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SINGER, SONGWRITER, ACTRESS, PLAYWRIGHT
CHE' WAS BORN IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE SHE BEGAN HER MUSICAL JOURNEY IN CHURCH WITH HER FAMILY. RAISED BY A CHURCH PIANIST AND FORMER FLAUTIST, CHE' HAD NO EXCUSE FOR NOT EMBARKING UPON THE MUSIC WORLD. SHE JOKINGLY SAYS THAT SHE CAME OUT OF THE WOMB SINGING. AND TO HEAR HER YOU WOULD AGREE. CHE'S GRANDFATHER HAD A JUKE-JOINT (CLUB) ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE SHE LIVED AS A LITTLE GIRL. CHE' HEARD ENDLESS HOURS OF DISCO AND FUNK MUSIC WHILE STANDING IN THE YARD DANCING AND SINGING ALONG WITH EACH QUARTER THAT WAS PUT INTO THE MACHINE. ITS SOUNDS LIKE A CONTRADICTION OF MUSICAL INTEREST AND STYLES, BUT BETWEEN HER GRANDFATHER'S JUKE-JOINT AND CHURCH, CHE' GOT TO HEAR THE BEST INSTRUMENTATION OF MUSIC AND SOME OF THE MOST SOULFUL VOICES IN THE WORLD EVERYDAY OF HER LIFE.. CHE' SAW MANY PERSONALITIES COME THROUGH THE DOORS OF HER GRANDFATHER'S JUKE-JOINT AND THOSE CUSTOMERS HAD NO IDEA HOW IMPRESSIONABLE SHE WAS AND WHAT AFFECT THEY WOULD HAVE ON HER FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.
CHE' TRIED FINDING HER CAREER PATH THROUGH COLLEGE IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, BY MAJORING IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THEN GOING TO ANOTHER LOCAL COLLEGE AND CONCENTRATING IN MARKETING AND ADVERTISING; BUT HER SPIRIT JUST WASN'T SETTLED. WHILE IN CHARLOTTE, CHE' EXPLORED MODELING FOR HAIR PRODUCTS, CATALOGS AND HER COLLEGE CAMPUS MODELING TROOP. FAST FORWARDING A BIT AND IN RETROSPECT, IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT CHE' BEST WAS THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE TO EVER WIN CERTAIN PAGEANT TITLES IN HER JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL DAYS AND IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH SHE LIVED COUNTY. SHE BECAME THE FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN TALENT SHOWS AND PAGEANTS. BEATING THE ODDS AGAIN AND AGAIN AND SOMETIMES WITH BORROWED DRESSES, MS. BEST ALWAYS RAISED THE BAR FOR HERSELF (OFTEN UNKNOWINGLY) AND WITH THIS KIND OF MOTIVATING SPIRIT,CHE' HAD TO MOVE TO A CITY THAT WAS DRIVEN BY THE ARTS. HER FINAL DESTINATION BECAME LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. MODELING LEAD TO MUSICALS AND PLAYS, PLAYS LEAD TO STUDIO SESSIONS, BACKGROUND SINGING AND SOLO OPPORTUNITIES AND WORLD TOURS WITH SUCH CELEBRITY ARTISTS AND GRAMMY NOMINEES AS: AZ YET, MIKKI HOWARD, STEVEN SEGAL, BARRY MANNILOW, CECE WYNANS, ALL FOUR ONE, RAPPER HEAVY D, RICK SPRINGFIELD, GERALD LEVERT, ALI WOODSEN &VESTA WILLIAMS, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
CHE'S VOCAL STYLES RANGE FROM GOSPEL, JAZZ, R&B TO DISCO. IT HAS BEEN STATED BY SO MANY FANS OF CHE'S, AND I QUOTE, "CHE' SIMPLY TOUCHES YOU WITH HER VOICE. WE CAN FEEL EVERYTHING THAT SHE IS SINGING ABOUT. CHE' HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY SENSE OF WARMTH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH HER AUDIENCES AND A VERY POWERFULLY DRIVEN MESSAGE.
CHE' BEST, IS NOW ALLOWED TO BRING DISCO,FUNK AND R&B MUSIC BACK TO LIFE, WITH A MIX OF POP AND JAZZ WHEN NEEDED. WHILE LISTENING TO CHE'S ALBUMS OR WATCHING HER PERFORM, YOU FEEL LIKE SHE GETS IT! SHE UNDERSTANDS LIFE. YOU IMMEDIATELY FEEL THE GOSPEL HARVEST COMING THROUGH HER VOICE, AS IF SHE HAS BEEN STORING UP FOR THAT ONE NOTE TO COME OUT ALL SEASON. IT'S INSTANTLY GRATIFYING!
CHE'S MUSICAL JOURNEY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS HAS TAKEN HER TO RUSSIA, GERMANY, The UK, IRELAND, SCOTLAND & ASIA . THERE ARE OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD THAT CHE' HAS TO SHARE HER GOD GIVEN TALENTS WITH AND SHE WILL GET THERE AND SHARE THEM UNTIL SHE CAN NO MORE. CHE' BEST IS A MUST HEAR PERFORMER .
MAKE IT DO WHAT IT DO! LOL
