Helen Reddy at 78, May She R I P ...!!!
Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 1941 β 29 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, actress and activist. Born in Melbourne, Victoria, to a show-business family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on radio and television and won a talent contest on the television program, Bandstand,[a] in 1966; her prize was a ticket to New York City and a record audition, which was unsuccessful. She pursued her international singing career by moving to Chicago and, subsequently, Los Angeles, where she made her debut singles "One Way Ticket" and "I Believe in Music" in 1968 and 1970 respectively. The B-side of the latter single, "I Don't Know How to Love Him", reached No. 8 on the pop chart of Canadian magazine RPM. She was signed to Capitol Records a year later.
On a Side Note :
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Mac Davis and Helen Reddy probably spent as much time on TV soundstages in the mid-β70s as they did in recording studios. Itβs easy to see why TV producers came calling as soon as they landed their breakthrough hits in the early β70s -- both stars had an easygoing manner and a broad appeal that made them ideal for television.
Both singers died on Tuesday (Sept. 29) -- at the same age (78)."
