View from Venus: Talking with an original venus, Helen Reddy

Randi Martin, wtop.com

WASHINGTON – Singer Helen Reddy gave many young women a voice in the 70s. When their own voice failed them, Reddy’s mantra filled in.

I am strong.

I am invincible.

I am woman.

Reddy, who is on tour and playing at the Barns at Wolf Trap Thursday and Friday, talked to me about her tour, new cat and the iconic song “I am Woman.”

“We had to actually force airplay,” Reddy explains. “I couldn’t get the record played on the radio. So many DJs and program directors would say,

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