Nita Whitaker – Luv Me Down Slowly (1994) HQ contemporary R&B/Soul ballad (Marlon McClain)
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Nita Whitaker was born on 28 November 1959 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. She is a Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Author, Producer, and Actress, known for The Bodyguard (1992), The Ides of March (2011) and The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006).
She was previously married to Don LaFontaine. She is mother to a bunch of beautul and talented girls. Her oldest daughter Skye LaFontaine does voice overs and is an actress as well (NCIS, etc).
Nita Whitaker made her Broadway debut as Wiletta Mayers in Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind in 2021. As the 2019 NAACP Best Supporting Actress award winner for her role of Mom Winans in the Broadway bound musical Born For This. Nita is also a favorite singer of legendary producer David Foster. Having sung with some of the most famous voices of our time including duets with Andre Bocelli, Michael Bolton and Josh Groban.
She also sang the original demos for Whitney Houston’s standards, “I Will Always Love You”, “I Have Nothing” and “I Look to You”, and worked with greats Carol Bayer Sager, Walter A. and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Burt Bacharach, James Ingram, Steve Tyrell, Patti LaBelle, Lionel Ritchie, Yolanda Adams, Nathan East, and Barbara Streisand.
Nita is also a former ICU registered nurse, former Miss Louisiana and Star Search Hall of Fame Grand Champion continues to champion literacy through her 501c3 non-profit In A World With Books (www.inaworldwithbooks.org) which has put 18,500 new books in the hands of 8500 underserved children and counting. She continues to expand as an artist having performed in four world premiere musicals, “Ragtime”, “Ten Commandments the Musical”, “Breaking Through”, and “Born For This”.
Nita has contributed articles for Inspired Women online magazine, and penned an independent award-winning memoir entitled: Finding My Voice: My Journey from Grief to Grace. She released her newest book release, When Your Hand is in the Lion’s Mouth: The Life and Wisdom of a Man named Green, is available online everywhere in print and audiobook.
She has entertained thousands as well hundreds in her own intimate one woman shows, charity galas and corporate events; her expansive talent and humor continues to find new avenues to be expressed. Nita has appeared in movies, television shows, multiple studio recordings, and has recorded 4 independent records.
The song “Luv Me Down Slowly” is the lead single taken from her self-titled CD for Black Lion Records released in 1994. It features an incredible array of collaborators; Alfie Silas, Mona Lisa Young, Terry Bradford, Terry Forsythe, Terry Young, and Will Wheaton on backing vocals. Marlon McClain formerly of the Dazz Band, Shock, and Pleasure can be found playing guitar. These are just a few collaborators that can be found on this great album that can be played from start to fnish without skipping tracks.
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