Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 497

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
MELBA MOORE
DOESN’T HAVE TO
“IMAGINE” A NEW ALBUM!
“She is Timeless….She is
Unapologetic….She is Marvelous”
Melba Moore is celebrating her
return to her R&B roots with the
release of her new album Imagine,
where she continues to leave
nothing to the imagination. The
10-track song list renews her
relevance and proves that she is
musically stronger than ever. She
holds the power to create what she
imagines.
Melba is a triple threat. As a
Broadway star, she won a Tony
Award for Best Featured Actress in
a Musical for her role in the musical
Purlie. She replaced Diane Keaton
in the Broadway musical Hair, and
was the first African American to
play the female lead in the musical
Les Misérables, also on Broadway.
On television, she starred in her
own sitcom, Melba. In the music
industry, she celebrated top hits in
the ‘70’s, 80’s and 90’s, including
“Falling”, “You Stepped Into My
Life”, “A Little Bit More” and an
array of others. She was first
signed to Buddah Records and
enjoyed a string of hits including
“Read My Lips”, which won her
a third Grammy nomination. She
also recorded “Lift Every Voice and
Sing”, the Negro National Anthem.
I had a very uplifting and fun
conversation with Melba regarding
her new album, her career, and her
secrets for enjoying what is still a
thriving career after four decades of
fame.