Jan Cronin, Tell Him I Said Hello Review

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Jan Cronin cut her teeth in the Washington, DC scene. In 1994, Nashville was clearly calling her name, when on a visit from DC, Cronin won Best Female Vocalist honors in a singing contest at the Nashville Palace. The win earned her an invitation to perform at the Palace for a week. After moving to Nashville, Cronin met the love of her life, the late songwriter/guitarist Lefty Ken Howell.  They eventually married and Howell recruited Cronin to sing his band, Lefty Ken and The Blues Rats.  Cronin’s credits include

Performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She was nominated for a Washington Area Music Award (WAMMIE) as Best Female Vocalist.  Her latest album Tell Him I Said Hello is a personal collection of tunes that feature songs written by Cronin, with a few gems co-written with her late husband Lefty Ken Howell, including jewels by Marcia Ball, Better Carter, Junior Wells, Stevie Wonder, Ike and Tina Turner and more, trussing Cronin’s innate versatility as a vocalist.