Vocalist
Julie Burrell’s vocals were warm, intimate and sultry whether she fronted an orchestra or paired simply with a piano. Most listeners won’t care that she attended classical workshops at Juilliard or even that she was equally as talented at writing standards as she is at performing them, for they have heard the sum of her experience. As any of her followers can tell you, the real resume is in the music.
Her molten mezzo all at once speaks of cocktails, candle light and a cigarette–all, of course, around midnight. Her self-titled debut CD received national air play and critical praise. As one reviewer summed it up, “If Julie Burrell sang your monthly song bill, you just might be willing to pay it twice.”
Sadly, Julie Burrell passed away in April of 2006.