Kelly Moneymaker
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Kelly Susan Moneymaker is a popular music
singer, who is most noted for replacing Gioia Bruno
in the music group Exposé.
Moneymaker was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska
. She ended up moving to Seattle and working with The Tubes
, then moved to California and worked with Todd Rundgren
, Wayne Newton
and Connie Stevens
.
Moneymaker was invited to join Exposé by Jeanette Jurado
after being introduced to her through a recommendation. Moneymaker performed on both the album Exposé and the new tracks for their Greatest Hits album. She did not sing any lead vocals on Exposé work, but did background vocals and performed Bruno's songs during concert appearances.
In 1996, with Arista Records
dropping Exposé's contract, Moneymaker pursued solo projects. She has released two independent albums, Like a Blackbird, and Through these Basement Walls. She wrote, recorded and produced a soundtrack album for Days of our Lives
, and has made appearances on that show.
She has appeared with Exposé during a reunion concert in 2003, and she plans to do shows to fill in for any member of Exposé who can't attend performances during their 2007 tour, as well as appearing with them on special occasions.
Moneymaker was once married to Stuart Mathis, who worked on sound production during the 1993 Exposé tour. She is currently married to actor Peter Reckell
, who stars as Bo Brady
on Days of our Lives
. At age 37, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter Loden was born in November 2007, weighing 6lbs. 9ozs.
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
singer, who is most noted for replacing Gioia Bruno
Gioia Bruno
Gioia Bruno is an Italian-born American popular music singer, most noted as a member of the vocal group Exposé.-Early life and career:...
in the music group Exposé.
Moneymaker was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
. She ended up moving to Seattle and working with The Tubes
The Tubes
The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band, whose 1975 debut album included the hit single, "White Punks on Dope". During its first fifteen years or so, the band's live performances combined quasi-pornography with wild satires of media, consumerism, and politics...
, then moved to California and worked with Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...
, Wayne Newton
Wayne Newton
Wayne Newton is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas over a period of over 40 years, earning him the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment...
and Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens is an American actress and singer, best known for her roles in the television series Hawaiian Eye and other TV and film work.-Early life:...
.
Moneymaker was invited to join Exposé by Jeanette Jurado
Jeanette Jurado
Jeanette Livier Jurado is a member of the popular girl group Exposé. She was born on November 14, 1965, in Pico Rivera, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.Jurado is a member of Exposé, along with Ann Curless and Gioia Bruno, then later Kelly Moneymaker...
after being introduced to her through a recommendation. Moneymaker performed on both the album Exposé and the new tracks for their Greatest Hits album. She did not sing any lead vocals on Exposé work, but did background vocals and performed Bruno's songs during concert appearances.
In 1996, with Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
dropping Exposé's contract, Moneymaker pursued solo projects. She has released two independent albums, Like a Blackbird, and Through these Basement Walls. She wrote, recorded and produced a soundtrack album for Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, and has made appearances on that show.
She has appeared with Exposé during a reunion concert in 2003, and she plans to do shows to fill in for any member of Exposé who can't attend performances during their 2007 tour, as well as appearing with them on special occasions.
Moneymaker was once married to Stuart Mathis, who worked on sound production during the 1993 Exposé tour. She is currently married to actor Peter Reckell
Peter Reckell
Peter Paul Reckell is an American actor. He is best known for playing Bo Brady, a role he originated in 1983 on the NBC drama Days of our Lives....
, who stars as Bo Brady
Bo Brady
Beauregard Aurelius "Bo" Brady is a fictional character on the NBC Soap Opera, Days of our Lives, the youngest of the series' Brady family. Created under head-writer Margaret DePreist, the role was originated by actor Peter Reckell on May 2, 1983. Robert Kelker-Kelly briefly stepped into the role...
on Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. At age 37, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter Loden was born in November 2007, weighing 6lbs. 9ozs.