User:Lexitoodle7

I was born in Brooklyn New York to a drummer father and big band singer mother. Irv Kluger and Phyllis Lane. Dad was with Artie Shaw, Dizzie Gelespie, Stanb Kenton, see Allmusic guide, too many to mention!

When I was 3 we moved to Los Angeles calif, North Hollywood. I sang for everyone and anywhere. I took tap and ballet and jazz. Whe I was 11, dad took me to Capitol Records where I played guitar and sang for them. My name was changed to Jessie Paul, and I recorded 'Johnny Let me Go' and an American version of 'SukiYaki'  This was around the time of the Beatles coming to th U S and they were on Capitol as well, so after recording 4 more songs, they dropped me.

When we moved to las Vegas, my song had been played on Keno Radio by D J Dennis Hunt, I also opened for tv star Johnny Crawford at the Covention Center

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LAS VEGAS
In Las Vegas I was a bit of a star, because my song had been on Keno radio. Thanks to D j dennis Hunt. I joined a local high school band, 'The Little People'  and we worked weekends. That band turned into 'The London Fog', then a college band 'Free Circus' wnated me to join them, and they did originals, so I jumped at the chance. We were a strong band, and our writer Roby Bennett really played great guitar and wrote great songs. We were getting big, opening for Santana, Cream, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Iron Butterfly, and anyone else coming through town, Blue Cheer included!

We were getting approahed by Mercury records when our  Hammond B 3 player Dan barnett was drafted to go to Viet Nam. Everything fell apart. I went to L A and the guys joined other bands. I auditioned for the Rock Musical that had jusy opened in L A 'HAIR"  and after 2 auditions, I was hired.

It was the show of the decade and what a lucky break, they needed a young looking teen, most of the cast were 20, or 25,26, I was a young looking 18, so I could play the teenybopper Chrissy who sings ' Frank Mills' I also was the understudy for the pregnant wacky 'Jeannie' who was in love with Claude. Claude was played by Ted Neeley, and Bob Corf. Ted has been Jesus in ' Jesus Christ Superstar' for 35 years, and now has his own band. Bob is a big voiceover coach for actors in L A with his wife Claire.

Whe  the show closed, I went on tour with 'The Checkmates' A big Vegas band, with Sonny Charles and Sweet louis. The road was fun, the band was close, unlike a few future tours I would do. I stayed with this band for nearly 2 yearss. Then I settled back in Los Angeles. But before I could even settle into my new cute apt, behind the theatre where Hair Played, I was called back to Vegas, to be in a band, The Spiral Starecase.

They had a big hit with 'I Love You More Today Than Yesterday'  It was a great horn band, well produced with costumes and staging. I loved working with Michael Anthony, and everyone in the band, but it was very lonely. So, I started taking my little dog, Sammy Davis Jr. He was blind in one eye, he was found in the Ceasars Palace parking lot, abandened.

After this band, I was in the Sunshine Company. This band was Not as friendly, even with two girl dancers. We were at The Union Plaza lounge when Jorge Casas and Maurice Moore were jumping from lounge to lounge seeking a singer for the band New Zealand Trading Compoany. I spoke with them, at lenghth, they did 5 part harmony, Kind of Hi Lo's  band, I said Yes right away! This was the best band I was ever in. We changed the name to 'Commonwealth'  Larry Lee of the Tropicana Hotel heard us reheasing in my garage, and booked us into the BLue Room at the Trop. From there, The Lions Den lounge at the MGM Hotel. Then we were booked into all the Playboy Clubs, and traveled all the time. I fell in love with Jorge the bass player, or rather, we fell in livem so, for the first time, I had a roomate on the road! So much better!

After 2 years, we wound up back in Vegas and were playing smaller venues, I had a chance to headline at the Marina Hotel with comedien Gallagher. Jorge wrote my charts. We kept getting held over again and again. we were standing room only and I got a great second review in Variety. My first was the new Chrissy in Hair.,

Jorge and I split at this time, because he wanted to go move to Miami and go to College to get his degree. I did not want to go to Florida. i don't know why these things happen, but he left and I thrived in lounges for years.

After many shows, 'Hello Hollywood Hello' and Casino de Paris,  I became a backup singer for  Bobby Vinton, Englebert  Humperdinck, Joe Piscopo, and as a sub for a week Sheena Easton.

I began a big band with Mike Shane ' Midnight Affair,' and we worked all the time doing corporate and weddings at the Bellagio and Wynn, and everywhere!

It was a long ride, and it ended after 9/11  when the work slowed down. I became a voice coach, and it has been a decade but I am now a very good one. The Free Circus re united for a concert to be inducted to the las vegas rock Hall of Fame, the concert was made into a dvd, and it was so great to play with the band again.

I continue to coach and do gigs once in awhile, have a daughter who will be married in less than 2 months.

Life goes on. It's been pretty good.