Madame Perry's Salon

Jazz/soul singer/songwriter Jamila Ford has garnered attention for her sizable singing chops. Her slight frame belies a bewitchingly powerful yet smooth mezzo-soprano voice that gets your attention and demands a second listen.  Majoring in music with an emphasis in vocal performance, Jamila attended the University of California Riverside, graduating with her BA in 2001. Since then, she has performed around the world as a solo artist and as a backing vocalist, lending her talent to the projects of artists such as Seal, Angelo (Fishbone), Melody Gardot, Spiritualized (Coachella Festival), and Bonnie Pointer (The Pointer Sisters).

If you are a professional singer, want to know how to make singing a career, or just love stories from singers on the road, then “The Working Singer” is the show for you. On this show host Jamila Ford chats with professional singers about how they make a creative living in the music business, their life lessons, and advice to other singers. Also discussed is vocal health and technique, performance anxiety, vocal coaching and pretty much all things vocal.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Dark Fiction author Elyse Draper, is my guest tonight. Draper has a visceral writing style that is both melodious and uncluttered, coming from an enduring love of poetry. The unique cadence, when coupled with dark fiction, provides an intriguing and memorable read. The Freewill Trilogy: Freewill, Consequences, and Vindication.

Some of our favorite guests are stopping by to read from their books, and Madame Perry will read from her blog Memoirs Of A Misanthrope."

This will be a show you can listen to whenever you'd like someone to read to you.

Few things benefit from lack of preparation, and death is not on that short list. So why do so many of us fail to plan for the inevitable, leaving our survivors to deal with the fallout? Death Dinners and Death Midwives are becoming more commonplace as sensible means for preparation and transition.

We're fortunate to have Elle Crash, an actual death midwife plus Laurel N. Wright, who has attended and hosted Death Dinners, to share these extraordinary practices to support the inevitable event as a true celebration of life.

Anybody Want To Play WAR is the newest from writer of dark fiction Tommy B. Smith. A writer of dark fiction and the author of Poisonous, Pieces of Chaos, and The Mourner's Cradle, Smith's short works have been featured in numerous publications to span the years. He previously worked with Morpheus Tales as editor of both the Dark Sorcery and Urban Horror special issues of the magazine.

Joe Milliken, Author of Let's Go: Biography Of The Cars' Benjamin Orr is my special guest tonight!  Benjamin Orr was the co-founder, co-lead singer, and bassist for the platinum-selling rock band The Cars. Often considered the band’s heartthrob, Orr possessed an incredible voice, diverse musical talent, and rare stage presence, all balanced by an enigmatic personality and a relentless determination to reach rock stardom. ?Joe Milliken has been a music journalist, editor and ?website publisher for 20 years. In 2014, he launched Standing Room Only, a website dedicated to promoting music, the arts and specialty food on both a local (Boston, New England) and national level. Originally from Boston, he now resides in southern Vermont with his wife, Kelly, and his children, Nate and Erin.

What's on your mind tonight, my wonderful listeners? Call 646-716-9922 with questions, comments, rants and raves, or promote what you're doing or selling. 

Update! Maryland actors Marilyn and Patrick Opitz called in tonight, as well as author A. L. Walker. Marilyn is a make-up artist and social media influencer with a YouTube channel The BibaGirrrl Show. Patrick appears in the film "Pretty Face" which debuts on YouTube on November 29 at 5:00PM Eastern.

A. L. (Andrea) Walker's bookWhat Happened In The Cove is a fantasy story quickly gaining traction as Walker's book tour includes comic book cons, festivals, and even bird supply stores! 

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Humanity’s understanding of Earth throughout history is filled with a series of awakenings. We once believed the Earth was flat, stationary, and the center of the universe; over time we learned otherwise. Today we hold onto the belief that Earth is merely a compilation of dirt and rock. Our past experience shows us, though, that our perception of Earth needs to be fluid, open to change.

Mary McNerney earned her law degree from Georgetown University, had a fellowship with the

UN Commission on International Trade Law, and then worked for many years as a corporate and

international lawyer in Boston and Prague. It was not her plan to write this book. She never

imagined that the Spirit of the Earth would one day unmistakably, clearly, and shockingly speak

to her. Mary says that the experience has put her on an entirely different trajectory than she ever

envisioned as a corporate lawyer.

Theme music for Madame Perry's Salon composed and performed by Denton Perry.

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Rx for a Damaged Relationship From Dr. Dravon James  

Ending a relationship is no walk in the park; the emotional pain, the time, money and energy spent can be devastating. But damaged doesn’t have to mean ruined. Many relationships can be repaired and even made stronger, if you can find the peaceful space within the outer turmoil where you can admit to and honestly examine your obstacles before tackling them.

Dr. Dravon James, motivational speaker, Everyday Peacemaker, and author of Freedom is Your Birthright, is available to provide tips on how to heal from past wounds in relationships and move forward with your partner.  

Theme music for Madame Perry's Salon composed and performed by Denton Perry.

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Mary Jane Capps writes young adult novels about witches, mermaids, and ghosts-or some combination of the three. She likes to keep things spooky, magical, and reasonably upbeat. Mary Jane lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina with her husband and daughter, down the road from her parents, in a house that is probably haunted.