Liberty Silver

Liberty Silver (born 1961/1962 in Detroit, Michigan[1][2]) is a Canadian singer, based in Toronto, Ontario.

Liberty Silver

She won two 1985 Juno Awards, one for Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year ("Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love") and the other for Best Reggae/Calypso Recording ("Heaven Must Have Sent You" with Otis Gayle). She has been nominated for a Juno Award a total of five times, from 1985 to 1989. Silver holds the distinction of being the first black woman to be honoured with a Juno Award, paving the way for other artists in the Canadian music industry.

As a teenager, she performed in a reggae band as an opening act in New York City for Bob Marley at Madison Square Garden.[3]

She appeared on the platinum selling 1985 African charity ensemble single "Tears Are Not Enough", singing a duet with Mike Reno of Loverboy. Other artists on the track include Bryan Adams, Anne Murray and Joni Mitchell.

Silver competed as a vocalist on Star Search, winning the competition several weeks in a row.

In 2016, Silver sang Amazing Grace at the funeral of controversial Toronto mayor Rob Ford.[4]

As of 2020, Silver continues to appear at music festivals across the globe.

Discography

Private Property
Live! In Session - Liberty Silver With The Bill King Quartet
A Timeless Christmas
At Last
Groove Symphony

References

Brownstein, Bill (26 July 1986). "Making waves: Silver set to take over Le Portage". The (Montreal) Gazette. p. D6.. Indicates Detroit birthplace with Kingston, Ontario childhood.
Brownstein, Bill (4 August 1986). "Silver was a bargain unlikely to be repeated". The (Montreal) Gazette. p. C5. Identified as 24-year-old.
Barr, Greg (3 February 1989). "Liberty Silver: Unleashing that amazing voice". Ottawa Citizen. p. B3.
Nickle, David (30 March 2016). "Rob Ford's daughter Stephanie remembers her dad, now the 'mayor of heaven'". Toronto.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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[MGJul86-1] Brownstein, Bill (26 July 1986). "Making waves: Silver set to take over Le Portage". The (Montreal) Gazette. p. D6.. Indicates Detroit birthplace with Kingston, Ontario childhood.

[MGAug86-2] Brownstein, Bill (4 August 1986). "Silver was a bargain unlikely to be repeated". The (Montreal) Gazette. p. C5. Identified as 24-year-old.

[3] Barr, Greg (3 February 1989). "Liberty Silver: Unleashing that amazing voice". Ottawa Citizen. p. B3.

[4] Nickle, David (30 March 2016). "Rob Ford's daughter Stephanie remembers her dad, now the 'mayor of heaven'". Toronto.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.