Joni Sledge of the popular
1970s group Sister Sledge has died on March 10, 2017 at the age of 60. The cause
of her death in Phoenix, AZ has not yet been announced.
Joni and her sisters Debbie, Kim
and Kathy formed the group in 1971 in their hometown of Philadelphia, PA. They
practiced their craft for several years before hooking up with Nile Rodgers and
Bernard Edwards of the group Chic. Nile and Bernard co-wrote and produced the
1979 Sister Sledge album We Are Family, which produced the singles The
Greatest Dancer as well as We Are Family.
Although Kathy Sledge left the
Sisters for a solo career in 1989, the remaining trio continued to perform until
as recently as October 2016, including a performance at the White House in
2000, and for Pope Francis in 2015.
Sister Sledge is one of the
defining acts of the 1970s, and they will never be forgotten.
Joni Sledge [1956 — 2017]
© 03/11/2017
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