My guest in this episode is Lynn Asher ( www.lynnasher.com ) who was introduced to Music Talks by a recent guest Paul Webb (Ep 92).  

Lynn is a native of Portland Maine but she had a childhood dream to move to California. It took some time to fulfil her dream but this year Lynn celebrates 30 years living in California and her musical career spans a similar timescale. 

Despite being a ‘late bloomer’ Lynn has performed and recorded with many big names in the music business including:

·       Big Brother & The Holding Company

·       Jerry Harrison - Talking Heads, 

·       Bob Weir- Grateful Dead 

·       Narada Michael Walden - Producer - Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Barbra Streisand. Drummer for Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Aretha Franklin, & Journey. 

Lynn writes her own original material, one of which is the song choice for the 2000’s and was also the assistant to Tracy Chapman for a time. As you will hear at the start of the episode there was also a live appearance with a big musical hero of mine ……

In 2009, Lynn became a vocal coach and it has become a real passion, particularly working with young singers, one of which provides her song choice for the 2020’s (www.annaharrell.net )

Lynn’s story is a great musical journey but there is also a personal journey and adversity to be dealt with. In Lynn’s case this was dealing with Breast Cancer on three occasions, and I hope you find her insight into how she thought and dealt with that as inspirational as I did. 

Lynn’s song choices are. 

60’s -    Hey Jude                                                        - The Beatles

70’s -    You Should Be Dancing                         - Bee Gees

80’s -    You Can Sleep While I Drive               - Melissa Etheridge

90’s -    Why                                                                   - Annie Lennox

00’s -    Now That You’re Gone                           - Lynn Asher

10’s -    Freedom                                                         - (From ‘Django Unchained’) 

20’s -    Night Light                                                    - Anna Harrell