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Revue in the 1960s and 1970s, and later a dancer for Tina Turner in the 1980s and 1990s. Richardson was a backing vocalist for Gayle McCormick and

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. She was also a member of the vocal group Silver, Platinum & Gold.

Life and career

Richardson was born Edna Woods on August 23, 1949, in

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. As a teenager she worked as a beautician and sang gospel. Richardson got her professional start as a singer in the group Soul Sensations. Richardson joined the Ike & Tina Turner Revue an Ikette in 1968. As an Ikette, Richardson toured the world and appeared on various television shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Soul Train'', ''

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'', ''The Midnight Special'', ''Cher'', and '' Don Kirshner's Rock Concert''. In the mid 1970s Richardson pursued a career in film. As an actress she has credited roles in ''

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'' (1974) and '' Darktown Strutters'' (1975). After the dissolution of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1976, Richardson recorded an album as part of the vocal trio Silver, Platinum & Gold. The group consisted of Richardson, Renee King and Flo King, who were also former backing vocalists. They released a self-titled album on Farr Records in late 1976. Richardson co-wrote seven songs on the album. The single "Just Friends" reached No. 63 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. The group toured with Wild Cherry in 1976. They released another album, ''Hollywood'', on Neptune Records in 1981. Richardson joined

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during her solo career as a dancer in 1980. By then she began going by the name LeJeune Richardson. Richardson appeared in Turner's music videos " Let's Stay Together" (1983) and "

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" (1984). She toured with Turner on-and-off until her Foreign Affair World Tour in 1990. She was married to

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drummer Soko Richardson.

Discography

Silver, Platinum & Gold albums

* 1976: ''Silver, Platinum & Gold'' * 1981: ''Hollywood''

Backing vocal credits

* 1972: Gayle McCormick – ''Flesh & Blood'' * 1977:

– ''A Hard Core Package''

Filmography

References

External links

*
Edna Richardson
on

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