Episode 4: Mom & Marilyn Monroe
Laney Burn shares a family secret from 1946 that connects her mother to Norma Jean.
Jazz singer & actor Laney Burn stumbles upon "The Birth of Marilyn: The Lost Photos of Norma Jean" and discovers a secret her mother kept for years. Laney's mother was a fastidious diarist, however her diary from that year, 1946, has mysteriously disappeared, leaving Laney to wonder about her mom's early adulthood.
Episode 4
Meet Our Guest
Having sung in Paris, Salvador’s in London, The Village Gate in New York City, and Birdland West in Los Angeles, Laney Burn debuts her first album, My Imagination produced by Jimmy Haslip, multi-grammy award winner (Yellowjackets.)
Laney sang weekly with the Cedar Walton (Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers) Quartet at Birdland West and performed at Masquer’s Cafe on Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles. She also sang regularly at the House of Blues, Gospel Brunch, with the Gospel Choir, Trenora Parker and the Los Angeles Cathedral Choir for seven years. In addition, she backed up Donna Summer and Shirley Lee Ralph.
She worked with Bobby McFerrin in the documentary film The Life of Bobby McFerrin, who inspired her with his words, “The sky’s the limit!” Other influences include Al Jerreau, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Betty Carter.
To reach Laney: IG: @laneyburnjazz , https://laneyburnjazz.com/
