The singer helped turn a family bond into one of disco's most joyful and recognizable legacies.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A music legend has offered one of her most iconic songs for Vice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "We Are Family" is more than a signature song to Debbie Sledge, who rode the slinky funk groove of that optimistic anthem all the ...

The Jacksons will be joined by Sister Sledge featuring Sledgendary for a one-night-only celebration of Motown, soul and disco ...

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A late-'70s disco-funk anthem didn't just light up dance floors. It helped launch an all-female family group into stardom. Sister Sledge quickly became a standout singing group of the disco era, ...

They are now a family on film. The story of disco band Sister Sledge is hitting the big screen. The sister act from Philadelphia exploded onto the music scene in 1979 with their mega-hit “We Are ...

The "We Are Family" singer was found unresponsive by a friend at her home in Phoenix, Arizona on March 11. A new statement issued by the publicist of the recently deceased Joni Sledge says that Sister ...

The four Sledge sisters who made up the R&B group Sister Sledge in their disco-era heyday—Kathy, Debbie, Joni, and Kim—were born and raised in Philadelphia. All four graduated from Temple University ...

Joni Sledge, one of the founding members of R&B disco group Sister Sledge, has passed away at the age of 60. The singer, best known for her group's 1979 Grammy-nominated dance anthem "We Are Family," ...

It was announced on Saturday, March 11, that singer, songwriter, and producer Joni Sledge was found dead of unknown causes Friday at her home in Phoenix at the age of 60. Sledge was part of the ...