Cat)
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COMMERCIALS
7-11 Coffee
AC Transit
Acura
AIDS Walk-A-Thon Theme
Alamo Rental Car
Buff-Puff
Burger King
California Lottery
3 California Raisons with Ray Charles
CBS Theme
Clorox
Code-A-Phone
Crocker Bank
Dakin Toys
Gain Detergent
Garfield The Cat
Hunts Tomato Catsup
Jack In The Box
LaChoy
Lazers Basketball
Levis Silvertab & 501
Luster Pink Oil
Manwich
Mazda
Nissan
Ride-A-Rent
Rice-A-Roni
S.F. Bay To Breakers (Theme)
Sizzler
Taco Bell
Toyota
Warriors Basketball
Water Pik Shower Massage
Winn Dixie
Winter Olympics
VOCAL ARRANGEMENT
Freddie Hubbard
Skool Boys
THEATRE
"Dylan...Words and Music"
Works of Bob Dylan S.F. Theatre (Principal Vocalist)
"Right Mind" S.F. American Conservatory
Theatre (George Coates, Director) Played: Bad
and Good Witch
"Sing, Mahalia, Sing" Washington D.C.
Mini Theatre (Deorge Faison, Director) Played:
Lead Role, Mahalia
"Street Dreams" Old Spaghetti Factory
Theatre, S.F. (Played: The Hooker)
"The Rains Are Coming" The Herbst
Theatre, S.F. (Played: Actress and Principal
Singer)
AWARDS
Grammy Award (2) - Titantic
(Song of The Year)
Grammy Award -
Carlos Santana
Grammy Award -
Eric Clapton "The Calling"
BOOKS
The Fabulous Sylvester
The First Ladies of Disco
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