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Jackie Richardson reflects on her early years and best moments

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By 2020/09/28

This article was originally published by FYIMusicNews.

“It all began with Salome Bey saying, ‘You should sing the blues. Here’s a script — you are going to play Ma Rainey,'” Jackie Richardson recalls.

There isn’t a soul in Canada who hasn’t been touched by Richardson. It’s in the empathy, character, goodness and grace that she brings to the stage. And let’s not overlook humility, something the music industry was short on before COVID-19.

Richardson is never short on praise for those in her professional neighbourhood, citing singers Divine Brown and SATE as her inspiration. This coming from a woman who exudes confidence.

The celebrated Toronto blues singer and veteran star of musical theatre is the new recipient of the Slaight SING Music Legacy Award. In this extensive interview, Richardson reflects on her childhood in the U.S., her early career breaks, and her love of Sammy Davis Jr., Jann Arden and more.

Everything basically shut down in March because of the pandemi

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Jackie Richardson

JACKIE RICHARDSON
Well known for her multitude of work on stage, screen and studio, Jackie Richardson is highly recognized in Canada and a star in her own right.
Born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Jackie moved to Toronto when she was very young. She began her career at the age of 7 singing in her church choir. In 1964, at the age of 17, Jackie went on to perform in her first group.
Since then she has acted in film, theatre and television and toured across Canada and the world performing with renowned artists such as Ray Charles, Anne Murray, Dr. John and Celine Dion to name a few.
Jackie has also appeared in films directed by Sidney Lumet and Norman Jewison. She has starred opposite Christopher Reeve, Sidney Poitier, Jane Seymour and Keifer Sutherland as well. Jackie has also hosted radio, television and stage shows garnering rave reviews wherever she appears.
Jackie has won many awards including a Canadian Black Achievement Award and been nominated for a Juno, Gemini, and AMPAC award.
In 2003 Marshmellow Records released Jackie’s Debut CD “A Woman’s View
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Jackie Richardson
Canadian actor and singer
Musical artist
Jackie RichardsonCM (born January 4, 1947) is a Canadian singer and actress.^[1]^[2] Richardson is known for her screen roles in Turning to Stone, The Gospel According to the Blues, The Doodlebops, and Sins of the Father.^[3] She is also known for her appearance on the YTV show Catwalk where she played the grandmother to Atlas (Christopher Lee Clements).
Early life
Richardson was born in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1947, and is of African-American descent. In 1954, Richardson moved with her family to Toronto.^[4]
Career
Richardson was a member of 1960s Toronto-based girl group The Tiaras along with Brenda Russell, Arlene Trotman, and Colina Phillips.^[5]
Richardson is a three-time nominee for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and TelevisionGemini Award, and won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Gospel According to the Blues.^[1]^[6] In 2003 she was