Miss America (1988) ...
Canadian singer and actress, this is her only album, but it's a classic. She currently works with improvisor Canadian cellist Peggy Lee ...When You Know Why Youre Happy ...
Dear Darling ...
Help Me Lift You Up ...A decent short-hand for O’Hara’s ultra-distinctive, highly original sound would be to (maybe, sorta, kinda) say that it’s not unlike Meredith Monk fronting a jazz/folk/blues combo with a gospel influence. O’Hara’s swooping, soaring, anxious vocals emerge from her lungs as mutant, almost incontinent, skat singing that often seems caught in her windpipe before it’s hiccup’d out and released like butterflies. She has been called an “epileptic Edith Piaf” and there is a deep truth in that description as she shudders and shakes during a performance like she’s possessed, in equal measure it would seem, by demons and angels. Suffice to say, her entire presentation and artistic gestalt isn’t for everyone, but O’Hara’s art has never, ever had “popularity” (let alone record sales) as a goal... dangerousminds.net ...
Year In Song ...
These two songs are not from 'Miss America' ...
Blue Christmas (live TV, 1989 with the Razorbacks) ...
Out of The Blue (with Garth Hudson) from Garth Hudson's Canadian Celebration of The Band ...
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