MOTHER LEGACY
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2017
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Beautiful weather, Fireball, and Mother Legacy was all that was needed Friday night (6/4) to rock the patio of MadLife Stage & Studios in Woodstock! Opening with “Only The Lonely”, Steve was on it – and Shay told him he just turned a 4-minute song into a two-minute song! “Slow down!” Got to love these two! Shay Collins and Steve Seidler were joined by “the wizard of Larz”, Larz Hanson. He always adds an extra exquisite guitar element to every song they play.
Again displaying their versatility, the songs they covered touched every genre, and all beyond exception! “Burning House” – one of my favorites they perform – is a harmonizing masterpiece! You’ll love their version! “Colder Weather “, “Thunder Only Happens When it Rains”, “Landslide”, “Dust in the Wind”, “Rocket Man”, “Shallow”, “Zombie”, “White Rabbit” we’re just a few of the songs they did to perfection!
I have to praise Shay’s voice when she does Janis Joplin songs. Steve joined her in harmony on “Mercedes Benz” then “Me and Bobby McGee” is another staple in their repertoire that is always requested! Not everyone can do Janis songs with justice, but this lady can!
If original music is what you’re looking for, they got that too! All just as good as any covers they do – maybe better! “Blame it on the Rain”, “Worth a Shot” and “Go Find Yourself”, are three of their many originals that are always crowd-pleasers! “Go Find Yourself” is also the title of their CD that you’d be well advised to check out!
Shay and Steve met 16 years ago and it was destiny! Their hearts blending as perfectly as their voices and musical style creating that gift of music that people are drawn to, and flock to, thus you have “mother flockers” that pack out the venues.
As I was sitting there enjoying the evening, I noticed a couple with a small child in a stroller walk by. The child was watching as Shay performed and was “stroller dancing” as they passed! I thought that was adorable!
Mother Legacy will be at Madlife again on Father’s Day which is June 20th. Don’t miss it!
Written by Brenda Lorenz
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They are wild, frenzied, crazy, and soulful. Think of them as if in a time swap from the 60 and 70s. Picture Janis Joplin and Moe Bandy having children or being resurrected to a stage in 2018! Now you see Mother Legacy and they strut the stage as Shay Collins and Steven Seidler offering no apologies, what you see is what you get! - Cleveland Live Food Arts Music
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Still working on that hot first release.
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Has Opened for & Shared stages with:
Raelyn Nelson (Willie Nelsons Granddaughter)
Confederate Railroad
Warmed up the Audience for Liliac
Bridget Tatum
Jacob Bryant
Layla springs
Aunt Betty
Skinny Molly
Whiskey Stills & Mash
Geneva
Voodoo Slim
Slippery When Wet
Hugh Allen band
Rick Stone Band
Tyson Lehman
Channing Wilson
Purple Mascarade
Nominated for 3 2021 WDEF CHANNEL 12 VIEWERS CHOICE AWARDS
WINNER OF 2021 WDEF CHANNEL 12 VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD * BEST SOCIAL INFLUENCER *
Festivals & Events
Nokian Tyres Summer Nights 2021
Rhea County TN
2021 Screamfest Paranormal Festival Athens TN
Harvest Fest Decatur Ga 2019
RINGGOLD GA 1890's Days 2018, 2019
PARADISE HILLS RESORT & SPA 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION 2020 - 2021
WDEF Channel 12 Christmas performance. 2018
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Vocals unlike any you've heard. Which will knock you off your seat, harmony to make goose bumps crawl and bring tears to your eyes. Such full sound rhythm, rocking guitar playing & finger picking to have you scratching your head. Nobody can fathom how they can create so much energy and sound with a tiny simple package.
MOTHER WHO, YOU ASK?
Shay Collins IS Mother Legacy. Many don’t know that Shay came into this world through music, as her mother, Sue was a popular club singer in Taipei, Taiwan.
SHAY is best known as Niece/ Protege to the famous Ray Collins the founding member of The Mothers of Invention with Frank Zappa.
Shay, together with her flashy velvet vocals crooning cowboy husband Steve, have created quite an inspiring, exciting, rocking performance lighting up stages everywhere. Loveable, real, raw and honest, they are able to conquer: absolutely any venue or event.
They met June 2005 doing karaoke in Chattanooga Tn. Together they did a year mission of taking care of struggling children and moved all over the United States. Blessed with a miracle daughter in 2008. After trials and tribulations they finally had their wedding in Sept 2016. Shays mother got ordained to officiate, her stepfather of 38 yrs & her biological father were there. They sang Faithfully by JOURNEY as thier vows.
THAT was the first moment that the family ever heard them sing together.
Shay lost both her fathers that following year to cancer, their last wishes, because of that wedding song, was for them to go out & perform. They quickly set out just to do a few small free shows to honor them. These performances led to many many bookings.Neither dreamed of music being their primary way of life. In 2018 they produced their 1st original music, CD "MOTHER LEGACY Go Find Yourself" with CD sell outs weekly & available on all online platforms.
Shay Collins, a Hollywood California Janis Joplin funky Bluesy Rocker, has extensive experience in every aspect of the industry. Dance, Music, stage production, modeling, hair & makeup artistry.
DALLAS COWBOY Steven Seidler AKA JUST STEVE has a lifetime wide-range variety of experiences including playing with the greatest of the greats since a young lad.
He is a good ole smooth crooning cowboy, has performed all over the world delivering powerful gosple & country with a beautiful gift of velvet harmonies.
"Together We deliver a fun, laughter filled show with ringing harmonies & powerful music of every genre & era.
We make the audience feel like they are a part of the show. They will dance, laugh, & sing along and we work extra hard to guarentee they will want more!!
We are able to easily anticipate the needs & adjust our sets instantly to please any audience. We are known for filling the seats and keeping them full from start to finish and keeping our audiences fully engaged & interactive.
Seats are full, revenue is high. All around the country satisfying audiences everywhere!!
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