Janis Powers Janis loved music and singing from a young age; singing ‘40’s tunes while her mom played piano, singing to her aunts’ early ‘50’s 45 rpm records on her little record player, listening to her dad croon-he had a beautiful Irish tenor voice. She had a home childcare for about 12 years and used songs to teach her kids and others their ABC’s, days of the week, months of the year, and putting on holiday shows for the parents. She directed a children’s choir for 4 to 6-year olds for a couple of years with her church (they said it couldn’t be done!) Then she moved and decided she needed more singing opportunities, so she joined her church choir and soon was invited to cantor as a soloist for mass and with the choir. She was 38 and a bit fearful of singing solo for a large congregation. She wanted to be her best so she took a semester voice class at a local college. She sang in church for 32 years before moving to The Grand in 2024. She immediate- ly joined the Music Club and is involved in as much singing as she can handle. Being asked to be part of Harvey and Friends band is an unbe- lievable Dream Come True. She dreamed of being the next Linda Ron- stadt in her 20’s. And now ….she is retired and having the time of her life singing jazz and more.
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