Way back when, I believe in the mid-seventies, I remember entering a song writing competition the same year Kim Carnes did. She was not famous at the time, but she won the competition. I remember that the judges were very impressed with the winning song and she was touted as a great up and coming songwriter. When "Betty Davis Eyes" came out, I remembered her name from the competition and was very happy that she was able to gain recognition. The name of the competition had something with the word, "American" in it. We were young and naive at the time. We believed we could reach the stars if we just tried hard enough. We believed anything was possible. All Kim had was a dream and a desire to succeed against all odds.
I love the scratchiness of her voice because along with her songwriting skills, it gives her such individuality. If you go to see her, I'll be there in spirit. Have fun! Sherelle In a message dated 03/09/2002 12:06:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:01:29 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Kim Carnes in Atlanta; NJC > > Has anyone out there ever been a fan of Kim Carnes? She'll be singing this > > friday and Saturday night at Swallow At the Hollow in Roswell, GA, the > place > being an offshoot of the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. They send Bluebird > regulars down to Roswell every weekend to do an 'In The Round' type thing. > > For what it's worth, my opinion is that Kim Carnes is a great solo artist > who > was pretty much overlooked after her big hit "Bette Davis Eyes". I'm a big > > fan, and had that album and all her subsequent ones in the eighties and > early > nineties, and I think she's great. Her voice is husky, scratchy, but > wonderful, and her songwriting is good as well. I couldn't believe it when > I > saw her name on the line-up, for I haven't heard about her for years now. > Anyone else a fan of hers? If so, and you live in the Atlanta area, the > performance is Mar.8 &9 , and the number to call for The Swallow at the > Hollow is (678)352-1975.
