'The Independent Music Show Magazine' September 2020 | Page 8

Featured ARTIST - 25 ND September 2020

Wendy Moten may have launched her career as a pop/R&B artist

and taken cool detours into jazz throughout her fascinating

career, but her heart clearly belongs to Nashville. Living and

immersing in Music City for the past 23 years, the

multi-talented vocalist has toured with Faith Hill &

Tim McGraw (2005-2018) and Martina McBride (2014-2016)

– and since 2016, has been on the road with the

legendary Vince Gill (the man she calls “Emperor of Nashville”)

when he hasn’t been touring with the Eagles. Their dynamic

working relationship, and the 21-time Grammy winner’s long-held appreciation for Wendy’s versatility, culminates now in I’ve Got You

Covered, an extraordinary passion project she’s had in her sights for

years.

Produced by Gill and featuring the elite among Nashville’s most legendary

hit making session musicians, the nine-track collection is the singer’s long-awaited moment in the country music spotlight. Effortlessly and intuitively inhabiting classic but lately little heard songs hand-picked by Gill, Wendy finds her groove – and her spiritual musical home – celebrating the

gloried history of traditional country music by singing what she calls

“real stories and real songs.”

Known affectionately in various industry circles as “The Voice,”

the multi-talented Memphis born performer launched her

career with a self-titled 1992 EMI album that included the

ballad “Come In Out Of The Rain,” which reached the Top 5

on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and later hit

the Top Ten on the UK singles chart. The singer opened

for Michael Bolton on his North American stadium

tours and became popular in Japan when she

performed sold-out concerts at the famed

Budokan, hosted by David Foster. After several

more well received albums (including one

produced by Foster), Wendy diversified and l

aunched a new phase of her career recording

guest duets with Michael McDonald

(“No Love To Be Found”), Kirk Whalum

(“All I Do”), Peabo Bryson (“My Gift Is You”),

Larry Carlton (“I Still Believe”) and Julio Iglesias

(“Just Walk Away”), the latter whom she toured

with for over 15 years.

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