Gwyneth Herbert: the door-to-door diva

She used to scour bars looking for gigs. Now Gwyneth Herbert is being compared to Lennon and McCartneyWhen Gwyneth Herbert was discovered – almost overnight, at the age of 22 – she was a singer with a rich contralto voice who wrote fiction as a hobby. Her new label, Universal, gave the newcomer a glam-jazz makeover, aiming her at the area of the market dominated by Jamie Cullum, Diana Krall and Norah Jones.What happened next is a very old story. The label lost money on Bittersweet...

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