Susan Boyle's US tour ended in JAX on a questionable note
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It was fabulous…until the very end. Buses from out-of-town tied up traffic for blocks around theTimes Union Center in Jacksonville FL, but the passengers came from Savannah Georgia to see and hear the melodic vocals of Susan Boyle, one of the runners-up from the 2009 Britain's Got Talent show.
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Lance Ellington was the special guest and opening act for Susan last night. He has a suave stage appearance and sounds a little like Michael Buble with a touch of Frank Sinatra, as he belted out “You Know How I Feel” and “Luck Be a Lady”.
The intelligent lighting augmented the deliverance of every song and the 7 piece ensemble enhanced each of Susan’s arias. There were some vocal mistakes, yet despite her malady, she spit out each note and commanded them to line-up in the way in which they were originally intended to be delivered.
This was Susan’s final stop on her tour of the United States before she heads off to Australia. Ms Boyle came out in a full-length white gown embedded with sequins & feathers, as the back was cut to resemble ‘angel’s wings’. Some thought that the garb was too old for her (see the slide show), but she looked angelic. Although her voice was a little raspy and she continually took sips of water, she brilliantly opened with “I Dream A Dream”, “On My Own” and continued with an array of familiar songs.
Susan Boyle has a voice & style that cannot be mimicked. If we could hear angels sing, Susan Boyle is an earthly angelic songstress. Her little antics and mannerisms are funny and support the persona of Susan. “Songs bring back memories of where you may have been before in your life” was something that she said before her and a local Jacksonville choir (Providence Chorale & Friends) sang, “You Raise Me Up” (from her “Hope” album).
Her spirit came alive as she sang “Oh Happy Day,” “I Can Only Imagine” and “In the Arms of an Angel”; that’s when she announced to the audience that this was the anniversary of her mother’s birthday (her mom passed in 2007 before her career began). She has developed a real stage presence since her modest beginnings in 2009.
Could this have been part of the reason for her ‘Diva-ish’ attitude when she was encouraged to come sing one more song at the end? As said before, Susan had been suffering with her voice during the entire performance. When she returned to center stage, she took the mike, tried to sing, and then put the mike down and left the stage.
We all hope and pray that Susan Boyle will continue to progress with her career. After her quick success, she has come a very long way in 5 years despite her breakdown in 2009. With a little more time and wise counsel from her management team, Susan Boyle will remain on top of the charts with outstanding music and the release of her film venture (The Christmas Candle).
http://www.examiner.com/review/susan-boyle-s-us-tour-ended-jax-on-a-questionable-note
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