Lisa Fischer (born December 1, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She found success with her 1991 debut album ''
So Intense
''So Intense'' is the only studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter Lisa Fischer, released on April 30, 1991. Of the ten songs recorded for the album, "How Can I Ease the Pain", co-written by Fischer, was her biggest pop and R&B hit. I ...
'', which produced the
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...
–winning hit single "
How Can I Ease the Pain
"How Can I Ease the Pain" is a song by American singer Lisa Fischer, from her album '' So Intense''. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden with associate producer Louis Biancaniello. The hit song spent two weeks at number-one on the U.S. ''Bil ...
". She has been a back-up singer for a number of famous artists, including
Sting,
Luther Vandross, and
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
, and she toured with
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the g ...
from 1989 to 2015.
Early life
Fischer was born in the
Fort Greene
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neighborhood in the
New York City
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borough
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History
In the Middle A ...
of
Brooklyn
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. Fischer's mother gave birth to her at age 16 and had a total of three children by the time she was 19. Fischer has fond memories of singing with her mother (a homemaker), her father (a warehouse worker and security officer), and her two younger brothers.
She attended
The High School of Music & Art
The High School of Music & Art, informally known as "Music & Art" (or "M&A"), was a public specialized high school located at 443-465 West 135th Street in the borough of Manhattan, New York, from 1936 until 1984. In 1961, Music & Art and the High ...
in Manhattan. When Fischer was 14 her father left the family and when Fischer was 17, her mother died.
In an interview with Christian Wikane of ''
PopMatters
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'', Fischer stated she was influenced by
Freda Payne
Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944.) is an American singer and actress. Payne is best ...
,
Marvin Gaye and
Melba Moore
Beatrice Melba Hill or Beatrice Melba Smith (sources differ) (born October 29, 1945), known by her stage name Melba Moore, is an American singer and actress.
Biography Early life and education
Moore was born Beatrice Melba Hill or Beatrice Melba ...
, and others early in her childhood.
In the years before launching her solo mainstream career, she noted significant influence from the
black LGBT community,
particularly in developing a stage image with adventure, quality, and beauty.
Career
1983–1989: ''Xēna'' and The Rolling Stones
In 1983, under the stage name "Xēna", Fischer released the b-boy classic "On the Upside". In 1984, a
club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises ...
track she recorded titled "Only Love (Shadows)" was briefly featured in the motion picture ''
Beat Street
''Beat Street'' is a 1984 American drama dance film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s. Set in the South Bronx, the film follows the lives of a pair of brothers and their group of friends, all of whom are devoted to ...
'' and was later released in 1995 as part of the Hot Productions' ''The Best of Criminal Records'' compilation. However, Fischer began her music career supporting other artists providing backing vocals for artists including Melba Moore and
Billy Ocean
Leslie Sebastian Charles, (born 21 January 1950), better known by his stage name Billy Ocean, is a British recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British R&B singer-son ...
. She worked with many other famous singers, both as a session vocalist and
sideman. She accompanied
Luther Vandross whom she met through the mutual acquaintance of choreographer Bruce Wallace, who asked her to come to his agency for an audition. Fischer then traveled as a backup singer on his tours and sang on his albums until his death, in addition to other famous musicians, including
Chaka Khan,
Teddy Pendergrass
Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musi ...
, and
Roberta Flack
Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937) is a retired American singer. She topped the ''Billboard'' charts with the No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Feel Like Makin' Love", "Wher ...
.
Fischer maintained her career as a
session singer
Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a t ...
, and has accompanied The Rolling Stones on tour since 1989. She worked as a
backup vocalist during the same period for
Luther Vandross for the 22 years prior to his death alongside friend and collaborator
Ava Cherry,
juggling his concert tours and those of
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the g ...
, with whom she grew an audience playing the
foil
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Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
* Tin foil, metal foil ...
to
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...
onstage. During tours with the Rolling Stones, she shares lead vocals on several songs, including "
Monkey Man
Monkey Man may refer to:
Fiction
*Monkey Man (film), ''Monkey Man'' (film), a film starring and directed by Dev Patel
* Axwell Tiberius, the eponymous simian character in the 1993–1999 comic book series ''Monkeyman and O'Brien''
Songs
*Monkey M ...
, and "
Gimme Shelter
"Gimme Shelter" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones. Released as the opening track from band's 1969 album ''Let It Bleed''. The song covers topics of war, murder, rape and fear. It features prominent guest vocals by American singe ...
", which showcase her vocal talents.
1990–1994: ''So Intense''
Fischer's solo career peaked with the 1991 release of "
How Can I Ease the Pain
"How Can I Ease the Pain" is a song by American singer Lisa Fischer, from her album '' So Intense''. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden with associate producer Louis Biancaniello. The hit song spent two weeks at number-one on the U.S. ''Bil ...
" from her album ''
So Intense
''So Intense'' is the only studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter Lisa Fischer, released on April 30, 1991. Of the ten songs recorded for the album, "How Can I Ease the Pain", co-written by Fischer, was her biggest pop and R&B hit. I ...
'', reaching Number One on the R&B charts, and winning a
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards ...
in 1992.
The album spawned three Top 20 R&B hits, and peaked at #5 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated ...
chart and #100 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart. Asked about the inspiration for her album, Fischer replied "I wasn't deep in search of a record deal, it was just one of those things...". In the movie ''
20 Feet From Stardom
''20 Feet from Stardom'' is a 2013 American documentary film directed by documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville and produced by Gil Friesen, a music industry executive whose curiosity to know more about the lives of background singers inspired the ...
'', Fischer's Grammy award for her hit single collects dust on a shelf. Fischer said she "just doesn't know what to do with it". Although Fischer earned success with her first album, a follow-up solo studio
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...
was not released because an attempt to create a second album failed due to "energy shifts".
Fischer recorded on various projects including providing
lead vocals on the
power ballad
A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romance (love), romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn m ...
"Colors of Love" featured on the
soundtrack
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for the film ''
Made in America''. Fischer says a contributing factor in her decision to discontinue her solo career following the release of her debut album was her fondness for
backing vocalist
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...
rather than a solo artist.
In a 2013 article, Fischer compared back-up singing to a "tuning fork", and noted she rejected the idea of dissatisfaction and the theory of always aspiring for something more while creating music and supporting other artists. In 1992, Fischer traveled to
Japan to perform in the ''Earth Voice Concert'' with
Lee Ritenour,
Phil Perry
Philip Eugene Perry (born January 12, 1952) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician and a former member of the soul group, The Montclairs, from 1971 to 1975. He was also known for performing the opening song to Disney’s sitcom, '' Goof ...
,
Bobby Caldwell
Robert Hunter Caldwell (born August 15, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He released several albums spanning R&B, soul, jazz and adult contemporary. He is known for his soulful and versatile vocals. Caldwell released the ...
,
Brenda Russell,
James Ingram
James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career ...
,
Michael McDonald,
Anita Baker
Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. She is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads, especially renowned for her work during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career ...
, and others. During the concert, Fischer sang her 1991 hit "How Can I Ease The Pain", and provided backing vocals for her fellow musicians.
1996: Theatre
In August 1996, Fischer made her theatre debut in the
off-Broadway play ''Born to Sing!'' chronicling the life and career of the fictional
gospel
Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words a ...
superstar, Doris Winter. The final installment of the ''
Mama, I Want to Sing!'' trilogy featured Fischer in the starring role of Doris Winter, and followed the character as she assembled a company of fellow singers for a global ''World Peace and Harmony Tour''.
1996–2013: Backup singing
![Lisa Fischer with mic](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Lisa_Fischer_with_mic.jpg)
Fischer continued to work on music, doing background vocals and writing songs for other artists, including Anane Vega. Fischer toured with
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
on her
Twenty Four Seven Tour
Twenty Four Seven Tour (also known as the Twenty Four Seven Millennium Tour and 24/7 World Tour) is the tenth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. The tour promoted her final studio album ''Twenty Four Seven'' (1999). It was reported that the t ...
. It was the worldwide top-grossing tour of 2000. Lisa was featured in an April 14, 2008 issue of ''
Jet Magazine
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''′s "Where Are They Now?" column. In 2009, Fischer completed touring with
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
on her
Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour, and is featured on Turner's live DVD-CD titled ''
Tina Live
''Tina Live'' is a live album and video album by Tina Turner, released on September 28, 2009, in Europe by Parlophone and on October 13, 2009, in the United States by Manhattan Records. The tracks were recorded at the GelreDome in Arnhem
Arn ...
''. In the performance of Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour, Fischer and Turner sang "
It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" is the lead single from English rock band the Rolling Stones' 1974 album ''It's Only Rock 'n Roll''. Writing is credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and the single reached the top ten in the UK chart ...
" together; after Turner left the stage, Fischer completed the song solo.
Fischer sang on
Sting's album ''
If on a Winter's Night...'' as a backing vocalist. In September 2009, Sting and his band with Fischer performed in
Durham Cathedral. The rehearsals as well as the concert are available as a DVD. The behind-the-scenes documentary surrounding the event was produced jointly by the BBC, and was screened on December 29 that year. She appeared at the 2010
CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years. They hir ...
in
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately southeast of Providence, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, and northeast of New Yor ...
with jazz trumpeter
Chris Botti
Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an award-winning American trumpeter and composer.
In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album ''Impressions''.
He was also nominated in ...
. She toured with Botti through 2010, including appearing nightly as guest vocalist during the trumpeter's annual holiday engagement at the
Blue Note Jazz Club in New York city. She remained a guest artist with Botti's band in 2011, and continued to appear at their 2012 concerts.
In 2012, she joined the Rolling Stones for their ''
50 & Counting Tour'' in October 2012, and toured globally with the band until July 2013. The band announced a follow-up tour ''14 On Fire'' scheduled to start in February, including dates in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe in summer 2014, and Australia in fall 2014.
In 2013, Fischer joined the rock band
Nine Inch Nails as a backing vocalist for their
Tension 2013 tour.
2013–2014: ''20 Feet from Stardom''
![The Rolling Stones featuring vocalist Lisa Fischer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/The_Rolling_Stones_featuring_vocalist_Lisa_Fischer.jpg)
Fischer is one of the artists featured in the
Oscar-winning documentary film ''
20 Feet from Stardom
''20 Feet from Stardom'' is a 2013 American documentary film directed by documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville and produced by Gil Friesen, a music industry executive whose curiosity to know more about the lives of background singers inspired the ...
'' (2013), which premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival and was released on June 21, 2013. The documentary highlights back-up singers by archiving the oral histories of artists like
Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer. She provided a number of backing vocal tracks for major performing artists in the 1960s, most notably in her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song " Gimme S ...
and
Darlene Love
Darlene Wright (born July 26, 1941), known professionally as Darlene Love, is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the girl group the Blossoms and she also recorded as a solo artist.
She began singing as a child with her ...
and their experiences within the American music industry. The film earned the 2015
Grammy Award for Best Music Film
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, with the award presented to the featured artists as well as the production crew.
In 2014, Fischer re-united with many of the back-up singers in ''20 Feet From Stardom'' including
Darlene Love
Darlene Wright (born July 26, 1941), known professionally as Darlene Love, is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the girl group the Blossoms and she also recorded as a solo artist.
She began singing as a child with her ...
,
Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer. She provided a number of backing vocal tracks for major performing artists in the 1960s, most notably in her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song " Gimme S ...
, and
Judith Hill
Judith Glory Hill is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. She has provided backing vocals for such artists as Michael Jackson, Prince, and Josh Groban. In 2009, Hill was chosen as Jackson's duet partner for the song " I Just ...
to sing the national anthem at the 100th
Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, California.
2014–present: Solo career
![Lisa Fischer and JC Maillard Cosmopolite (202838)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Lisa_Fischer_and_JC_Maillard_Cosmopolite_%28202838%29.jpg)
In 2014, Fischer began her solo tour accompanied by her band
Grand Baton, performing across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. That same year, a press release announced Fischer would collaborate with performer
Billy Childs
William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an award-winning American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States.
Early life
When he was sixteen he attended the Community School of the Performing ...
on a studio project about
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro ( ; born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums ''Eli and the Thirteenth Confession'' (1968 ...
. 2015, returning to her solo career, Fischer sold out six consecutive shows at The Jazz Standard in
New York City
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.
In 2015, she, along with her
musical director, the composer, arranger, and pianist
JC Maillard, collaborated with choreographer
Alonzo King
Alonzo King, born in Georgia to civil-rights activists Slater King and Valencia King Nelson, is an American dancer and choreographer based in San Francisco. King grew up in Georgia and California, and, as an adult, decided his contribution wou ...
to create the music/dance ensemble piece entitled ''The Propelled Heart'' for the
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
The Alonzo King LINES Ballet (AKLB) is an American contemporary ballet company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ballet company, founded by choreographer Alonzo King, premiered at San Francisco State University's McKenna Theatre in 1982.
...
. ''The Propelled Heart'' premiered at the
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) is a multi-disciplinary contemporary arts center in San Francisco, California, United States. Located in Yerba Buena Gardens, YBCA features visual art, performance, and film/video that celebrates local, nati ...
in
San Francisco
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on November 6, 2015. In September 2017, Fischer reprised her role in ''The Propelled Heart'' at the
Kwai Tsing Theatre in
Hong Kong
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. The program returned to the
SF Bay Area's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in November 2017 in honor of the 35th Anniversary of
LINES Ballet.
In addition to her collaboration with King, in 2016, Fischer provided vocal performances on three
Grammy nominated projects including
Louie Vega Starring...XXVIII with
Louie Vega and The Elements of Life; ''Sing Me Home'' with
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma ('' Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...
,
The Silkroad Ensemble, and
Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter (born November 4, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for ''Liquid Spirit'' and then again in 2017 for '' Take Me to the Alley''.
Early l ...
; as well as ''New York Rhapsody'' with
Lang Lang
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and
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Belize in the Broadway production of ''Angels in America'', for which he would win a Tony Award, and its HBO miniseries adaptation, for which he woul ...
. In February 2018, Fischer's vocal performances were featured in the
HBO Film presentation ''Notes From The Field'' written and produced by
playwright Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is known for her roles as National Security Advisor Dr. Nancy McNally in '' The West Wing'' (2000–06), hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus in the Showtime series ''N ...
.
Fischer and
Grand Baton partnered with
The Seattle Symphony for their program ''Just A Kiss Away'' in February 2018 in which
rock music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States an ...
anthems such as
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the g ...
' "
Gimme Shelter
"Gimme Shelter" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones. Released as the opening track from band's 1969 album ''Let It Bleed''. The song covers topics of war, murder, rape and fear. It features prominent guest vocals by American singe ...
" were re-created
orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
lly.
The orchestral arrangements were composed by
Chris Walden.
Discography
;Albums
* ''
So Intense
''So Intense'' is the only studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter Lisa Fischer, released on April 30, 1991. Of the ten songs recorded for the album, "How Can I Ease the Pain", co-written by Fischer, was her biggest pop and R&B hit. I ...
'' (1991)
Tours
Awards and nominations
Filmography
Theatre
References
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Living people
Nine Inch Nails members
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American sopranos
African-American women singers
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