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Melba Moore
"Forever Moore"

~Part 2~
​

By Rodney Wayne Branche

​

Copa: Welcome back to Washington, DC Melba! How does it feel to be back here in the Capital City?

Melba: First of all Washington, DC has been very kind to me I started out with Timbuktu there, the Broadway show that I starred in with Eartha Kitt. It was performed at the Kennedy Center. I've also done a lot of community work with the National Council of Negro Women and the Black Family Reunion, I've been a guest in the White House and performed at Blues Alley in Georgetown, they all were wonderful experiences.
Copa: Copa Style Magazine has posted your interview 3 times in 2 years and the article has always placed in the top 3 category. How do you maintain this continuing popularity? 

Melba: I get a little help from my friend, a good manager Ron Richardson. The internet has changed so rapidly in the past few years, there's great variety, your message can reach around the world.
Copa: How would you describe your unique style that continues to be popular for generations?

Melba: I have several different voices and that come from a diverse background. My heart, mind and soul continues to be open. You have to understand that you can't fit in everything so you have to choose what is right for you. I my opinion that's the big secret.
Copa: What is the feeling you receive when you perform at these spectacular venues across the world?

Melba: It makes me feel wonderful and continues to charge me up. I continue to exercise and take my vitamins. There is something magical about working the crowd and feeling that great response. There was a big outdoor concert in in Brooklyn this Summer where everyone wore white, it felt like a big family reunion. Everyone came from the community to support all of the  special projects and I'm always happy to help great causes.
Copa: Tell us a little more about your upcoming projects.

Melba: I'm appearing at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club on October 2nd, the second is the "Forever Moore" CD project  that's written and produced by Zoiea,  Ragan Whiteside-Johnson, Dennis Johnson, George Puttus, Angela Pettus, and Chris Killebrew. The songs are written for me but they are very contemporary but reminiscent of music of the 80's when music was sweet and happy. Songs like 'Love Coming At Ya" and " You Stepped Into My Life." The new selections are beautiful, sexy and what I would call 'hard core urban R&B' music.
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Copa: Melba would you say that your music continues to be relevant and popular because of your specific style?

Melba: When I hear all of the various music that young people listen to today and other similar types that have a dance sound, popular artists mimic earlier sounds. Still I feel that there is great diversity out here today.
Copa: This may sound like a silly question. Why is it that a few people get your sound confused with Evelyn 'Champagne' King?

Melba: I don't really think that they do. The reason is that we have had the same producer on several songs, the marvelous ...Kashif.
Copa: Melba what is your philosophy on entertainment?

Melba: Entertainment recreates you, I'll give you a warning...anything that God gives you can be used for something bad. Some people think that entertainment is bad or certain music is bad. You can take a spiritual song, change the lyrics and make it dirty. Entertainment is wide open, you don't have to have a degree to be involved in it. It's so powerful and has endless possibilities. It draws success and fame to it  so one has to be careful...take the best and leave the rest!
Copa: Can you share a little information on your new reality show project?

Melba: It's just started so we are still brainstorming about how to reflect my life. It's not going to be what is commonly described as 'ratchet.' I'm not the ratchet type at all! The show has to be clean cut, positive and hopefully inspiring. That does not mean that it has to be boring. Some of the challenges we have in this industry are staying relevant, staying happy and avoiding scandal. There are a lot of issues that will keep the show interesting that reflect situations in life. If there is no conflict things can become a little boring. 
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Copa: Melba, when people look at you and see how long you have been out here in the world of entertainment performing and looking absolutely FABULOUS! How do you do it with the type of schedule you must maintain? Is it exercise, diet, or a particular lifestyle?

Melba: Well Rodney, it's all the above. It has to come from the inside, how you think and what your general philosophy to health is. One must set specific goals. I am a singer, you have to look at it as if you were an athlete, a football player doesn't eat the same way that a basketball player does. They both have to run but football is a contact sport and requires powerful energy so it requires different types of food. I am a singer so I can't eat things like ice cream and certain dairy products, it can effect your throat and give you laryngitis and that could develop into bronchitis and pneumonia. It's a serious thing to look at if you wish to be healthy and fit.   
Copa: We are looking forward to your new reality show and your performance at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club on October 2nd. Thank you for being a grand example for everyone who wishes to lead a great life in all things.

Tickets to October 2nd show at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club:
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Information on Melba Moore:
MelbaMoore.com

~Copa
To read Part One of "Forever Moore" in Copa Style Magazine:  www.copastyle.com/forever-moore.html