By 1972, Ava Cherry 19 years old, was an aspiring model living in New York and working at the Genesis nightclub. One day, her manager told her that David Bowie was going to perform at Radio City Music Hall and gave her a copy of the Ziggy Stardust to listen to. Little did she know, listening to the album, that she would soon meet Bowie and her life would be changed forever. Then, at a Stevie Wonder after party where she rubbed shoulders with Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin, she was introduced to David Bowie who invited her to tour Japan with him.
As it turned out, that Japanese tour with Bowie, had to be canceled before it had begun because of health concerns. Even so, over the years, Cherry eventually did begin making music with the man who one day would become known as The Thin White Duke. Then she returned to Chicago, where she was introduced to another music legend, Curtis Mayfield. He signed her to his Curtom label and produced a single for her that she co-wrote with him. This was the start of a solo career that has spanned five decades. In 1986, she made her debut with Luther Vandross and spent ten years working with him, who during that period became one of the biggest names in R&B.
Ava Cherry is now signed to the Wake Up! Music Group recording label, and is breaking some new ground. To kick off 2020 they released her “Let’s Dance” single. It was a cover of the Bowie classic hit song. Not only was it well received by Mainstream Top 40 radio, but it managed to crossover to Mainstream Hip-Hop/R&B, as well as Rhythmic radio formats. More recently she dropped a new single called “Testify Love”. It is currently impacting radio charts and being warmly welcomed by critics. Word on the street is that this is all leading to an Ava Cherry album that will be released before the end of this year.
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