Celebrity Book Signing Event At The Church Studio

TULSA, Okla. - July 12, 2024 - PRLog -- The Church Studio is thrilled to announce a celebrity book signing on July 27th from 10am to 3:30pm with Ms. Freda Payne, the celebrated R&B and jazz vocalist renowned for hits like "Band of Gold" and "Bring the Boys Home."

Tickets for the July 27th event are $39 and may be purchased at The Church Studio website.   Guests will meet Ms. Freda Payne and Mark Bego, receive a copy of the book, and have the opportunity to have it autographed. The first-floor gallery and archives of The Church Studio are also open to ticket holders to tour.

Freda Payne, a singer and actress, tells her amazing life story in "Band of Gold." While she is best known for her 1970 #1 hit "Band of Gold" and her Grammy-nominated album "Contact," her story is an inspiring adventure, having lived alonside the "who's who" of the show business world, including Duke Ellington, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Omar Sharif, Quincy Jones, Liza Minnelli, and Sarah Vaughn.  Freda's compelling memoir is a celebration of a glamorous life well lived.

Ms. Payne has done it all. She has shined on Broadway, made over 70 talk show appearance with such hosts as Ed Sullivan, David Frost, Mike Douglas, Johnny Carson, and Merv Griffin; and hosted her own talk program, "Today's Black Woman."

Her main passion is music. Ms. Payne recorded 21 albums, was admitted into the 2017 class of the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in her hometown of Detroit, and received the Lifetime Achievement and Legacy Award in 2023 from the Women Songwriter Hall of Fame.

Her acting credits in 22 appearances in films like, "Family Reunion" as Ursula, "Private Obsession" (1995), "Ragdoll" (1999 as Gran, "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" (2000), and Fire & Ice (2001).

Her exceptional portrayal on the stage of Ella Fitzgerald in 'Ella: First Lady of Song' has won her critical acclaim, further cementing her status as a jazz legend. "Aided by a groovy and interactive 6-piece stage band, Payne channels Ella in her 25 greatest hits ... Close your eyes. You will think Ella has been reincarnated." Broadway World review.

The Church Studio is an iconic recording facility that supports, educates, and inspires with a professional recording enviornment, public programs, and interpretive exhibits. The Church Studio Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization. https:// www.thechurchstudio.com/freda-payne-book-signing-experience/.