Canadian Music Pioneers: Geraldine Hunt
Each Wednesday, I’m planning to discuss a pioneer in Canadian music. This week, I’ve selected Geraldine Hunt. You may remember her best from the track “Can’t Fake the Feeling” which stayed at the #1 spot on Billboard for seven weeks in 1980! It’s funky and filled with hot guitar-licks and is basically everything you want a great disco track to be! Don’t let me forget the lyrics! My favorite line? “You’re not feelin’ what I’m feelin’ when I’m feelin’ you.” Doesn’t get much hotter than that! Watch her performance on Solid Gold now:
This song is important to Canadian music history because Canadian R&B/soul artists were competing on the charts and making a mark in areas like disco. Along with her son, Freddie James, and daughter Roz Hunt (who was half of the duo, Cheri), Geraldine made a huge contribution to the industry.
Currently, Geraldine is on tour (click here for booking information) but you can visit her official website and store any time! She’s crossed over into jazz and has really made a name for herself in that genre. Here is a video of some highlights from a performance at the prestigious Montreal Jazz Festival:
Wherever you are in the world Geraldine Hunt, Canada salutes you!
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I could not agree with you more. Geraldine Hunt’s contribution to the Canadian Music Industry is unsurpassed! From soul to Disco to Dance and jazz, this wonderful lady does it all. I remember listening to Geraldine singing Glad I’m in Love Again as well as Can’t Fake the Feeling, BOTH ARE TIMELESS! Could you imagine these two songs with a Jazz arrangement…and the vocal power that only Geraldine could give us. OMG! Not to mention her early recordings en francais…I believe that we need a column like this to remember the great Canadian Artists that paved the way. Artists like Geraldine Hunt, Keith Hampshire (daytime, nighttime), Dr. Music (sun goes by) Brenda Russel (with her former husband Brian Russel) etc I could go on forever!
It is eternal hit!!! And it is great Family!!!
And I like that I am first who told that:))
Gerry is the best! Greetings from Almaty!
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