A highlight in 80s Cool Pop Songs: Vela sings unusual, winding melodies with astounding lyrics, that, far from being egghead, are superbly intelligent and driven. Don Fagen's synths and Walter Becker's guitar work manage not to impose any references to Steely Dan but, instead, are fully at service of the track. As a Brusseler, I find Vela's use of the word 'zazu' ('zazou' in French) intriguing: 'zazous' were Belgian or French jazz musicians, like Django Rheinhardt, who defied Nazi oppression by playing their Hot Jazz in the cocktail loun… read more
A highlight in 80s Cool Pop Songs: Vela sings unusual, winding melodies with astounding lyrics, that, far from being egghead, are superbly intelligen… read more
A highlight in 80s Cool Pop Songs: Vela sings unusual, winding melodies with astounding lyrics, that, far from being egghead, are superbly intelligent and driven. Don Fagen's synths… read more
Roseanne "Rosie" Vela was born in the gulf coast city of Galveston, Texas. Musically inclined from an early age, she started playing piano at age six and studied opera singing as a young teenager. Once she discovered rock'n'roll, Rosie immersed herself in the late '60s Galveston psychedelic music scene and soon began singing in a local band called Purple Haze. When Rosie was 16, she moved with her family to Little Rock, Arkansas. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in the University of Arkansas, where she studied art and music and dabbled in mode… read more
Roseanne "Rosie" Vela was born in the gulf coast city of Galveston, Texas. Musically inclined from an early age, she started playing piano at age six and studied opera singing as … read more
Roseanne "Rosie" Vela was born in the gulf coast city of Galveston, Texas. Musically inclined from an early age, she started playing piano at age six and studied opera singing as a young teenager. Once she discovered rock… read more