From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kathy Sledge (born 6 January 1959, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American singer who has had several hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Take Me Back To Love Again," which hit #1 in 1992. She is the granddaughter of former opera singer Viola Williams.

She is a member of Sister Sledge and enjoyed many pop, R&B and disco hits with her sisters Debra, Joni and Kim.

Sledge returned to the dance chart in 2001 as a featured vocalist for King Britt's musical project Sylk 130 on the track "Rising".

Personal life

Sledge is married to Philip Lightfoot. They have two children, Philip and Kristen.

Filmography

• 1975: Soul Train — Herself (1 episode)
• 1979: Bandstand — Herself (1 episode)
• 1982: Fridays — Herself (1 episode)
• 1984: The Jeffersons — Kathy Satin (1 episode)
• 1992: It's Showtime at the Apollo — Herself (1 episode)
• 2000: 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll — Herself
• 2006: Archive Footage:Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story — Herself (uncredited)

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links

Kathy Sledge at the Internet Movie Database