Singer, songwriter, actress and pianist Irene Cara passed away yesterday. No cause of death has been released as of this writing. She was 63.
I actually found out the news through Leo Adamian, a friend on Facebook, who was close friends with Cara and had drummed for her on first two albums, Anyone Can See and What a Feelin'.
Suffice it to say, I cannot do her life proper justice in the way Leo and his circle of friends could. However, I can say that anyone who was sentient in the early 1980's knew the songs "Fame" and "Flashdance...What a Feeling" (the latter of which she co-wrote) and the angelic voice which sang them.
Indeed "Flashdance...What a Feeling" remains a fixture on adult contemporary radio nearly 40 years after its release. Having earned Cara a Golden Globe, an Oscar and a Grammy, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" is one of those songs where from time to time I have noticed people pausing all business to appreciate Cara's balance of quiet restraint and emotional vulnerability. She certainly conveyed that same balance of her performance in the movie Fame.
Although Cara's fame peaked in the mid-1980's her small body of work left a deep and enduring impression and shall continue to do so. R.I.P.
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