It was a big enough surprise that a jazz singer won best new artist at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, but that it was Samara Joy was a delight for many. The 23-year-old artist from the Bronx also won best jazz vocal album for her project, “Linger Awhile.” Joy has had quite the ride to success. Performing is in her blood The singer comes from a legacy of music. Her paternal grandparents, Elder Goldwire and Ruth McLendon, sang in the famed soul gospel Philadelphia group, The Savettes.
A viral Facebook video of Joy singng Ella Fitzgerald’s “Take Love Easy” as a thank you for receiving the Ella Fitzgerald Scholarship in 2020 while a student at State University of New York at Purchase led to a record deal. Joy has other famous fans Her sound has attracted the likes of actors LaKeith Stanfield and Regina King, the latter of whom credits Joy’s music with helping her get through the pandemic.
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