Debbie Sledge

Pop Singer

Birthday July 9, 1954

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Philadelphia, PA

Age 69 years old

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About

One of four sisters to lead the vocal group Sister Sledge, the band responsible for the breakthrough album and renowned single of the same name We Are Family.

Before Fame

She and her sisters were trained as vocalists by their grandmother and former lyric soprano opera singer Viola Williams. Debbie was the group's musical director when they were starting out.

Trivia

She, Joni and Kim launched a brand concept called Nothing is Greater Than Love in 2015.

Family Life

She performed with her sisters Joni, Kim and Kathy in Sister Sledge. Their father Edwin was a tap dancer and their mother Florez was an actress.

Associated With

Her grandmother Viola was a protege of Mary McLeod Bethune.