Patti Austin's 5 Tips For Aspiring Singers

Patti Austin's 5 Tips For Aspiring Singers
Patti Austin performs during an event to honor singer-songwriter Carole King with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, at the Library of Congress, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Patti Austin performs during an event to honor singer-songwriter Carole King with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, at the Library of Congress, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

With 60 years of show-biz experience, jazz and R&B superstar Patti Austin has gained a lot of hard-earned wisdom about singing professionally.

Austin — whose godparents are Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington — began her career in 1954, when she performed at Harlem's Apollo Theater as a 4-year-old. In addition to her string of hits (including "Do You Love Me" and "Baby, Come to Me"), Austin has sung with Michael Jackson, George Benson and Billy Joel, among others. Is it any wonder AARP chose her to judge its Boomer Superstar Contest?

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