She was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and grew up singing in her local church choir.
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After her brief career as a soul singer ended, she taught at Ramsay High School in Birmingham.
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She joined a gospel vocal group, the Violet Harmonettes, and after her parents separated moved to Birmingham, and then McIntosh, Alabama.
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