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	Born in 1959, Sledge 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". Sledge is the youngest of four daughters in the music group ] and enjoyed several ] and dance/pop ~~hits~~ with her sisters Debbie, Joni and Kim. Kathy performed the lead vocals on the two Top Ten US hits the group had on the Hot 100, "]" and "]". In 1992, Kathy released a solo album, 'Heart', which peaked at #86 on the R&B charts. The album produced two singles, "Take Me Back to Love" (US R&B #24) and "All of My Love" (US R&B #57). Sledge collaborated with dance producer Robert Miles on the dance/pop single "Freedom" 1997. She returned to the dance chart in 2001 as a featured vocalist for ]'s musical project Sylk 130 on the track "Rising".		Born in 1959, Sledge 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". Sledge is the youngest of four daughters in the music group ] and enjoyed several ] and dance/pop singles with her sisters Debbie, Joni and Kim. Kathy performed the lead vocals on the two Top Ten US hits the group had on the Hot 100, "]" and "]". In 1992, Kathy released a solo album, 'Heart', which peaked at #86 on the R&B charts. The album produced two singles, "Take Me Back to Love" (US R&B #24) and "All of My Love" (US R&B #57). Sledge collaborated with dance producer Robert Miles on the dance/pop single "Freedom" 1997. She returned to the dance chart in 2001 as a featured vocalist for ]'s musical project Sylk 130 on the track "Rising".

	In 2011, she released a track called "Give Yourself Up" on ], featuring Adam Barta, and produced by Mike Rizzo and Mr. Mig, which hit Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Club Play Chart.<ref name="about.com">Slomowicz, Ron, (DJ), , ''About.com Guide'', April 29, 2011</ref> September 2013, she was the first signing of the new Pacific Electronic Music record label formed by ] (former President of ]), Max Martire & ].<ref name="Billboard Magazine">{{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5733072/jerry-greenberg-former-atlantic-prez-and-chic-breaker-to\|title=Jerry Greenberg, Former Atlantic Prez and Chic Breaker, to Launch New EDM Label Pacific Electronic Music\|work=Billboard}}</ref>		In 2011, she released a track called "Give Yourself Up" on ], featuring Adam Barta, and produced by Mike Rizzo and Mr. Mig, which hit Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Club Play Chart.<ref name="about.com">Slomowicz, Ron, (DJ), , ''About.com Guide'', April 29, 2011</ref> September 2013, she was the first signing of the new Pacific Electronic Music record label formed by ] (former President of ]), Max Martire & ].<ref name="Billboard Magazine">{{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5733072/jerry-greenberg-former-atlantic-prez-and-chic-breaker-to\|title=Jerry Greenberg, Former Atlantic Prez and Chic Breaker, to Launch New EDM Label Pacific Electronic Music\|work=Billboard}}</ref>

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Kathy Sledge
Born	(1959-01-06) January 6, 1959 (age 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Temple University
Occupations	Singer songwriter producer
Years active	1971–present
Spouse	Philip Lightfoot (m. 1981)
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	R&B disco pop soul
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Atco Cotillion Atlantic
Musical artist
Website	kathysledge.com

Kathy Sledge (born January 6, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Sledge is best known as a founding member and lead singer of the family vocal group Sister Sledge (made up of her sisters). Embarking on her solo career in 1989, Sledge 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. Sledge continues to tour throughout the United States and worldwide.

Background

Born in 1959, Sledge 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". Sledge is the youngest of four daughters in the music group Sister Sledge and enjoyed several R&B and dance/pop singles with her sisters Debbie, Joni and Kim. Kathy performed the lead vocals on the two Top Ten US hits the group had on the Hot 100, "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "We Are Family". In 1992, Kathy released a solo album, 'Heart', which peaked at #86 on the R&B charts. The album produced two singles, "Take Me Back to Love" (US R&B #24) and "All of My Love" (US R&B #57). Sledge collaborated with dance producer Robert Miles on the dance/pop single "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. Greenberg (former President of Atlantic Records), Max Martire & Lenny Ibizarre.

On September 25, 2013, Sledge received an "Outstanding Contribution to Music" award at the 16th DJ Awards at Pacha, Ibiza. and performed the new Aristofreeks remix of "We Are Family". The first release of the 5 remixes of "We Are Family" that she re-recorded with the Aristofreeks were released on November 11, 2013. She also has a single together with the same group, "Keep It Moving" (2014), which went up to the No.2 spot on the US Dance chart.

Personal life

Sledge has been married to Philip Lightfoot since 1981 and together they have two children.

Filmography

1975: Soul Train — Herself (3 episodes)
1979: American 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: Archive Footage:Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story — Herself (uncredited)
2008: Soul Power — Herself with Sister Sledge (uncredited; 1974 concert series from the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire)

References

On this Day in Black Music History
Daily Entertainment News - Kathy Sledge's Husband Philip Lightfoot
Slomowicz, Ron, (DJ), "Song of the Day: Kathy Sledge featuring Adam Barta - 'Give Yourself Up'", About.com Guide, April 29, 2011
"Jerry Greenberg, Former Atlantic Prez and Chic Breaker, to Launch New EDM Label Pacific Electronic Music". Billboard.
Essential Ibiza. "DJ Awards 2013". essentialibiza.com.

External links

Kathy Sledge at AllMusic
Kathy Sledge at IMDb

v t e Sister Sledge
Debbie Sledge Joni Sledge Kathy Sledge Kim Sledge
Studio albums	Circle of Love (1975) Together (1977) We Are Family (1979) Love Somebody Today (1980) All American Girls (1981) The Sisters (1982) Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls (1983) When the Boys Meet the Girls (1985) African Eyes (1997) Style (2003)
Compilation albums	Freak Out: The Greatest Hits of Chic and Sister Sledge (1987) The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973–93 (1993) The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge (1999) Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes (2005)
Singles	"When You Wish upon a Star" (with Montana) (1978) "He's the Greatest Dancer" (1979) "We Are Family" (1979) "Lost in Music" (1979) "All American Girls" (1981) "My Guy" (1982) "All the Man That I Need" (1982) "Thinking of You" (1984) "Frankie" (1985)
Related articles	Discography

v t e DJ Awards Special Award for Outstanding Contribution
Ministry of Sound (2001) Pete Tong (2002) Paul Oakenfold (2004) BBC Radio 1 (2005) Sónar (2006) Made in Italy (2007) Billy Kelly-WMC (2008) International Music Summit (2009) Kathy Sledge (2013) DJ Harvey (2014) Simon Dunmore (2018)

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