Sheila Horne is an American singer.

Career

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hired her as a back-up singer for original Brides Lynn Mabry and

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in 1978. She became a main singer with Silva and Jeanette McGruder in 1979 for the second Brides album '' Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy'' and joined

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on tour in 1981 as an original Mary Jane. Horne wrote songs for George Clinton's solo albums on Capitol in the mid-1980s and, , continues to tour with

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. In Italy, in 1997 she released an album under the name Blackwood. After returning to the U.S. she shifted back into American music, touring on several legs with P Funk. She teamed up with heavyweight producer

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as the dance diva Amuka, to release 2003's dance anthem, "Appreciate Me," a hit that charted on Billboard's Top 10 and was licensed to CD compilations such as the ''Queer As Folk: Club Babylon'' soundtrack. Her second single with Peter Rauhofer "U Ain't That Good," charted up to #3 on ''

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'' dance charts. In 2003, she released an album with Discomind, ''The Fresh Turnout''.

External links

* Allmusic guide entry for Sheila Horne* Allmusic guide entry for Amuka American funk singers P-Funk members Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-singer-stub