User:Raclee10/LADY CHAZZ

At the age 5 she gave her first performance on stage with her father who was the leader and drummer of the band The Royal Regals. Dancing her h--Raclee10 (talk) 05:04, 7 February 2011 (UTC)eart out while her dad played the drums to songs like; “Hound Dog, Tutti-Frutti and Johnny B. Goode” songs by, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, Little Richard and Chuck Berry. This inspired and triggered a spark in her. Every talent show in school, musical and church choir is where you would most surely find her. After she graduated she sang with different groups, starting with Stonye and the Stonettes. She met them at a Talent festival called the "Humdinger", one of the girls did not show and she was the on the spot fill-in and was given the nick name of "Stuff”. Stonye was a former Ikette and knew all about performing. Stonye took Stuff (Chazz) to meet Tina Turner and unfortunately it only lasted through three weeks of rehearsals. Admitting this was the hardest thing she ever had to endure, she also claims that experience is what has made her the Lady she is today and would not have traded it for the world. 	Stonye also introduced her to Johnny Otis the artist and producer of "Hand Jive".  Johnny was looking to go on tour and needed a girl group to perform songs from the 50's throughout the 60's, she auditioned and got the job. They left for Japan in 1970 of October the same day Chazz was to bury her grandmother Hattie (Nailon) Moore. Her father gave her the ok because she was about to fulfill a dream that he never could. With hugs, kisses and lots of support from her family she was off a professional singer, a real paying gig. An Otisette, first to Los Angeles and then Japan, Guam, Korea, China, Philippines, Paris, Germany, England and Africa. Touring the globe for 10 years with Johnny Otis gave her an insight to music from both ends of the candle, the good, the bad and the ugly. She learned how to sing and perform from some of the best. Chazz stood alongside and kicked heels with legends such as: Eddie “Clean Head” Vincent, Big Joe Turner, Shuggie Otis and The Three Tons of Fun. In the late 70’s she was in concert in San Francisco with Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry and a whole host of others. She once graced the stage with Little Richard and Gregg Allman in Los Angeles. . During those 10 years she got married, divorced and had two beautiful daughters, nicknames T.C. and Koco. In 1982 Chazz formed her own group that prospered for the next 10 years “The Chaztity Girls”. Singing any and all types of music; R & B, Rock, Pop and some country, these young ladies toured the West Coast singing and dancing and making a household name. They opened up many concerts for big name stars, “War, Midnight Star, Bobby Blue Bland, Big Daddy Kane” just to name a few. While she sang with her own group she also sang with a group called “The Revells”. This group traveled many places even a cruise ship Song of America for four months. They did a tribute to the old school groups; The Supremes, Jackson Five, Martha and Vandellas, Tina Turner and the Ikettes and The Temptations.

Since 1990, the old musicians that played along with her father started calling her the lady, so she is born again “Lady Chazz”. Joined by her husband since 1996 Richard Lee aka “Daddy Rich” makes quite a team. Together they have put together some of East Texas most valuable players “The Tramps” Jimmy Piatt – Guitar (lead and back-up singing), Kenneth Brackeen - Drums(back-up singing) and Mickey Miller – Bass( lead and back-up singing). They can be seen throughout Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas; this group puts on an amazing show with a variety of music that can’t be denied as entertainment. Performances at Sam’s Town a Shreveport Casino, NAACP Annual Masquerade Dance, local nite clubs or a dance in the park, this group does not shy away from their God given talents. Daddy Rich has been singing since grade school and has traveled the world with the Seventh Fleet while in the Navy. His voice is one to be reckoned with. Otis Redding, O’jays, Temptations, Rolling Stones. Lady Chazz is the performer nothing like you have ever seen, while in her audience there is never a sad face or a head that is not bobbing. She sings Male songs as well as female and does it with class and finesse. She moves like a young Tina Turner and an older Beyoncé all in one breathe. Stage time you may find movements like Michael Jackson’s moon walk, or the now rap type dancing called crumping to some rump shaking moves of Beyoncé. There is an old saying “you have not lived until you have done this”, well I will say this “you have not lived until you see Lady Chazz and The Tramps”.