Quote from: Zoe on November 03, 2015, 09:22:32 PM
QuoteLonnie nodded his head as he rocked back and fourth in his chair to the music. "She's good, all right," he observed, not really surprised. after all, he had always had a secret fascination with Beyonce's talent. "Technically, Ashley still had the better instrument," he recalled. "But what she didn't have was Beyonce's execution. We decided right then and there we had to explore her sound. We had no choice.

"A second round of recording sessions in Sausalito would
prove the venue for what can only be described as a defining
moment in the career of Beyonc? Knowles. It happened during
the recording of a song Tony Mo. wrote for the girls called
"Blue Velvet." The song boasted a tricky melody involving fast,
syncopated phrasing that ran so counter to the musical norm
even a seasoned vocalist might have trouble with it
Excerpt From: Taraborrelli, J. Randy. "Becoming Beyonc?: The Untold Story." iBooks.
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