Anita Porée
Anita Porée was an American songwriter, poet, actress, and visual artist.
Early Life[edit]
Anita Porée was born in Chicago on September 14th 1939. Her father was a New Orleans born Creole and her mother was Choktaw, African American, and white. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was a teenager. After attending Lady of Loretta High School and LA City College, she got her start in show business as an actress, making her debut as Bucky in 1963's 'Living Between Two Worlds'. Growing disillusioned with Hollywood, she began writing songs with her brother Greg Poree and Jerry Peters, which lead to penning songs for 'The Friends of Distinction'.
Music Career[edit]
In the late 1960's and 70's she co-wrote, along with her collaborators Greg Porée, Jerry Peters, Leonard Caston Jr., and Skip Scarborough, several songs that placed on the Billboard Album Charts . Her best known work was recorded by popular R&B singer Eddie Kendricks after he left The Temptations for a solo career, including the songs "Keep On Trucking" and "Boogie Down", which were both hits in 1973. In addition, she co-wrote the R&B classics "Going in Circles" and "Love Me or Let Me Be Lonely", first recorded by the group "The Friends Of Distinction". Over the years, her songs found their way onto albums by D'Angelo ("Girl You Need A Change Of Mind"), The Gap Band ("Going In Circles"), The Jackson Five ("Keep On Truckin'"), Luther Vandross ("Going In Circles"), and Isaac Hayes.
Later in her career her work was sampled by DJ Chuck Chillout, and by Jennifer Lopez in the track "Do It Well', the lead single from her 2007 album 'Brave'.
In addition to her songwriting credits, she was a noted poet, writer, and visual artist. For several years she was the author of a regular newspaper column in the Sonoma County Peace Press entitled "And So I Grew Two Voices."
In addition to her work as a creative artist, she was also know for her activism on behalf of the rights of women, people of color, and the LBGTQ community.
Later Career[edit]
After leaving the music industry, Ms. Porée moved to northern California, settling in the town of Kenwood in Sonoma County, where she pursued her interests in painting, poetry, and activism.
Death[edit]
Anita Porée passed away from cancer on July 8th, 2018, at the age of 78.
References[edit]
www.kenwoodpress.com
www.pressdemocrat.com
www.allmusic.com
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