Shepley Metcalf at Metropolitan Room

"Stoned Soul Picnic," "Eli's Coming," "Wedding Bell Blues," "And When I Die,"...these fantastic hits and many lesser-known gems were written by Laura Nyro in the '60s and '70s, and the "excellent cabaret/jazz singer"* Shepley Metcalf delivers them with passion in The Songs of Laura Nyro.

Janice Friedman on piano, Jim Whitney on bass, and Willard Dyson on drums join Shepley to explore Nyro's poignant ballads "I Never Meant to Hurt You" and "Billy's Blues," cult classic "Emmie," and the powerful cry-for-help "Stoney End." Bookings for The Songs of Laura Nyro include Scullers (Boston), Davenport's (Chicago), and here at the Metropolitan Room last November...

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"Stoned Soul Picnic," "Eli's Coming," "Wedding Bell Blues," "And When I Die,"...these fantastic hits and many lesser-known gems were written by Laura Nyro in the '60s and '70s, and the "excellent cabaret/jazz singer"* Shepley Metcalf delivers them with passion in The Songs of Laura Nyro.

Janice Friedman on piano, Jim Whitney on bass, and Willard Dyson on drums join Shepley to explore Nyro's poignant ballads "I Never Meant to Hurt You" and "Billy's Blues," cult classic "Emmie," and the powerful cry-for-help "Stoney End." Bookings for The Songs of Laura Nyro include Scullers (Boston), Davenport's (Chicago), and here at the Metropolitan Room last November. Shepley's album of these songs will be hot-off-the-press at these April shows. *The Boston Globe

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