Renee Geyer

Renée Geyer was Australia's most respected and successful soul singer, with a recording career of nearly 30 years. Her career began around 1971 in Sydney, when a girlfriend took her along to the rehearsal of friends who were forming a band. Geyer was encouraged to get up and have a sing and was instantly invited to join. Although she was so shy in the beginning she couldn't face the audience, musicians noticed her, and Geyer was invited to join one more-experienced band after another until 1971, when she became part of an ambitious jazz fusion group called Sun. She was still j...