A    T    T    I    T    U    D    E P a u l a   J a m e s   C h a v i s        w i t h   t h e Nashville Session Players        PAULA  ONLINE  RADIO       B I O G R A P H Y      VIDEOS       BOOKS       Nashville Jazz, Soul, R&B, Pop and Blues artist Paula James Chavis grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and began singing at four years of age at the historic Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity located in downtown Nashville.  She continued to sing throughout Junior High, High School, and College.  Her influences are many and varied, including Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughan, Gladys Knight, Nancy Wilson, Etta James and Tina Turner.  She of course has developed her own style over the years, combining influences from those listed along with many others.       While continuing to engage in her music career performing on recordings, stage and television, Paula raised three children and was a teacher for Metro Nashville Schools.  She was the lead vocalist in noted Nashville jazz artist Sam Levine's "City Lights" Orchestra and has performed with American Idol finalist Melinda Dolittle, Amy Grant, Charlie Daniels, The Drifters, Shirley Caesar, Kenny Rogers, The Chi-lites, Arthur Murray and several others, including Dr. Dorothy Marcic, acclaimed author of "Respect" and, the John Birdsong Trio at Nashville's Rudy's Jazz Room.       Paula has released her own jazz/soul CD entitled "Special Requests" and has done extensive Nashville studio demo and harmony work.  She has also appeared in local Nashville and national television commercials, performed in the Super Bowl "Halftime for Kids" and was featured in an Opryland presentation for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS.  She was also a regular member of the Nashville Symphony Chorus and a soloist with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. PAULA JAMES CHAVIS EXTERNAL LINKS: Reverb Nation(1) ~ Reverb Nation(2) ~ YouTube(1) ~ YouTube(2) ~ YouTube(3) ~ YouTube(4) SAM LEVINE EXTERNAL LINKS: City Lights Orchestra (featuring Paula) ~ City Lights Trio ~ Sax for the Soul ~ Sam Levine Website HARMONY PERFORMERS EXTERNAL LINKS: JasonEskridge ~ Melissa DuVall ~ Mike Lusk ~ Jaimee Paul Shires PRODUCED & ENGINEERED BY: Denny Martin ARRANGED BY: Denny Martin, Richard Aberdeen RECORDED & MIXED: Denny Martin Studios, Nashville, Tennessee GUITARS: Guitars: Tim Galloway, Bob Hatter, Scott Neubert, Sol Philcox-Littlefield, Jason Roller DRUMS, CONGAS, SHAKER, TAMBORINE: Steve Holland, Wes Little, William Ellis KEYBOARDS: Steve Peffer, Dwain Rowe, Dennis Wage BASS: Pat Lassiter, Matt McGee, Dow Tomlin FLUTE, VARIOUS SAXOPHONE: Sam Levine ACCORDION: Jeff Taylor MUSICIANS EXTERNAL LINKS: William Ellis ~ Tim Galloway ~ Bob Hatter ~ Steve Holland ~ Pat Lassiter ~ Sam Levine ~ Wes Little ~ Sol Wilcox-Littlefield Matt McGee ~ Scott Neubert ~ Steve Peffer ~ Jason Roller ~ Dwain Rowe ~ Dow Tomlin ~ Dennis Wage { songs in alphabetical order ~ click on song titles for lyrics } Attitude ~ Brother Martin Revisited ~ Everybody Talks ~ Eyes of a Child ~ Find a Rose ~ Fix Up Me ~ Freedom Free Love ~ Hard to Do the Same Thing ~ Lift Up My Voice ~ Long Before Goodbye ~ People ~ Rainbow Somebody ~ Stop the World ~ Way Over Yonder ~ What We Get ~ What We Overcome EXTRA DOWNLOADS:  Big Bang (with Jeff Taylor) ~ Pete's Song: (with Razzy Bailey) ~ Where Were You? ATTITUDE ~ Paula James Chavis Copyright © 2019 by Freedom Tracks Music/Records.  All Rights Reserved. Recorded and mixed at Denny Martin Studios; Nashville, Tennessee Published by Freedom Tracks Music (ASCAP) ~ a Freedom Tracks recording ~ Nashville, TN "whatever you want people to do to you, do also to them" FREE DOWNLOAD MUSIC VIDEOS Fix Up Me        Find a Rose Attitude ~ George Floyd Tribute Freedom        Hard to Do the Same Thing Who Could Believe?        Rainbow Somebody        Eyes of a Child        People Where Were You?        Big Bang Freedom  Tracks  Records  ~  Nashville, Tennessee  ~  please click on train for contact information