Album Notes

There's a new face in the Positive Pop movement, a true bohemian grass-roots artist who has taken the streets into her own two hands. She performs eight to twelve hour sets every weekend, singing longer than anyone has ever continuously sung in the Guinness World Book of Records. And to the disbelief of the audience, she autographs each and every CD sold while performing, without stopping.

Kayte Strong was so determined to share her talents with the world, she traveled hundreds of thousands of miles by land and air, winning the heart of America one city at a time. Her determination landed her a position entertaining for Howard Alan Events, the top Art and Craft festival company in the country, where she was one of five hand-picked artists performing for hundreds of thousands of people every month, year-round for six years straight. She reached out with her soul every weekend to the masses of people who were looking for uplifting, fresh, and beautiful music. The masses rewarded her by purchasing upwards of four hundred of her recordings every weekend. Her latest Christmas CD "Serene Noel" reached #96 on the independent airplay charts as a result of her incessant touring.

Her audience and increasing sales of CD's have pushed her to the critical place where she is organizing a nation-wide concert tour. She is now recording two new albums to present during this tour. The first album, tentatively titled "Be Strong", is her most acoustic offering to date, and includes the engaging song "Someday We Will Get Along". Kayte has always been in tune with the emotional needs of her audience, and this new song is no exception. "Someday We Will Get Along" is a tale of the struggle to raise a family in times where the broken home is the norm. "There is a great desire for peace here and abroad. We are so quick to blame others when we can't even find the time to sit down at the dinner table together as a family and teach our children what it means to be a unit and to be part of a community. I drew the storyline from my own life, and from my eighteen years of experience as a private music teacher. I've spent so many hours inside the homes of dysfunctional families, parents who weren't there for their kids. Little wonder we can't all get along when we aren't taught how. I hope this song gets people to appreciate the value of raising children in an atmosphere of love and tolerance."

Kayte's second 2005 release has already been available at live performances since July. Titled "Positively Classic", this eleven-song compilation includes such sterling offerings as "Over The Rainbow" and "What A Wonderful World". All of the songs are classic standards, and contain lyrics that promote positive thought and lifestyle.

Kayte has carved out a unique niche in the music scene by bringing back a depth and spirituality missing in the pop music of today. "Christian music has gone a long way towards satisfying the listener who wants to be uplifted by their music. I love Christian radio. Unfortunately, the Christian Radio format doesn't address the much broader audience that may have a different belief system. If I can bring some measure of peace to a larger group of people through my art, then I have done my job. I want to reach the heart of every person, regardless of religion."

Kayte is no stranger to the world of the concert performance. She has toured internationally behind such great talents as the Coasters, the Platters, Chris Montez, Peaches and Herb, and Mel Carter. She has played keyboards and sung backup in front of as many as twenty-five thousand people on the opening weekend at the Blockbuster Pavilion near Los Angeles, California.

Kayte's writing and touring partner Dennis Bryon is also no stranger to success. He has been integral in the success of three hit groups: Amen Corner, Fair Weather, and the BeeGees. He joined forces with Kayte in late 2001, and since then their record sales have doubled. Dennis and Kayte began creating a New-Age line of CD's under their combined names Strong & Bryon.

Kayte loves to make lemonade out of any lemons she is given. That is why she is now writing a book about the humorous and terrifying experience of going through an IRS audit. She was featured in the Billboard Books release "Tales From The Rock & Roll Highway" edited by Marley Brant and released in June 2004. Her story is once again both humorous and tumultuous, and deals with being stranded alone in Manhattan at an art festival, lost and broke.