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Karen Johns

Peach

By Karen Johns

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Track listing:

Sylvia Herold and the Rhythm Bugs: The Spider and the Fly

by C. Michael Bailey
August 6, 2012

The Spider and the Fly is a novelty jazz disc in the best sense of the word. Guitarist Sylvia Herold and her Rhythm Bugs prove intent on archiving Swing era vocal harmonies using the songs of the period. This disc may readily be categorized in the same genre as Karen Johns & Company's Peach (Self Produced, ...

Karen Johns & Company: Peach

by Edward Blanco
April 4, 2012

The multi-talented Karen Johns is known not only as a singer, but also as a songwriter, actress and a playwright. The highly entertaining and truly sweet Peach, by Johns & Company, features songs from her swing-jazz musical play, Once There Was A Peach. Their third jazz album and eighth overall, the group delivers an exciting, infectious ...

Karen Johns & Company: Peach

by C. Michael Bailey
March 15, 2012

Singer/actress/dancer Karen Johns flirts hard with novelty on Peach, stopping at the point of faithful historiography. Her third recording features songs from her swing-jazz musical Once There Was a Peach, songs that emphasize swing era girl-group vocal chops flavored with a splash of mint julep. Johns sings most of the lead and harmony parts, a nifty ...