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A native of SC, Southern spirit singer Ann Sexton could croon a soft ballad or deal with the tough, funked-up design that was the sign of her area. Sexton recorded mainly for small brands through the ’70s, including Impel and Dash, and do nearly all her function for the Audio …

The Pointer Sisters were as chameleonic as David Bowie, or even more so. The sibling group supported Elegance Slick and Boz Scaggs, produced halts at Sesame Road as well as the Grand Ole Opry, received a nation Grammy, and made an appearance in the film Car Clean, all before rating …

Spirit singer Jean Knight’s just big strike was a monster — the sassy funk vintage “Mr. Big Stuff,” among the largest-selling singles ever released from the famous Stax label. A indigenous of New Orleans, Knight was created in 1943 and produced her 1st recordings for maker Huey P. Meaux’s Aircraft …

The multi-talented Freda Payne is most beneficial known on her behalf singing career, yet she’s also performed in musicals and acted in movies over time, and was briefly the host of her own TV talk show. Blessed Freda Charcilia Payne on Sept 19, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan, Payne created an …

Donna Allen released her vocal job in the first ’80s. The Floridian became a member of the music group Hi-Octane and toured together annually before departing for the group Trama. She after that shaped Donna Allen & Business and performed within the Tampa region. Made by Lou Speed, her 1986 …

This female quartet was found out by Gwen Gordy Fuqua while they performed within their native Pasadena, CA, throughout a Bicentennial show. The group was made up of lead vocalist Vernessa Mitchell, her sister Barbara Mitchell, Linda Howard, and Michelle Martin. (The Mitchell sisters had been performers, Howard and Martin …

Vocalist/songwriter Dalbello began her music career within the ’70s while Lisa Dal Bello. She documented several singles, three albums, and received several Juno Honours before she drawn from the music globe for a couple years to keep her education at York University or college. In 1984, she came back to …

Millie Scott sang in gospel organizations through the entire South before she switched to jazz. Scott was created in Savannah, Georgia and was an associate from the Pilgrim Gospel Performers as well as the Sermonettes. Scott sang with Bobby Dilworth AS WELL AS THE Blazers, then relocated to NEW YORK. …

Spirit vocalist Rena Scott has traveled through the entire U.S. and European countries executing alongside R&B’s and jazz’s many reputable acts, like the Temptations, Natalie Cole, and Aretha Franklin, yet her profession successes stemmed even more from doing industrial jingles for Levi and Sunny Take pleasure in addition to portion …

Although sweet-voiced Southern Florida R&B diva Betty Padgett continues to be a dynamic performer and sporadic recording artist for many years, she’s made just scarce and fleeting impressions for the radar of also dedicated soul and funk aficionados, a minimum of until recently. Delivered in Newport, NJ, and elevated in …