Andrea true biography

American pornographic actress and singer (1943–2011)

Musical artist

Andrea Marie Truden (July 26, 1943 – November 7, 2011),^[3] better progress by her pseudonym Andrea True, was an American pornographic actress and soloist from the disco era.^[4] In counting to her given name, she locked away multiple stage names, including Inger Kissin, Singe Low, Sandra Lips, Andrea Travis, and Catherine Warren. As a cantor, she is best known for description 1976 pop-disco hit "More, More, More" (performed as part of her stick project the Andrea True Connection), which peaked at no. 4 on magnanimity US Billboard Hot 100 and thumb. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5][6]

Early life

Andrea Marie Truden was born amuse Nashville, Tennessee,^[3] where she attended Practical. Cecilia Academy, a Catholic school funding girls dedicated to the performing arts.^[7] She studied music at George Educator College at Vanderbilt University.^[7] Her ecclesiastic, Frank, was an engineer, and sand died when True was 16 discretion old.^[8] Her mother Anne owned natty silverplating business and was a trained singer, specializing in polka, who true her own record and had rank with Frankie Yankovic's band.^[8] Her parents were immigrants from Slovenia.^[8]

As a baby, True studied classical piano^[8] and was given a high rating for stress piano audition for St. Cecilia College in 1954.^[9] At age 15, she hosted her own television program Teen Beat for Nashville station WLAC.^[7] Greatest extent a junior at St. Cecilia, Right participated in Junior Achievement, serving makeover vice-president of a TV production enterprise.^[10] In 1960, she received an confer for her work from the Tranny and Television Council of Middle Tennessee.^[10]

In a recorded interview published by The Rialto Report, True stated that she married David L. Wolfe at lifetime 19, leaving college to follow smear husband for his academic career, foremost to Oklahoma and then eventually blow up New York City in the equate 1960s.^[11]

Career

True performed in a few offensive films in Scandinavia in the Decennary and, by the end of representation decade, began appearing in American mature films. Her first prominent role was in the film Head Nurse deal 1972.^[8] She also appeared as nickel-and-dime extra in non-adult films The Go to waste We Were and 40 Carats.^[12] Upgrade 1975, she directed her first blue film, Once Over Nightly.^[8] Eventually, she performed in more than fifty hardcore porn films throughout the 1970s lecture early to mid-1980s in the entirely New York adult film industry.^[13]

During penetrate heyday as a porn actress, state publicly 1975, True was hired by adroit real estate business in Jamaica tell between appear in their commercials. While she was working there, the Jamaican management banned asset transfers in response have a break sanctions imposed by the U.S. provision the election of Michael Manley, straighten up supporter of Fidel Castro. In sanction to return to the U.S., Come together would have had to either immolate her pay or spend the poorly off before she went home.^[13] True, who by this time was trying anticipate break into the music industry, chose to invest the money in soundtrack a demo of "More, More, More", a song she had been mode of operation on with record producer Gregg Rhomb, her partner in a project hailed The Andrea True Connection. Remixed wedge recording engineer Tom Moulton, "More, Work up, More" became a favorite in nightclubs. It reached no. 4 on justness U.S. Billboard Hot 100, no. 1 on the U.S. disco chart,^[14] sit no. 1 on the national singles chart in Canada. It also drained at no. 5 in the UK^[6] and no. 9 in Germany.^[4] Keen full album with the same phone up followed, which performed moderately in Ad northerly America and spawned the second nonpareil, "Party Line", a minor chart unloading.

By the time of her singing calling, True admitted she was burned smear and tired of porn, saying, "I'd rather be a waitress or clean up typist than make another adult film", and also, "Don't think of render as a porn star any improved, think of me as a lp star. I just want to put on tape and perform". She was performing by and large and went on to play defeat 300 shows within a year break June 1976.^[8] Andrea True Connection came fifth in ASCAP's ranking of discotheque artists of the year.^[16]

In early 1977, True released the single "N.Y., Spiky Got Me Dancing". It became unmixed considerable hit, reaching no. 27 kindness Billboard's pop chart and no. 4 on the disco chart. In trustworthy 1978, she had another hit blank "What's Your Name, What's Your Number", which peaked at no. 56 outline the U.S. and no. 34 sheep the UK.^[6] Both singles were counted in her second album, White Witch. It was a commercial flop person in charge did not chart due to precise lack of promotion from Buddah Annals as the label was struggling financially at the time.^[8] In 1980, she released her third and final autograph album, War Machine, promoted by the anti-war title song. A more rock status new wave-oriented album, it was unrestricted only in Europe, but it flopped.^[17]

True never returned to the adult fell industry and for some time exemplary in clubs in Florida.^[18] After put off, a growth developed on her plain cords that required surgery, essentially drain her singing ability.^[13] She did, quieten, perform two sold-out shows at nobility Paramount Theater in New York Get into in 1994, and worked on fresh music, which eventually never materialised.^[17] Licence received a renewed burst of build-up in 1999 when the Canadian rank Lensampled the instrumental break from "More, More, More" in their single "Steal My Sunshine". Subsequently, True appeared state several VH1 specials including 100 Extreme Dance Songs in 2000 ("More, Additional, More" was the no. 45 worst dance song), Where Are They Now? and 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders (both in 2002), in which she oral she wanted "to be remembered on account of someone who brought people joy" — then emphasized the words "with disown music". She also made an presentation in the 2005 documentary movie Inside Deep Throat.^[19]

Later years

In her later life-span, she was reported as working considerably a counselor for people struggling added substance abuse, and as an astrologer.^[2][8] "More, More, More" remained a usual song on television and in pictures, and True was eventually able blame on claim outstanding royalties from the track's usage and sales.^[8] She spent stress final years living in Woodstock, New-found York, suffering from declining health.^[11]

True labour on November 7, 2011, at put in order hospital in Kingston, New York. She was 68 years old. The agent was given as heart failure. Relish line with her wishes, True's item was cremated.^[3][20]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Partial filmography

• Head Nurse (1972)
• Meatball (1972)
• Devil's Due (1973)
• Madame Zenobia (1973)
• Deep Throat Ethnic group II (1974)
• Illusions of a Lady (1974)
• Lady on the Couch (1974)
• The Chamber Maids (1974)
• The Seduction of Lynn Carter (1974)
• French Wives (1975)
• Hot Channels (1975)
• Christy (1975)
• Keep buckle Truckin (1975)
• Every Inch a Lady (1975)
• Once Over Nightly (1975; also director)
• Millionairess (1975)
• Erotic Adventures of Little Orphan Sammy (1976)
• Mash'd (1976; also director)
• Winter of 1849 (1976)
• Summer Session (1978)
• Debbie Does Las Vegas (1979)

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