Lindsey Webster was born in Woodstock, NY, on 19 Jan
1988 and celebrates he 35th birthday today. She considers herself very
lucky to have been born in Woodstock as her school had a progressive
music program where she grew a deep love of music, learning to play
the cello. She moved to NYC to attend Fiorello H. LaGuardia School for
the Music, Art & Performing Arts and transitioned from strings to
voice.
Lindsey started performing with pianist Keith Slattery at jazz venues
and festivals all over the world in 2009. Her debut, self-titled,
self-released, album was delivered in 2013 with six of the twelve
songs being co-written with Slattery. Her sophomore album "You Change" followed in 2015 on Atlanta Records. Her first single from it, "Fool Me Once", reached #1 on Billboard's Smooth Jazz chart. She was the first
vocalist since Sade's 2010 "Soldier of Love" to reach #1 with a vocal
song in a chart that is primarily instrumentally driven. The song
remained at #1 for four weeks beating Sade's record by one
week.
It's success alerted Shanachie Entertainment to her potential and all
four subsequent albums have been released by the label. The latest "Reasons" in Sep 2022 features jazz A-listers such as Nathan East, Randy
Brecker, Brian Culbtertson, and Nicolas Payton and is still receiving
airplay.
Lindsey fuses the best elements of R&B, jazz, pop and soul and
has now achieved 8 Top 10 Billboard songs (including "Fool Me Once"
(#1), "Where Do You Want To Go" (#1), Back To Your Heart (#2), Open Up
(#3), Next To Me (#3), & Love Inside) and two #1 songs on the
Smooth Jazz chart. She was named as Billboard Smooth Jazz Artist of
the year for two consecutive years in 2016 and 2017 and was #10 in
2018. I'm sure her latest album "Reasons" will elevate her into this
year's nominations.
Webster and Slattery began as friends, then musical partners becoming
romantically involved and married but are now divorced but continue to
work together harmoniously.
Lindsey visited the UK in 2022 with two sold out dates in London and
another in the Midlands.
Even from only six albums it was quite challenging trying to limit
the playlist below to just 30 songs, such is the consistent quality of
her music. Also included are two collaborations with Lin Rountree and
Khari Cabral (not included on her own albums). Perhaps some of your own favourites may have been
omitted, but all her albums are available to listen to on Spotify,
links on album titles below.
Album Discography
2013 -
Lindsey Webster
2015 -
You Change
2016 -
Back to Your Heart
2018 -
Love Inside
2020 -
A Woman Like Me
2022 -
Reasons
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