My guest in this episode is Lynn Asher ( www.lynnasher.com ) who was introduced to Music Talks by a recent guest Paul Webb (Ep 92).

Lynn is a native of Portland Maine but she had a childhood dream to move to California. It took some time to fulfil her dream but this year Lynn celebrates 30 years living in California and her musical career spans a similar timescale.

Despite being a ‘late bloomer’ Lynn has performed and recorded with many big names in the music business including:

· Big Brother & The Holding Company

· Jerry Harrison - Talking Heads,

· Bob Weir- Grateful Dead

· Narada Michael Walden - Producer - Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Barbra Streisand. Drummer for Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Aretha Franklin, & Journey.

Lynn writes her own original material, one of which is the song choice for the 2000’s and was also the assistant to Tracy Chapman for a time. As you will hear at the start of the episode there was also a live appearance with a big musical hero of mine ……

In 2009, Lynn became a vocal coach and it has become a real passion, particularly working with young singers, one of which provides her song choice for the 2020’s (www.annaharrell.net )

Lynn’s story is a great musical journey but there is also a personal journey and adversity to be dealt with. In Lynn’s case this was dealing with Breast Cancer on three occasions, and I hope you find her insight into how she thought and dealt with that as inspirational as I did.

Lynn’s song choices are.

60’s - Hey Jude - The Beatles

70’s - You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees

80’s - You Can Sleep While I Drive - Melissa Etheridge

90’s - Why - Annie Lennox

00’s - Now That You’re Gone - Lynn Asher

10’s - Freedom - (From ‘Django Unchained’)

20’s - Night Light - Anna Harrell