Kathy Sledge

Singer, Musical Artist

1959 –

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Who is Kathy Sledge?

Kathy Sledge, the youngest of five sisters, Carol, Debra, Joni and Kim. She is an American singer who has had several hits on the International Pop and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Take Me Back To Love Again," which hit #1 in 1992. She is the granddaughter of former opera singer Viola Williams, and daughter to Florez Sledge and former Broadway star Edwin Sledge of dance-tap duo "Fred and Sledge".

She was the youngest of four in the music group Sister Sledge and enjoyed many pop, R&B and dance/pop hits with her sisters Debra, Joni and Kim. Kathy performed the lead vocals to their biggest hits, "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "We Are Family."

Sledge collaborated with Dance producer Robert Miles on dance/pop hit "Freedom" 1997.

She returned to the dance chart in 2001 as a featured vocalist for King Britt's musical project Sylk 130 on the track "Rising".

In 2011, she released a track called "Give Yourself Up" on Universal Records, featuring Adam Barta, and produced by Mike Rizzo and Mr. Mig, which hit Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Club Play Chart.

September 2013, she was the first signing of the new Pacific Electronic Music record label formed by Jerry L.

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Born
Jan 6, 1959
Philadelphia
Also known as
  • Sledge, Kathy
  • Sister Sledge
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  • United States of America
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on July 23, 2013

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