Artist description Melissa Reaves bluesy, rock, funk, and r&b based sound has won the hearts & minds of fans and critics alike. Recently, Melissa opened the Charlotte Lilith Fair show & brought down the house both in her solo performance & with Sarah McLachlan in the finale. Her grassroots support has caught the attention of the media, including On-Line TV, the Discovery Channel, and NYC's Manhattan Mirror, which wrote, "Melissa sings the blues all heart & soul...she delivered the goods & shook the place." Charlotte's Creative Loafing says, "a powerful, well-trained voice and a guitar burn that's efficient and snug." Melissa Reaves is a rare formidable talent on the verge of major recognition.

Music Style rock, funk, r&b, groove, blues

Musical Influences Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, ACDC, CCR, Beatles, Tuck & Patti

Similar Artists Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Smashing Pumpkins, Patti Smith, Led Zeppelin, psychedelic funk music

Artist History Melissa Reaves plays over 200 shows a year for audiences from New Orleans, Memphis, and Atlanta to New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. Melissa Reaves new CD, Sentimental Anthem was release May 1, 1999. Reaves recently won the 1999 Charlotte area Lilith Fair talent search. Reaves has won the hearts and minds of fans and critics alike performing hundreds of shows as both a solo artist and with her band.

Group Members Melissa Reaves, Masa Takahashi, Matthew Donovan, Tim Breon

Instruments guitar, vocals, bass, drums, percussion, keyboard

Albums Fall From Grace (1996), Lullaby for Belle(1998), Sentimental Anthem(1999)

Press Reviews http://www.onlinetv.com/reeves.html http://www.lilithfair.com/artists/melissareaves/index.html

Location Boone, NC - USA

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