Rockin' Momma vs. Soulful Daughter

Wambui Bahati, 55, singer "Ever since I joined a community theater as a kid, I have been a belter, like Tina Turner. Over the years, I've performed at the Kennedy Center and on Broadway. Marie always teases me that I don't do harmonies well, that I have to be the star -- it's probably why she has only performed with me once. When she was little, I was getting ready to sing on TV, and she said, 'Please, just don't do the snake dance.'"

Marie Blondina, 23, musician and student "There was always music playing in our house, but unlike the raunchy, loud stuff that my mom likes, I listened to soft rock. And while she loves to wear tight rocker pants, I tend to go for turtlenecks, which my mother hates. She thinks you're supposed to show off your collarbone. It's not in her nature to blend in, and it's not in mine to work the stage. But even though we're totally different, I'm proud of her. I admire her spunk."

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