Joyce Vincent Wilson (born December 14, 1946) is an American singer, best known as part of the group

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. Her sister, Pamela Wilson, is also a vocalist.

Biography

Wilson began her career in Detroit providing background vocals on

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and Golden World recordings. She met

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during this time and the two provided background vocals at

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's Invictus/

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. Orlando released the singles "

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" and " Knock Three Times", recorded with session vocalists such as Linda November and

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backing him, under the name Dawn; when the singles charted, Orlando needed an backing group to tour and record with. Wilson and

joined Orlando perform as Dawn. The group later had their own successful

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( ''Tony Orlando and Dawn''), and Wilson was featured on

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including " He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)", "

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" and " Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose". Wilson had once been considered as a replacement in an official grouping of

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following former member Mary Wilson's departure. It was decided by Motown that the group should not continue without an original member, and the Supremes disbanded in 1977. Wilson sang as a backing vocalist on

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and

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's duet album '' Partners'' in 1979. As The Vincent Sisters, Wilson, along with sister Pamela Vincent have provided background vocals for Tony Orlando, most notably on a Jerry Lewis Telethon. A friend of Payne, Wilson has also provided backing vocals during her solo concerts. In 2006, Wilson and her sister Pamela provided backing vocals at a twentieth anniversary concert celebrated by the Former Ladies of the Supremes (FLOS). In January 2007, both Wilson and Vincent provided backing vocals for Payne at a performance in

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. In that same year, Vincent filled in for Freddi Poole in the FLOS for a tour with Payne and

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, when Poole was suffering from the death of her mother. Wilson and Vincent also perform with the "Inspirational Voices of Free" choir, and were also members of the short-lived supergroup Tour de 4Force. The quintet also included

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, Theresa Davis (of

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) and Payne. As part of Tony Orlando and Dawn, Vincent Wilson was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2009, Wilson replaced Poole in the FLOS, and made her performance debut on October 3, 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Joyce Vincent 1946 births Living people 20th-century African-American women singers 20th-century American women singers 20th-century American singers American women pop singers Tony Orlando and Dawn members Singers from Detroit 21st-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American women