Teena Marie

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Teena Marie (born Mary Christine Brockert; March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010) was an American singer-songwriter and producer.

Before adopting the stage name Teena Marie and later acquired the name Lady Tee (sometimes spelled Lady T) by her collaborator and friend, Rick James, she was known by her nickname Tina. She was known for her distinctive soprano voice, which led to many listeners to believe she was black.

She will be named Ivory Queen of Souls after her success in R&B and soul music as well as her dedication to these genres.

She performed rhythm guitar, keyboards, and congas, as well as wrote, produced, performed, and arranged virtually every one of her songs since its 1980 debut, Irons in the Fire, which she later said was her favorite album.

Marie was a three-time Grammy Award nominee.

Personal life

Alia Rose, a teenager from 1990, gave birth to a daughter named Alia Rose. Alia Rose LeBeau is a French singer who performs under the name Rose LeBeau as of 2009.

Teena Marie lived in various communities around Los Angeles, including Santa Monica, Inglewood, Pasadena, and Marina Del Rey.

Teena Marie, an American actress and comedienne, was godmother to American actress and comedienne Maya Rudolph, the granddaughter of Marvin Gaye, as well as Marvin Gaye's daughter Nona Gaye. In addition, she cared for Rick James' son, Rick, Jr., and a family friend Jeremiah O'Neal. Lenny Kravitz wrote a video in which he said that Teena Marie had taken him into his house and assisted him when he was struggling early in his career.

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Life and career

Mary Christine Brockert was born in Santa Monica, California, on March 5, 1956, the daughter of construction worker Thomas Leslie Brockert and home renovator Mary Anne. She spent her early childhood in Mission Hills, California. Puerto Rican, Portuguese, Italian, Irish, and Native American, according to her, she was born in Puerto Rican, Portuguese, Italian, Irish, and Native American. While visiting Louisiana in 2005, she discovered that her paternal ancestors had lived in New Orleans. She began singing naturally by age two, appearing on Harry Belafonte's "Bananana Boat Song."

Teena's parents began inviting Teena on auditions, which, among other things, earned her a film appearance on The Beverly Hillbillies. Founded as Tina Marie Brockert. She later learned the guitar, bass, and congas by herself. With her younger brother Anthony and their cousin, she will continue to form a semi-professional R&B band.

Brockert spent her teenage years in the historically black Venice enclave of Oakwood in the early 1970s, after the family moved to Venice, Los Angeles, nicknamed "Venice Harlem." There, she will gain a strong spiritual presence from neighborhood matriarch Berthalynn Jackson, a black woman who will become her godmother.

Brockert made the Summer Dance Production while attending Venice High School and was the female lead in the school's production of The Music Man. In 1974–1975, she fronted "truvair," a local Venice rock band; the band's members were also her high school classmates. Following graduation, Brockert juggled with interviews for various record companies that focus on English literature at Santa Monica College.

Brockert (as the lead singer of a band she had assembled, including long-time friend Mickey Boyce) received a Motown Records staff producer Hal Davis (best known for his work with Brenda Holloway and the Jackson 5), who was best known for his 1976 appearances with Brenda Holloway and the Jackson 5). It prompted an audition for a film about orphanage that was being produced by Motown. The initiative was shelved, but label boss Berry Gordy, who was captivated by her performing but not wanting to join a professional band, decided to sign her as a soloist. Tina continued unreleased material with a variety of publishers over the next few years before being discovered by labelmate Rick James, who was immediately impressed with her music. On the compilation album First Class Love: A Tina's earliest, unveiled, material has since been available. At the time, James, who was already known as a top recording artist, was supposed to produce for Diana Ross but decided against it instead and joined Brockert. Wild and Peaceful was her debut album release. The album was, at one time, supposed to be credited to "Teena Tryson," but it was eventually discovered under the name "Teena Marie," which would be recognizable throughout her remaining career. Teena Marie received her first top-ten R&B hit, "I'm a Sucker for Your Love," a duet with James on September 8. Neither the album nor its packaging had her image, and many radio programmers assumed she was black in the early months of her career. This myth was disproved when she appeared on Soul Train for the first time in 1979, becoming the show's first white female guest. (She will appear on the program eight times, more than any other white act.)

Lady T (1980), her second album, featured her portrait on the front page, but Richard Rudolph (the widower of R&B singer Minnie Riperton) was also responsible for her appearance. Since Rick James was unable to be the sole producer of her own material, Teena Marie begged Berry Gordy to inform Rudolph and request his assistance. Rudolph had intended for "Now That I Have You," for his wife Minnie Riperton's husband, but she gave it to Teena Marie for Lady T. Rudolph's single "Behind The Groove," which reached number 21 on the R&B singles chart and No. 86. In 1980, there were 6 on the U.K. singles chart. On the Fever 105 radio station, the song will also be included on the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Teena Marie released Irons in the Fire, her third album, on which she wrote and produced the majority of the artwork herself, which was considered unusual for a female artist at the time. "I Need Your Lovin" is the single that pops from #37 pop, No. Teena Marie was her first top 40 hit on 9 R&B Singles; it also ranked at No. 59, which is also the highest singles in the country; it also reached No. 9! In the UK chart, there are 28 places.

Teena Marie appeared on James' album "Fire and Desire" in the same year. Teena Marie said she had a fever at the time but that she managed to record her vocals in one take during an interview. She was taken to a hospital after the session. The two will perform the single at the 2004 BET Awards, which will be their last TV appearance with one another as James died later this year.

Teena Marie continued her success with Motown in 1981 with the debut of It Must Be Magic (#2 R&B Albums Chart), her first gold medal on R&B, which also included her then biggest hit on R&B, "Square Biz" (#3 R&B Singles). "Portuguese Love" (featuring a brief, uncredited cameo by James, No. ), is among James' most popular songs. The title track "It Must Be Magic" by 54 R&B Singles is a compilation of R&B Singles; "It Must Be Magic" is the title track (#30 R&B Singles).

Teena Marie became embroiled in a tense legal battle with Motown Records over her deal and differences about the publishing of her new content in 1982. The lawsuit culminated in "The Brockert Initiative," which made it unlawful for a record company to hold an artist under license while not releasing new information about the artist. Artists are able to sign and leave with another brand rather than being held captive by an unsupportive one. In an LA Times article, Teena Marie discussed the legislation, adding, "It wasn't something I set out to do." I just wanted to get away from Motown and have a good life. But a lot of people, like Luther Vandross and the Mary Jane Girls, and a number of other artists, were able to get out of their contracts." She left Motown as the label's most popular white solo act.

Teena Marie signed a worldwide deal with Epic Records in the fall of 1982, after expressing disappointment over her Motown union, and later enabled her to form her own publishing company, Midnight Magnet. Epic released "Fix It" (#21 R&B), as well as "Shadow Boxing" and "Casanova Brown), as well as "Fix It" (#21 R&B). Teena Marie's latest book was one of many tracks on her real-life with one-time mentor Rick James.

Teena Marie's biggest-selling album, Starchild, was released in 1984. It culminated in her biggest hit, "Lovergirl," which debuted at No. 1 in the United States. The United States has four episodes on the United States. Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1985 and at No. 1 in the United States. The R&B chart shows that 9 is number 9 on the R&B chart. In the 2002 Jennifer Lopez film Maid in Manhattan, "lovergirl" was included. The label also introduced the moderate R&B hit "Out on a Limb," which peaked at No. 1, which peaked at No. 8. On the R&B chart, there were 56, but not enough to crack the Hot 100. On the soundtrack of the film The Goonies (1985), "14k" was included, but it wasn't a hit.

Teena Marie's Emerald City, a rock music-influenced concept album, was released in 1986. She also recorded "Lead Me On," a rock-influenced song that was co-produced by Giorgio Moroder for the box office hit film Top Gun (1986).

She returned to R&B and funk in 1988, releasing the critically acclaimed album Naked to the World. The album featured the hit song "Ooo La La La La La La La La La," which debuted at number 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Singles & Tracks chart.

Teena Marie debuted Ivory in 1990; it had no pop hits at the time, but it did have two R&B hits: "Here Looks At You" (#11 R&B) and "If I Were a Bell" (#8 R&B).

Teena Marie's classic R&B, soul, and funk albums of the 1990s were either sampled by hip-hop artists or covered by R&B divas. Teena Marie herself is considered one of the first female artists of her time to rap "Square Biz," one of her singles, and was regarded as one of the first female artists to rap one of her singles. She sings of Sarah Vaughan, Johann Sebastian Bach, Shakespeare, Maya Angelou, and Nikki Giovanni in the hip-hop portion of the album. The Fugees paid tribute to her by interpolating the chorus of her song "Ooo La, La," (1988), into its own "Fu-Gee La" in 1996.

Teena Marie's independent label, Sarai Records, launched Passion Play in the fall of 1994.

Teena Marie spent the majority of her time raising her daughter Alia Rose (who has since adopted the stage name "Rose Le Beau") and is embarking on her own singing career). She began working on a new album called Black Rain in the late 1990s. In light of the modest success of Passion Play, she was unable to get a major label deal for the album and didn't want to put it out on her own Sarai brand. However, a version that was intended for marketing purposes was largely ignored by fans. "The Mackin' Game," "I'll Take the Pressure," "My Body's Hungry," "Baby, I'm Your Fiend," "Working Today," "Blackberry Playa," "The Perfect Feeling," and "Rainbow Outro" were among the tracks included in "The Mackin' Game."

Teena Marie returned to her musical career after a ten-year absence from the music industry by signing with the success hip-hop brand Cash Money Records' Classics sub-label. In 2004, La Doa, her eleventh album, was released, as well as a Sapphire in 2006. La Doa, a gold-certified success (and the highest-charting album of her career), peaks at No. 10 for her career. (No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart) on the basis of Al Green's sampled "I'm Still in Love" (#23 R&B, No. 2). "A Rose by Any Other Name" is a compilation of 70 pop and a duet with Gerald Levert.

The Sapphire album reached No. 1 on the charts. On the Billboard 200 chart, 24 stands out, with "Ooh Wee" hitting yet another "R&B" Top-40 hit (#32). Teena (on "God Has Created" and "Cruise Control") with Smokey Robinson, one of Sapphire's musical idols, was also reunited with her. Since the unveiling of Sapphire, Teena Marie departed Ca$h Money records.

Teena Marie performed in concert at B.B. on September 19, 2008. In New York City, King's Blues Club is located. She took the time to perform a few of her finished tracks from her forthcoming album, Congo Square, and the audience responded with a warm smile. Congo Square was published on Stax/Concord Records on June 9, 2009. Teena Marie has referred to the album as "personal and spiritual," and she has said that it was more jazz-influenced than most of her previous work. Faith Evans' "Can't Last a Day" was leaked to the Internet in March 2009. "It't Last a Day" is a girl who claims to have filmed "It't Be a Day") I got the idea to put Faith in it, says teena Marie of Evans. Faith and her vocal style have always been favorites. She reminds me of myself. Her connection with Biggie – both with him and without him – reminds me of me and Rick. I feel like she's a younger me. She's the one I love most among the younger ladies.

Teena Marie's first-life inspirations for Congo Square include: "I wanted to do songs that represented the things that I adored when I was growing up," says Blues & Soul magazine editor Lee Tyler in January 2010. Every single song on the record is dedicated to someone or some musical legend that I adored. 'The Pressure' is dedicated to Rick James; 'Can't Last a Day' is dedicated to the Gamble & Huff's 'International sound.' Then'Baby I Love You' and 'Ear Candy' are dedicated to Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield, with memories of riding down Crenshaw in LA in danger and binging to music on the 808 i.e. Roland's TR-808 drum unit. Of course, 'Miss Coretta' is dedicated to Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King's late wife.'

The album was another hit on Billboard's Top 20 and giving Teena Marie another Top 10 R&B chart entry. Teena Marie began to be a headliner on the Las Vegas Strip in 2010, appearing at the Las Vegas Hilton and other locations until just before her death.

Teena Marie had been recording her 14th album, Beautiful, at the time of her death. Alia Rose, her daughter's posthumously, created it and was released on January 15, 2013. On July 11, 2011, a limited edition album containing previously unreleased material discovered from her Motown days. Rare Tee is a girl's name.

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