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Gayle Moran

b. 1943

American vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter

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About Gayle Moran

Born 1943. Gayle Moran is an American musician, singer and songwriter.

Gayle Moran (born 1943) is an American vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter. She is from Spring Arbor, Michigan and graduated from Spring Arbor High School (now Spring Arbor University) in 1961.

Career Moran was a member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra during the mid-1970s, appearing on Apocalypse (1974) and Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975).

Moran later appeared on multiple recordings by her husband Chick Corea (whom she married in 1972): the Return to Forever albums Musicmagic (1977) and Live (1978); and the Chick Corea solo albums The Leprechaun (1975), My Spanish Heart (1976), Mad Hatter (1978), Secret Agent (1978), and Touchstone (1982).

Moran participated in the making of "Afterlife" from the soundtrack to the film War (2007) starring Jet Li and Jason Statham.

Other guest appearances included "The Gracious Core", on Mark Isham's album Castalia, and the title track from the David Sancious & Tone release Transformation (The Speed of Love) (1976).

Moran recorded one album under her own name, I Loved You Then ... I Love You Now (1979).

Moran appeared on Chick Corea's Antidote (2019) album, with The Spanish Heart Band and Rubén Blades.

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Born
1943, Jackson
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Education
Seattle Pacific University, Spring Arbor University
Also known as
Gayle Moran-Corea

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Who is Gayle Moran?

American vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter

When was Gayle Moran born?

Gayle Moran was born in 1943 in Jackson.

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Gayle Moran is a musician, singer and songwriter.

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Gayle Moran is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gayle Moran

· Wikidata: Q5528810

· DBpedia: Gayle Moran

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