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The Weather Girls are an American female duo whose best-known line-up comprised Martha Wash and Izora Armstead. Formed in 1976 in San Francisco , California , Wash and Armstead began their musical careers as Two Tons O' Fun , the female backup duo for disco singer Sylvester .
Martha Elaine Wash (born December 28, 1953) [1] is an American singer and songwriter. Known for her distinctive and powerful voice, [2] Wash first achieved fame as half of the Two Tons O' Fun, along with Izora Armstead, as they sang backing vocals for the disco singer Sylvester including on his signature hit "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)".
Izora Margaret Rhodes-Armstead (July 6, 1942 – September 16, 2004) was an American singer. Known for her distinctive alto voice, [3] Armstead first achieved success as one half of the duo Two Tons O' Fun, along with Martha Wash, as they sang backup for American disco singer Sylvester.
Forget All the Rules You Ever Learned About Graphic Design, Including the Ones in this Book, New York: Watson-Guptill, 1981. | ISBN 0-8230-1863-6; Graphic Design Made Difficult, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. | ISBN 0-442-01098-2; Unspecial Effects for Graphic Designers, New York: Graphis, 2001 | ISBN 1-931241-00-7
The same year, she formed the garage rock band Death Valley Girls with her brother, Larry. [28] Schemel published an autobiography, also titled Hit So Hard:A Memoir, in 2017 through Da Capo Press. [29] The book was praised for its candor, honesty and humor. In dealing with topics such as fame, addiction, coming out and more. [30] [31] [32]
Aldridge was born in North London and lived in Los Angeles, California. He is survived by 8 children: fashion photographer Miles Aldridge, model and social activist Saffron Aldridge and Marc from his first marriage to Rita Farthing; two sons, Pim and Toby, from a relationship with Andrea Gayler; and two daughters, models Lily Aldridge and Ruby Aldridge, and a son, James, from his second ...
Then came the era of fair-weather girls. Preoccupied with their own frontal systems, they postured before the weather maps in the latest gowns and spun out sultry spiels. NBCs Tedi Thurman used to peek from behind a shower curtain to coo: 'The temperature in New York is 46, and me, I'm 36-26-36.' [ 15 ]
Paula Scher (born October 6, 1948) is an American graphic designer, painter and art educator in design. She also served as the first female principal at Pentagram , which she joined in 1991. [ 1 ]