Sharon Redd is tagged as: disco, funk, soul, electro funk, hi nrg Sharon Redd (October 19, 1945 - May 1, 1992)|Vocalist Sharon Redd had an extensive entertainment pedigree. Her father worked at King Records, her stepfather played in Benny Goodman’s band, her brother was a writer/producer for Kool & the Gang and BMP, and her sister (Pennye Ford) is also a professional singer. Sharon took classical voice lessons as a child in Norfolk, Virginia, and later had the lead role in the Australian version of “Hair” as well as her own television special. Sharon went to London in the mid-’70s while appearing in an American production of “The Wedding Of Iphigenia.” After returning to America, she got widespread recognition for being a “Shaffer Beer Girl” and used the exposure to land a job as a background vocalist for Bette Midler. Once she became one of Bette’s infamous “Harlettes” her career took off. Spending several years on the road with Bette Midler she can be seen (and heard) on “Live At Last” and “Divine Madness” among others. “The Harlettes” became so popular on Bette’s tours that they eventually recorded their own album for Columbia Records which spawned the 12” single “Can’t Dance (Dance, Dance, Dance),” a... Read More About Sharon Redd Biography...  Send Sharon Redd ringtones to your cell
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