Joni Sledge, who has died aged 60 of unknown causes, was one of four siblings who banded together to create the music group Sister Sledge. Formed in Philadelphia in , their career really lifted off after they were put together with the writer-producers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards the masterminds of Chic.
The women had been touring regularly on the US east coast in the early s and, after releasing their first album, Circle of Love, in , had begun to build a following in Europe too.
Yet they had no idea what Rodgers and Edwards had in mind until they arrived at the recording studio that day. However nobody could argue with the results. Joan Elise Sledge September 13, — March 10, was an American singer—songwriter, actress and producer. Sledge died from natural causes on March 10, at age Whyte, III which was from until Sledge was found dead by a friend at her home on March 11, in Phoenix, Arizona.
She was 60 years old. Her death was originally attributed to unknown circumstances as she had no known illnesses, according to close family sources. Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United States. Joni Sledge celebrates birthday on September 13 of every year. Joni Sledge Birthday Countdown 0 0 0.
Her grandmother was opera singer Viola Williams. Debbie later moved to the Netherlands, but is again in Phoenix, according to her Facebook page. That was orchestrated by Joni Sledge, and indicative of her connection to the community.
She didn't simply move here; she involved herself in what was going on. In , for example, then-Gov. Not all her appearances were high profile: In , she performed to help raise funeral expenses for a Valley child who died at Canyon Lake.
Sledge would sometimes joke about why she lived in Arizona: ''I didn't want to raise my child in or ,'' she said, referring to the telephone area codes for greater Los Angeles. But she gave another reason in It's the fluffy clouds; the sunsets; the blue, blue skies," she said. Grafton was She was She was 68 years old. Menzies Urich played Louisa von Trapp in the classic movie. He was Legendary sports broadcaster Dick Enberg died on December Most recently, Enberg was the play-by-play voice of the San Diego Padres.
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