Singer Thelma Houston interviewed by Joan Quinn on the Beverly Hills View

Singer Thelma Houston interviewed by Joan Quinn on the Beverly Hills View on September 22, 2017. A Mississippi native, Thelma Houston is a dedicated music creator and philanthropist who started out in the 1960s performing gospel music with the Art Reynolds Singers. In 1967, Houston signed to Capitol Records (home of the Beatles, Nat King Cole, and Nancy Wilson), and had her first hit song with "Baby Mine." Houston released her first solo album, Sunshower, on ABC Dunhill in 1969, which was written and produced by the legendary Jimmy Webb.
After this critically-acclaimed album was released, Houston accepted an offer from none other than Hitsville, U.S.A. - Motown Records. Always a pathbreaker, at Motown she claimed the top of the pop, R&B, and dance charts with her signature rendition of "Don't Leave Me This Way." This Gold Record classic gave Houston the distinction of being the first solo female artist at Motown to win the GRAMMY Award for "Best R&B Female Vocal Performance." Thelma Houston website