First Ladies of Disco

First Ladies of Disco is an American girl group originally composed of Martha Wash, Linda Clifford, and Evelyn "Champagne" King. The group was formed in 2015 by James Washington, Wash's manager. Their group name was inspired by James Arena's book First Ladies of Disco: 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers (2013), which includes interviews from the individual members of the group.[1] In March 2015, the First Ladies of Disco released their debut single "Show Some Love" on Wash's record label Purple Rose Records.[2] A remix of the single peaked at number six on Billboard's Dance chart.[3]

First Ladies of Disco
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2015-present
LabelsPurple Rose
Websitefirstladiesofdiscoshow.com
MembersMartha Wash
Linda Clifford
Norma Jean Wright
Past membersEvelyn "Champagne" King

In 2017, the group embarked on their first tour called "First Ladies of Disco Show".[4] In December 2017, King left the group and was replaced with former Chic vocalist Norma Jean Wright in February 2018. In March 2019, the group released their second single "Don't Stop Me Now".[5]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[3]		 US
Electronic
[3]
"Show Some Love" 2015 6 45 Non-album single
"Don't Stop Me Now" 2019 9 42

Tours
  • First Ladies of Disco Show (2017-2019)

References
  1. The First Ladies of Disco | Biography. All Music. Retrieved on April 15, 2019
  2. Show Some Love - Single by First Ladies of Disco on Apple Music. iTunes. Retrieved on February 2, 2019
  3. First Ladies of Disco | Billboard Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on February 2, 2019
  4. Purple Rose Records™: Release of Official Music Video for Super Group. Market Wired. Retrieved on January 28, 2019
  5. Don't Stop Me Now - Single by First Ladies of Disco on Apple Music. iTunes. Retrieved on March 25, 2019
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.