Sister Sledge
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Sister Sledge: A Dynamic Delight
Profile and Interview by David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 1 April 1975
THE TRULY amazing dynamism of the four lovely ladies who make up Philadelphia's own SISTER SLEDGE are finally getting the kind of recognition which their ...
The Spinners, the Jimmy Castor Bunch, Ben E. King, Sister Sledge: Manchester Opera House
Live Review by Idris Walters, Melody Maker, 12 April 1975
ATLANTIC'S Supersoul On-Tour '75 (direct descendant from the sixties' Stax/Volt Review) hit the Manchester Opera House after a successful opening night at the Liverpool Empire. ...
Sister Sledge; Jimmy Castor; Ben E. King; The Spinners: Return of the Soul Package
Report and Interview by Bob Fisher, Roger St. Pierre, New Musical Express, 19 April 1975
From the great lost soul label of Atlantic it came, writhing with synchronized funk, its many black heads chanting and wailing. Nothing like it had ...
Ben E. King, The Jimmy Castor Bunch, The Spinners, Sister Sledge: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Robin Katz, Sounds, 26 April 1975
SOUL IS ALIVE... ALIVE ...ALIVE... ALIVE ...
Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 10 June 1975
SINCE IT'S a proven fact that rare talent cannot stay hidden indefinitely, you really shouldn't be at all surprised that Sister Sledge are currently reaping ...
Profile and Interview by David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 9 May 1978
Since its revival a couple of years back, Cotillion Records has underlined Atlantic Records' commitment to black music. With pioneer Henry Allen at the helm, ...
Sister Sledge: We Are Family (Cotillion U.S. import)
Review by Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 3 March 1979
I WAIT for new work by Chic's Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in the way that I once waited for the latest items from Phil ...
Sister Sledge: We Are Family (Cotillion K50587)***
Review by David Hepworth, Sounds, 7 April 1979
THE SNAP on the front may be Janet Reger boudoir and the one on the back corn row ethnic, but such image upgrading doesn't alter ...
Sister Sledge: Family Breakthrough
Profile and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 10 April 1979
WHOEVER CAME up with the idea of putting that beautiful family quartet, Sister Sledge, together with platinum Chic hitmakers, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, is ...
Sister Sledge: 'We really are family'
Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 19 June 1979
THERE IS a certain closeness, a certain warmth about a family unit that is totally indestructible. It positively glows and when you are lucky enough ...
Sister Sledge: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Ian Penman, New Musical Express, 13 October 1979
Shrink-wrapped cabaret ...
Sister Sledge: Love Somebody Today (Cotillion K506639)****
Review by Dave McCullough, Sounds, 15 March 1980
STRANGE ONES, to be sure, are the disco misfits that emerge from (ahem) the Chic Organisation Ltd, aka plain ole Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, ...
Sister Sledge: Sisters In Soul
Interview by David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 25 March 1980
Just a year or so back, the sisters Sledge were considering going their separate ways. Happily, 1979 was a fantastic year for the girls and ...
Sister Sledge: We Are Family (Entertainment)
Report by Danny Baker, New Musical Express, 5 April 1980
Greatest dancer: DANNY BAKER ...
Interview by Davitt Sigerson, High Fidelity, February 1984
What do Southside Johnny, David Bowie, and Diana Ross have in common? ...
Sister Sledge: Forum, London; Tammy Wynette: Palladium, London
Live Review by Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 30 November 1993
Standby your sisters: Revived seventies disco queens Sister Sledge and the First Lady of country music Tammy Wynette woo London ...
see also Chic
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