Sandra Feva (born Sandra Arnold, May 14, 1947 – June 26, 2020), also known as Sandra Richardson, was an American
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
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singer
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,
composer, and
backing vocalist
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.
She was born in
Los Angeles, California
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, the oldest of five siblings, but grew up in
Detroit, Michigan
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, after her family moved there.
[ She began singing as a child, and in the early 1970s made her first recordings, as Sandra Richardson. She recorded several singles for small labels, many with producer ]Tony Camillo Anthony J. Camillo (August 11, 1928 – August 29, 2018)
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Retrieved December 17, 2022
After changing her name to Sandra Feva, she gained national attention as a background vocalist with Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...
, Prince
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, and George Clinton. As a solo act she had her first hit single in 1979 with her version of "The Need to Be
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", and released several albums, including ''Kick it Out'', ''The Need to Be'' (1979), ''Savoir Faire'' (1981), and ''Fever All Through The Nigh'' (1989). Her 1981 single "Tell 'Em I Heard It" peaked at number 33 on the Billboard
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R&B chart
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1947 births
2020 deaths
20th-century American women singers
20th-century American singers
American women singers
Singers from Detroit
21st-century American women
Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)
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