Kathy Sledge

Kathy Sledge

Kathy Sledge (born 6 January 1959, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American singer who has had several hits on the 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.

She is a member of Sister Sledge and enjoyed many pop, R&B and disco hits with her sisters Debra, Joni and Kim.

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

Robert Miles feat. Kathy Sledge in "Freedom".

Personal life

Sledge is married to Philip Lightfoot. They have two children, Philip and Kristen.

Filmography

* 1975: Soul Train — Herself (1 episode)
* 1979: Bandstand — Herself (1 episode)
* 1982: Fridays — Herself (1 episode)
* 1984: The Jeffersons — Kathy Satin (1 episode)
* 1992: It's Showtime at the Apollo — Herself (1 episode)
* 2000: 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll — Herself
* 2006: — Herself (uncredited)

Married into the famous Nyagah family in Kenya

ee also

*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links


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