Singer. She was best known for being a part, along with her sisters Debbie, Kim, and Kathy, of the 1970s disco pop group Sister Sledge. The four sisters were trained in singing by their grandmother Viola Williams, a former lyric soprano opera singer. Under the grandmother's guidance, they sang at their family church and later performed at charity and political events throughout their hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1971 the four sisters formed the group Sister Sledge and for the next several years, they had minor success. The group's fortunes turned when they met Bernard Edwards and Niles Rodgers of the hit group Chic. The pair wrote and produced the group's most famous album "We Are Family"in 1979, which consisted of their biggest hit songs "We Are Family" and "He's The Greatest Dancer". The album also contained the classic disco singles "Lost In Music" and "Thinking of You". They were nominated for a Grammy for their album and single and "We Are Family" became the theme song for the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates World Series-winning team. They later released several other albums and performed in concerts worldwide with moderate success, but it wasn't as big as it had been with "We Are Family". The sisters continued to perform, even though sister Kathy left the group for a solo career, in to the 21st Century. In 2015 they performed for Pope Francis at the world Festival for Families in Philadelphia.
Singer. She was best known for being a part, along with her sisters Debbie, Kim, and Kathy, of the 1970s disco pop group Sister Sledge. The four sisters were trained in singing by their grandmother Viola Williams, a former lyric soprano opera singer. Under the grandmother's guidance, they sang at their family church and later performed at charity and political events throughout their hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1971 the four sisters formed the group Sister Sledge and for the next several years, they had minor success. The group's fortunes turned when they met Bernard Edwards and Niles Rodgers of the hit group Chic. The pair wrote and produced the group's most famous album "We Are Family"in 1979, which consisted of their biggest hit songs "We Are Family" and "He's The Greatest Dancer". The album also contained the classic disco singles "Lost In Music" and "Thinking of You". They were nominated for a Grammy for their album and single and "We Are Family" became the theme song for the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates World Series-winning team. They later released several other albums and performed in concerts worldwide with moderate success, but it wasn't as big as it had been with "We Are Family". The sisters continued to perform, even though sister Kathy left the group for a solo career, in to the 21st Century. In 2015 they performed for Pope Francis at the world Festival for Families in Philadelphia.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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