Vocalist Kim Fetters' powerful voice makes child's play out of any song she applies it to. Selections from her 1998 CD, “In My Wildest Dreams,” attest to the singer's versatility, including the throaty, insistent track “Acid Rain” versus the sweet soulfulness of “Forever My Love.” Fetters' gigs around central New York with legendary musician Andy Rudy on the keys. Fetters and Rudy met while working with Syracuse native Benny Mardones' band, the Hurricanes.
Some of Fetters' fondest musical memories include singing the national anthem for Bill and Hillary Clinton in the summer of 1999 at the annual New York state comptroller's luncheon. Fetters gave the Clintons one of her CDs and received a thank-you note several days later from Bill, thanking her for the gift.
At her local performances, it is less likely that Fetters will perform her originals, such as the '80s female rock-inspired “Acid Rain,” but audiences will experience Fetters#, versatility in a whole new way. With Rudy on keys and electric guitar and Fetters on vocals, the duo plays a “huge variety,” says Fetters, anywhere from songs by Norah Jones to Van Halen, Pat Benatar, Heart and the Eagles. While Rudy is visibly on the guitar and his keys, he is also the invisible drummer and bassist behind the tracks, as he lays them down before their gigs for full accompaniment.
Each performance by Rudy and Fetters is a real treat for audiences, because both musicians have decades of experience in the business. Fetters has had 24 years in the business as a vocalist.
“People get into it because they know we're happy,” said Fetters, who insists on singing songs that she enjoys. Rudy and Fetters have played together for eight years and both have been affiliated with Mardones; Fetters since 1996 and Rudy since 1993.
In December, Fetters played with Mardones and his band at a blowout show at the Turning Stone Casino, an event that has become somewhat annual. Fetters has also done shows with Eddie Money, for whom she once sang Ronnie Spektor's traditional part of “Take Me Home Tonight,” which is the refrain with lyrics “Be My Little Baby.”
If you go
What: Kim Fetters and Andy Rudy
When: 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25
Where: Big Kahuna',s, 17 Columbus St., Auburn
Cost: No cover
For details: Call 253-6868
At her local performances, it is less likely that Fetters will perform her originals, such as the '80s female rock-inspired “Acid Rain,” but audiences will experience Fetters#, versatility in a whole new way. With Rudy on keys and electric guitar and Fetters on vocals, the duo plays a “huge variety,” says Fetters, anywhere from songs by Norah Jones to Van Halen, Pat Benatar, Heart and the Eagles. While Rudy is visibly on the guitar and his keys, he is also the invisible drummer and bassist behind the tracks, as he lays them down before their gigs for full accompaniment.
Each performance by Rudy and Fetters is a real treat for audiences, because both musicians have decades of experience in the business. Fetters has had 24 years in the business as a vocalist.
“People get into it because they know we're happy,” said Fetters, who insists on singing songs that she enjoys. Rudy and Fetters have played together for eight years and both have been affiliated with Mardones; Fetters since 1996 and Rudy since 1993.
In December, Fetters played with Mardones and his band at a blowout show at the Turning Stone Casino, an event that has become somewhat annual. Fetters has also done shows with Eddie Money, for whom she once sang Ronnie Spektor's traditional part of “Take Me Home Tonight,” which is the refrain with lyrics “Be My Little Baby.”
If you go
What: Kim Fetters and Andy Rudy
When: 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25
Where: Big Kahuna',s, 17 Columbus St., Auburn
Cost: No cover
For details: Call 253-6868
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