And back then they were not 🎤She wore the theatre out!

😮

@@romelwilliams4649 lies there was mics on the floors and beams of the stages

She was actually 20 when she started ...21 was her first show

more then 8 times cause many days the ovation was so long she would sing it twice!

She fought for Effie they were gonna kill her character and she walked out and they asked her back and they changed it to what it is now

She used a lot of real heartbreak moments in her acting to reference. Jen lives her songs. She is a true from the heart singer

Yes!!

Facts!!!

Swears

Nobaaahdy!

Yup

LIKE JENNIFER SAID, she’s the Original. She sang Aretha H O M E (I swore her throat would hurt)😄😄♥️

FACTS!!!!!!!!!

I also saw her perform this song live in the Broadway show. She brought down the house! I had tears streaming down my cheeks. If you have ever had your heart broken by somebody you thought you loved more than your own skin, Jenifer is belting out your pain and desire for someone who no longer wants you.

@@bernadettedevereaux8694 wow !!!! Awesome

I wish there was a video of that

​@@bernadettedevereaux8694reading this brought a stream of tears from my eye. It took me back to that very place.

Well said

I saw her on Broadway as a young girl. She electrified the entire theater.

@@angelagranberry4816 I bet it was a once in a life time experience, I'm so jealous ❤ . I've only seen the London version with Amber Riley.

u aint lie......other singers were monumental, but MS. HOLLIDAY BUILT A WHOLE NATION OFF OF THIS SONG.

I always click LIKE as soon as I see Jaron’s videos just so I won’t forget. I haven’t found a Jaron video that I haven’t truly liked yet.

this what the old folk mean when they say “stand flat footed and SANG!” use the WHOLE instrument!! she ain’t even need the darn music! AY-MAYN!!

Aaaaaamen, sis!... I felt that!!.. lol

Yes !!

It’s a gift that’s not meant to be analyzed.

FACTS 👏👏

That right there, the desperation. That gets lost in the vocals and everyone after her trying to compare. Effie’s character is about to lose everything and she’s seeing it happen right in front of her and that has to come through or you’re just trying to do a bad parody of Jennifer Holliday.

I was thinking that too 😂

No one!!!!! I recall as a kid literally mesmerized by this voice … it was almost unreal !!

Make the hair stand up on your arms

Climbing higher mountains..its an old gospel hymn

Wow your assessment is dead on!!!! And I too felt the same as a young kid !!!

I still cry every time I watch this. She hits every emotion in my body.

Jennifer didn't "hit the Broadway stage" 'til the '80s though.

​@@montgomerycamjryeah I think Stephanie was still a teen when she hit Broadway.

Or rewound it 10 times

It’s crazy !!!!

I concur

and he knew it too yeah! that’s why he ain’t move a muscle while she was sangin’ 😂😂 girl they don’t make men like that NO MO!

Unnecessary horniness in the comment section, go to time out 😂 absolutely not.

Lmaoooo

😂 I'm CRINE

Nooooooooooooo 💀💀💀💀💀💀

Close but missing the emotions

I know I said this is a fave but are there any other voice analysts u recommend?

"Vastly underrated?" Are you SERIOUS? Damn, the woman WON a TONY for her performance and has been invited to sing all over the place as a result. She didn't sell records but EVERYBODY acknowledges her vocal talent!!! Absolutely EVERYBODY. One doesn't have to attain BEYONCÉ-level fame to be highly rated as a vocalist.

I believe she just didnt translate as a recording artists like she did on broadway. Many blame it on weight but its not easy, broadway is a different beast from recording artists. U need SONGS...doesnt matter how good u can sang. The only person i feel had a good transition from broadway to recording is stephanie mills...maybe melba moore but i think stephanie had a longer career and more hits

@@amberjay82 I once saw an interview featuring Jennifer Holliday. She said that she was pressured to lose weight, so much so that she underwent bariatric surgery. I agree with you on two counts: that she wasn’t given material equal to the showstoppers from Dreamgirls. I purchased several of her records years ago. I very much enjoyed them but unlike Stephanie Mills, Jennifer Holiday’s songs didn’t make it on popular music charts. Stephanie Mills went on to have popular hits but her signature song is Home. To me it is in the same category as Jennifer’s Broadway hit. It also seemed like a giant snub when the movie version of Dreamgirls didn’t give her a nod with a bit part. I don’t think Jennifer Hudson’s version of the famous song compared to Ms. Holiday’s.

@@bernadettedevereaux8694 i agree. Her weight did become an issue. Back than image became huge because of mtv and the video era. The 80s became a hard time for real singers because of transition to video as the new marketing tool for the industry. Again, her material played a big part also. Listening to her albums with the exception of "I am love" and few others her songs didnt "hit" like stephanies. Interestingly, jennifer hudson seem to have a similar issue. She really dont have "hits" or songs either. She ended up doing better as an actress and tv personality, than recording artist. I just think its really hard to transition from broadway/film to music only a few have been able to capture the same success in both areas. Stephanie had a great writing team thus she was able to be consistant with her recording career.. holliday first album had maurice white and david foster at the helm. Songwriting/production is key to hit as a recording artists

@@bernadettedevereaux8694 her not even getting a tiny spot was a major snub. Especially because they played her version to promote the movie for months