Kathy Sledge

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Kathy Sledge is the youngest of five girls from Edwin and Florez Sledge. By age 6 she was singing songs with her sisters in perfect harmony.

Kathy was born to perform. Along with vocal coaching and teachings from her grandmother, an experienced opera singer, her father was the other half of the legendary Broadway tap dance duo, Fred & Sledge. Kathy’s elementary school years were spent performing in churches, clubs and local talent shows. As their star rose in the Philadelphia area, word around town was that the “Sledge Sisters” was the ‘act to see’. A talent promoter contacted them to perform at a local cabaret and the rest is truly amazing history.

Sister Sledge signed their first record deal with Atco Records, leading to their first No. 1 record in the UK ‘Mama Never Told Me’. Their second international hit record ‘Love, Don’t You Go Through No Changes on Me’ landed at No. 1 on the Japanese charts, after which Sister Sledge won the prestigious and highly sought after Silver Award at the Tokyo Music Festival.

Hit songwriters Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards wrote and produced ‘We Are Family’ just for Sister Sledge. The song and the album both rose to No. 1 on every imaginable chart all over the universe and also earned a Grammy nomination. Kathy recorded the lead vocals to ‘We Are Family’ in just one take.