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*Thelma provided backing vocals for [[Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? (single)|Bobby, Don't You Think They Know]], released January 10, 2020.
*Thelma provided backing vocals for [[Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? (single)|Bobby, Don't You Think They Know]], released January 10, 2020.
*Thelma played at the "Tour-end afterparty" after Morrissey's Hollywood Bowl concert on Oct. 26, 2019.
== External links==
== External links==
*[http://www.thelmahouston.com/ Thelma Houston official site]
*[http://www.thelmahouston.com/ Thelma Houston official site]

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Thelma Houston

Thelma Houston (née Jackson; born May 7, 1946, Leland, Mississippi) is an American singer and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.[1]

Relevance

Q: Several artists have recorded versions of The Smiths or Morrissey. Have you had a chance to hear some? What is your opinion about them?
A: Of my solo songs, there are versions of Nancy Sinatra, David Bowie, Chrissie Hynde, Marianne Faithful and Thelma Houston. I kneel down every day and thank God, because it goes beyond my dreams. David Bowie took me one night to his studio in New York and played a version of one of my songs. I cried for a week. Of anything for what I have prayed in my life, I never imagined that I would be given so much

  • Thelma provided backing vocals for Bobby, Don't You Think They Know, released January 10, 2020.
  • Thelma played at the "Tour-end afterparty" after Morrissey's Hollywood Bowl concert on Oct. 26, 2019.

External links

References

  1. Thelma Houston Wikipedia page. Wikipedia. Retrieved from wikipedia.org.
  2. Morrissey statement / San Diego date (May 22) - true-to-you.net. Morrissey-solo. Retrieved from morrissey-solo.com.