Sister Sledge Biography

Sister Sledge is one of very few bands to have totally transcended their era, multiple musical sounds and scenes, cultures and time itself.

With a big arsenal of massive hits in their back catalogue, the band is as in demand and vital in the live areas today as it ever was. Truly a legendary outfit, the group is made up of sisters Debbie, Jim and Joni (with previously a fourth sister Kathy also involved until 1989) and all are accomplished vocalists who were trained by their grandmother, the lyric-opera soprano Viola Beatrix Hairston Williams. Early on the band sung at church and community events and showed lots of promise, so it didn’t take long for them to really arrive in the pop world.

All talented producers and performers, songwriters and singers, the band’s sound mixes up R&B, jazz, soul, disco and gospel and always dazzles audiences with their strong delivery and grand stage presence. Each of the sisters also has a Temple University college degree and are best known for the iconic “We Are Family” long player which was produced by Chic bassists Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.

Hits like Mama Never Told Me made them massive from the off and the sisters even performed at the biggest boxing match in heavyweight history when Ali and Foreman met in Africa. “He’s the Greatest Dancer” and Gold single “Frankie” and many more smash hits have meant the band has sold more than 15,000,000 units worldwide and have got plenty of Grammy Nominations in the time. Some of the finest performers in the world, they have played on every major stage and never fail to deliver.