Vanguard house producer Jesse Saunders has released a new version of Sister Sledge and Nile Rodgers’ iconic disco hit “We Are Family,” featuring vocalists Tasha Larae, Carla Prather, Kathy Brown, and Cassandra Lucas.
In a statement, Saunders wrote that he wanted to create his own version of the song to honor Joni Sledge, who died in 2017.
“I wanted to recreate this classic because Joni Sledge was my childhood crush, writing partner, and beautiful friend,” Saunders recalled. “She passed on a few years ago and I’ve wanted to do this tribute to her since.
In a statement, Saunders wrote that he wanted to create his own version of the song to honor Joni Sledge, who died in 2017.
“I wanted to recreate this classic because Joni Sledge was my childhood crush, writing partner, and beautiful friend,” Saunders recalled. “She passed on a few years ago and I’ve wanted to do this tribute to her since.
- 7/16/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Joni Sledge, one-fourth of Sister Sledge, died from a preexisting medical condition ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us there was no foul play, and the 60-year-old singer's cause of death will be listed as natural. Joni was found dead in her Arizona home on Friday. A publicist for the disco greats said Joni had not been ill recently. It's still unclear what the fatal condition was, but we're told an autopsy was not...
- 3/14/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Joni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the world-famous song “We Are Family,” has died, her representative said on Saturday. Sledge was found dead in her home by a friend in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday, Sister Sledge‘s publicist, Biff Warren, said. A cause of death has not been determined. He said she had not been […]
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- 3/12/2017
- by Aleks Simeonova
- Uinterview
Joni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the defining dance anthem “We Are Family”, has died, the band’s representative says. She was 60. Sledge was found dead in her home by a friend in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday, the band’s publicist, Biff Warren, said Saturday. A cause of death has not been determined. “On yesterday, […]...
- 3/12/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Joni Sledge, singer-songwriter and member of the 1970s musical group Sister Sledge, died on Friday at age 60, her family announced on Facebook. A cause of death has not been disclosed. Debbie, Joni, Kim and Kathy Sledge pooled their talents to form Sister Sledge in 1971 and rose to the top of the chart eight years later with their breakout single “We Are Family,” which earned them a Grammy nomination and the No. 2 spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Among their other hits was “My Guy” in 1982 and “Frankie” two years following. Also Read: The Grammys Gave CBS All...
- 3/12/2017
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
The members of the musical group Sister Sledge have banded together with an Oscar-nominated actress and songwriter to file a major class action lawsuit against Warner Music Group alleging they have been cheated out of millions of dollars based on improper calculations of revenue from digital music sales. Debra Sledge, Joan Sledge, Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Kim Sledge Allen and Ronee Blakely filed suit in federal court in San Francisco on Thursday claiming that the music giant's method for calcluating digital music purchases as "sales" rather than "licenses" on songs such as the band's chart-topping "We Are Family"
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- 2/3/2012
- by Matthew Belloni
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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