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Helen Maxine Reddy [8] [9] was born into a well-known Australian showbusiness family in Melbourne.Her mother was Stella Campbell (née Lamond), an actress, singer and dancer; her father was Maxwell David Reddy (born 1914 in Melbourne, Victoria), a writer, producer and actor.
Since Helen Reddy's acrimonious divorce from American manager Jeffrey Wald in 1983 due to a custody battle with their son, she became her own manager and booking agent [2] by forming her eponymous production company and record label, Helen Reddy Inc., at Santa Monica, California, to exert artistic and legal controls and "own the masters to these songs". [3]
The Australian singer died on Tuesday, her children announced on Facebook. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September ...
Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her feminist anthem “I Am Woman” and recorded a string of other hits, has died. Reddy’s children Traci and Jordan announced that the ...
Singer and feminist icon Helen Reddy died Tuesday. She was 78. Her children confirmed her death in a statement saying they "take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever."
Jeff Wald, Reddy's husband and manager, was persistent in contacting Capitol Records executive Artie Mogull with the hope that he would give his wife her first chance at recording in the US. When Mogull felt inspired to make a hit out of " I Don't Know How to Love Him " from Jesus Christ Superstar in 1970, he finally came around to giving her ...
Singer Helen Reddy, who became an emblem of feminism with the 1972 smash "I Am Woman," died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 78. In a statement, her daughter and son, Traci and Jordan, said: "It is ...
Capitol Records issued "Leave Me Alone" as the follow-up single to Reddy's No. 1 hit "Delta Dawn" despite the misgivings of Reddy herself who felt "Leave Me Alone" was a thematic retread of "Delta Dawn" as both songs concern a Southern woman - alliteratively named - whose reason has been undermined by an ill-fated tryst. As well, Reddy found ...