Fern Kinney

American southern soul - disco singer born as Fern Kinney-Lewis in Jackson, Mississippi on July 11, 1949. She started in the mid-1960s singing with [a=The Poppies (3)] along with [a=Dorothy Moore]. She released one solo single in 1968, the [a=Huey P. Meaux] produced [url=http://www.discogs.com/Fern-Kinney-Your-Loves-Not-Reliable/release/3212441]Your Love Is Not Reliable[/url], and in the 1970s she did back-up singing for other artists' releases, e.g. [a=King Floyd], [a=Dorothy Moore], [a=Z.Z. Hill], etc. In the late 1970s Kinney started recording as solo artist, first releasing 1978's duet [url=http://www.discogs.com/Frederick-Knight-Fearn-Kinney-Sweet-Life-Tonights-The-Night/release/3323881]Sweet Life[/url] with [a=Frederick Knight]. She then released 3 solo albums between 1979 and 1982 before returning to back up singing in the 1980s. Her albums were produced by the holy trinity of the southern soul scene viz. ([a=Carson Whitsett], [a=Tommy Couch], [a=Wolf Stephenson]). Her biggest hits were [url=http://www.discogs.com/Fern-Kinney-Groove-Me/release/208855]Groove Me[/url] and [url=http://www.discogs.com/Fern-Kinney-Together-We-Are-Beautiful/release/1569219]Together We Are Beautiful[/url]; she has also covered successfully [a=Shirley And Lee]'s [url=http://www.discogs.com/Fern-Kinney-Let-The-Good-Times-Roll/release/617988]Let The Good Times Roll[/url] and [a=Frederick Knight]'s [url=http://www.discogs.com/Fern-Kinney-Ive-Been-Lonely-For-So-Long/release/3502337]I've Been Lonely For So Long[/url].