Soul-D-Out: Conya Doss interview - 14.04.11
Soul-D-Out: Conya Doss interview - 14.04.11
Soul-D-Out with lil_dnyce
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Description
Conya Doss (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and record producer.
Doss has been singing since she was five. She grew up listening to the likes of Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Angela Winbush, Nina Simone, and Jane Child. She attended Cleveland School of the Arts along with Avant and 71 North. She later received her teaching credential and has become a teacher of children with special needs in the Cleveland Public School system. She began using music in her classroom as a way to connect with her students and her debut album “A Poem About Ms. Doss” was inspired by a heartfelt letter from one of her students.
In 2001, Conya Doss started her own recording label Conya Doss Songs and began recording her first album. In 2002, Doss released her first singles “Good Good” and “Coffee” which were followed by the release of her album, entitled A Poem About Ms. Doss, which is now a rare collectors item.
Doss has been singing since she was five. She grew up listening to the likes of Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Angela Winbush, Nina Simone, and Jane Child. She attended Cleveland School of the Arts along with Avant and 71 North. She later received her teaching credential and has become a teacher of children with special needs in the Cleveland Public School system. She began using music in her classroom as a way to connect with her students and her debut album “A Poem About Ms. Doss” was inspired by a heartfelt letter from one of her students.
In 2001, Conya Doss started her own recording label Conya Doss Songs and began recording her first album. In 2002, Doss released her first singles “Good Good” and “Coffee” which were followed by the release of her album, entitled A Poem About Ms. Doss, which is now a rare collectors item.
