NADINE RAE
The Chesapeake Music Guide called her “. . .the voice. . .” and ". . .a guaranteed show stopper. . . .” and has also worked with some of the nation's top blues and/or R&B artists such as Bobby Parker, Tommy Lepson, Ron Holloway, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings, Tom Principato, Tommy Castro, Deanna Bogart, Ronnie Baker Brooks, just to name a few.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, this lady began her musical experience at an early age, and experienced her first recording experience when she was 10 years old with the Recording Choir of the First Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church, Baltimore, Maryland, the Late Bishop Leo K. Caesar, Pastor. Later, she sang with a variety of local gospel groups within the Baltimore-Washington, DC area, and later joined a local group in the Oakland, California area. During her gospel experience, she has had the opportunity to work with national artists such as Olivia Branch Walker, The Hawkins Family, the late Rev. Hardie Clifton of The Brooklyn Allstars, the late Willie Neal Johnson & the Gospel Keynotes, and the Late Gloria Spencer; just to name a few.
During her early years, she was exposed to Count Basie, Jimmy Smith and McGriff, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson, Aretha Frankin; just to name a few. However, her love for Motown and Soul were her major desires, and her mentor, even to date, is Gladys Knight. There are other influences such as Tina Turner, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedesci, Ruth Brown, and Patti LaBelle, but Gladys is her favorite.
Nadine has the ability to captivate audiences wherever she performs. Her rugged, yet soulful delivery illuminates energy and passion that spreads throughout the room. Her on-stage energy is addictive, with lots of heart, laughter, and soul.
Nadine has reached many venues throughout the region. She has the experience to open for Shemekia Copeland, Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Double Trouble, B.B. King, Jennifer Holliday, the Late Olivia Branch Walker, The Rev. Timothy Wright, and a host of others.
Nadine has performed on stages such as The Rams Head On-Stage, Annapolis, Maryland; The Calvin Simmons Auditorium and The Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium Oakland, California; The Park Center, Charlotte, North Carolina; and various Chesapeake Bay Blues Festivals (Sandy Point, Maryland, sponsored by the Bay Blues Organization and other backstage blues festival locations, sponsored by the Chesapeake Music Guide); just to name a few.
Nadine was nominated in 2007 & 2006 as the Washington Area Music Association's (WAMA) Best Female Vocalist (Blues/Traditional R&B). She is the featured artist of Rich Chorne's latest CD release entitled, The Rich Chorne Allstars featuring Nadine Rae, which also received a 2006 WAMA nomination for Best Blues Recording for the song, "Ain't No Cuttin' A Loose." Her songwriting skills for tunes such as “Thinkin’ About It” and “This Thing Inside of Me” were introduced from Chorne's CD. Now, Nadine has released a CD compilation of her live performances, and is entitled Nadine Rae Live !!