Valerie Barrymore & Foundation of Funk R&B Band from Ypsilanti, MI

Valerie Barrymore & Foundation of Funk, is a professional, high energy, entertaining act, with great musicianship and great vocals. This act has a great deal of experience with Concerts, Festivals, Weddings, and Corporate Parties. Valerie Barrymore has won several awards; Detroit Music Awards, Detroit Black Music Awards. 2017/2018 Jam Off award[ New York magazine RELIX] Valerie Barrymore & Foundation of Funk have held the Number 1 Position several times on N!M charts with Originals. Valerie Barrymore & Foundation of Funk give you an entertaining Show experience. WHAT PEOPLE SAY: Hey, Valerie, I’m with Rock at Night magazine, and we caught your set at Arts, Beats, and Eats and had a blast! We’re mentioning you in our article on the festival along with several pics Notable rock performers included promising newcomers Mac Saturn and raucous stalwarts the Ruiners, while the jazz, R&B, & blues stages saw sterling performances from Ryan Neal, Chris Canas, Damon Terrell, Slowfoot, Valerie Barrymore, and many more [9/8/21 [ RockatNight] Valerie is a wonderful singer."…Gladys Knight “LOVE THIS SONG, NOT ONLY IS IT ROMANTIC... IT HAS THE SAME EFFECT AS MARVIN GAY'S "WHAT'S GOING ON".... BUT WITH A LADY'S TWIST. VALERIE BARRYMORE IS HOT! “It’s like seeing James Brown and Tina Turner in one” “Barrymore’s vocals are impressive and top-notch on Desire. Her dynamic range is electrifying.” Valerie Barrymore & Foundation of Funk was recently recognized as one of the Top 10 Bands on ReverbNation! Valerie Barrymore, a Music Award Winner for Best Vocalist has something to say. Valerie has a brand new single entitled:”LOVE ME NOW” This single is creating a buzz all across the nation! ‘LOVE ME NOW’ has been #1 several times on NIM! In 2021 International ROCK AT NIGHT MAGAZINE called Valerie Barrymore & Foundation of Funk up and coming! Valerie Barrymore was born and raised in Detroit. She attended Michigan Christian College, where she was chosen as a lead vocalist for the school’s annual program `Celebration in Song’. After college she toured Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, the Eastern United States and the Southern United States. In Japan she appeared at Club PePelomoco and Club ViVi. Valerie came back to Detroit and did some recording with one of Detroit’s Techno Geniuses, Mr. Blake Baxter, soon after she started working with The Steve Somers Band she fronts the band and impresses audiences with her dynamic stage presence and high-energy. Also a talented writer, she penned the tracks' Desire', ‘Let Love Take Over You’ and several others. In 1999 she formed Valerie Barrymore & Foundation of Funk and started Barrymore Publishing, B. Rox Records and RJenice Records. She has been nominated for several Detroit Music Awards Best R&B & Funk vocalist in 2005 she won the award! In 2011 Valerie won Detroit Black Music Award for Best R&B/Funk Vocalist Valerie has appeared on the very same stage with some of the top of the line entertainers; she appeared at the Afro-American Festival w/ Betty Levette, the Michigan State Fair w/ The Ojays, the Royal Oak Theater w/Morris Day and the Time and the Common Ground Festival w/ Ms Gladys Knight. Valerie surprised even herself by taking a role in the play “WE ARE NOT GOOD GIRLS” which received great reviews. Valerie’s popularity is growing extremely fast with her work with Motorcity Women [formerly known as The Detroit Women]. Valerie has had international airplay with her song ‘ I Believe,’ Love Me Now ‘and believes some of the same success will come with her new single WHO’S GOT MY BACK’ which won 2017 JAMOFF on New York RELIX magazine You” Valerie is putting the finishing touches on her latest CD L O V E. You too will love VALERIE BARRYMORE & FOUNDATION OF FUNK