Claudia Lennear is the beautiful lady with the most underrated voice of the 1960's and early 1970's.

Originally from Rhode Island, she was a background singer with the Ike and Tina Turner Revue before working with artists such as Leon Russell (and the "Shelter" people), Joe Cocker ( as a member of the "space choir" in the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour and film), Don Nix, Freddie King, Humble Pie, Stephen Stills and David Bowie.

Despite her talent and success as a performer in the music business, she is probably best remembered in rock and roll history as the true life inspiration for the Rolling Stones classic 1971 hit "Brown Sugar", David Bowie's "Lady Grinning Soul" and "She Smiles Like A River" from Leon Russell.

One notable career event was her collaboration with George Harrison and many others in the production of the Concerts for Bangladesh - a pair of star-studded benefit concerts held at Madison Square Garden.

Lennear released a brilliant solo album entitled "Phew!" on the Warner Brothers label in 1973. It was unique, one side of the record was produced by Ry Cooder and the other produced by Alan Toussiant. It featured Memphis music mastero Jim Dickinson on several tracks...very rare but well worth the listen if you can find it.

She landed an acting role playing a secretary in the 1974 Clint Eastwood film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.

Today, Ms. Lennear is preparing to launch an official website! Recently, she performed with John York (formerly of the Byrds) at the Los Angeles County Fair.