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Jessica Marguerite Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) was an American singer and songwriter. Cleaves was a lead singer of the Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, and Raw Silk. [1] [2]
Jerry Butler, the soul singer-songwriter and hit maker known as the Iceman, died Thursday at his home in Chicago.He was 85. His assistant confirmed his death to The New York Times, sharing that ...
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On ...
Deborah Manor, mother, wife and church worker, died July 17. She was 67. Manor was born December 21, 1956, in Kansas City to Carnell and Lois Jackson. She was the fifth of her parent’s six children.
Patsy Lewis was born on October 23, 1947, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States, and moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1951.In the early 1960s, Pat, her sister Dianne, and two friends (Betty and Jackie Winston) formed the group, The Adorables, who recorded a record and began singing backing vocals for Golden World Records.
Gerald Alston (born November 8, 1951) is an American soul/R&B singer, [1] and the lead singer of the Manhattans. Between late 1970 and 1988, the group had 25 top 40 R&B and 12 Hot 100 hit singles. Between late 1970 and 1988, the group had 25 top 40 R&B and 12 Hot 100 hit singles.
Jerry Butler has died at the age of 85. Per the Chicago Sun-Times, Butler died on Thursday, Feb. 20 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a family friend told the publication.“He was ...
She married the group's saxophonist, Melvin Burton, and the pair formed their own band, Ann Sexton and the Masters of Soul, in the late 1960s. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] She was seen performing with the group by songwriter David Lee, the owner of the small local Impel record label, who recorded and released her first solo single, "You're Letting Me Down", in ...