Taylor Ballard
Stories (2/0)
Black Women In Music
Some of the most fond and early memories of my childhood are of me reenacting childish musicals from beginning to end, fully donned in makeshift costumes and equipped with surprisingly accurate household props. On the off days when I couldn’t convince one of my older sisters to accompany me, it never stopped me from having my very own one woman act. Most of these musicals I can’t even recall anymore, but there is one in particular that I will never forget. In 1997, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella starring Brandy Norwood and Whitney Houston was released. I realize now that I was only five at the time, but up until recently, if asked I would have told you that I was probably eight or nine. There is no way that I was singing like that at five years old, and yet I was. I do not say this to boast about my vocal skill but instead to speak volumes to the influence that this film had on my life. I did not know it then, but Cinderella spoke purpose and calling into my life, and for that I am so thankful to all of those whom were involved.
By Taylor Ballard3 years ago in Beat