Fleetwoodf Blac, origin story!

Months ago, Alan Okuye and Mark Caldeira approached me to do the music of Fleetwood Mac. My initial thoughts were....how will I be received as the lead singer of this very famously Anglo-Saxon band? Stevie Nicks is a tough act to portray coming from the other end of the melanin spectrum. Lol! My husband Ted, who I refer to in professional circles as "King Ted", popped up and said, "honey you should call it Fleetwood Blac!" It was catchy, and ticked off a few boxes. 

1 - Blac rhymes with Mac

2 - Fleetwood Brown just didn't have the same ring to it

3 - if Stevie Nicks is white and I am Black Hawaiian, why not go there? I can dress and sound like a hippie chick while having a blast doing it!

In the text thread with the band that includes Alan functioning as the musical director, Mark on drums and vocals, Darrell Aquino who secured the date, and newly added steel guitarist Greg Sardinha, I began calling it that. No one flinched! So there it is. It wasn't until much later that perhaps a wife popped up and said, "huh? Fleetwood Blac?" When I explained the aforementioned 'boxes' all was well. It was even suggested for future dates that we call it Fleetwood Cats. But it just doesn't tic the boxes. From a marketing standpoint, this is the one!

The music. Wow. The music! Ted and I walked into Alan's studio and sang demo vocals to some of the early arrangements. Song after song, we were blown away. Landslide was given a new sexy slow tempo and feel. Leather and Lace took on a jazzy ballad vibe. Everywhere had a new lilt with an R&B background. You Make Loving Fun goes to the moon with a wailing keytar hook that gives it a whole new personality. All while maintaining the original message the song was written with. I hope we get to do this again and again, because the sonic possibilities are indeed endless!!