Debbie Sledge

Debra Edwina Sledge (born July 9, 1954), known professionally as Debbie Sledge, is an American singer–songwriter. She rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of Sister Sledge, one of the highest-selling female groups of the 1970s. In 2021, she formed a spinoff called Sister Sledge featuring Sledgendary.

Career 1965–2013: Sister Sledge

In 1965, Sledge formed the female group The Sledge Sisters; alongside her younger sisters Joni Sledge, Kim Sledge, and Kathy Sledge. The group performed in local clubs. In 1971, they debuted as Sisters Sledge, releasing their first single "Time Will Tell" on New York City-based record label Money Back Records. In 1973, they began performing as Sister Sledge and signed with Atco Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. They released two singles, "The Weatherman" and "Mama Never Told Me", the latter of which had minor success on the UK singles chart. In 1975, Sister Sledge released their debut album Circle of Love, which peaked at number 56 on Billboards Soul LP's chart. In mid-1970s, Atco Records began focusing more on hard rock acts and some British and European bands. As a result, Sister Sledge changed label rosters to Cotillion Records, another subsidiary of Atlantic Records. Sister Sledge went on to release four more albums on Cotillion Records: Love Somebody Today (1980), All American Girls (1981), The Sisters (1982), and Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls (1983). In July 2020, she released her second live album Sledge Sings Simone, a tribute album to American singer Nina Simone. By 2021, Kim Sledge had left Sister Sledge, leaving Debbie Sledge as the only original member of the group. She later rebranded her lineup as Sister Sledge featuring Sledgendary'''; a group consisting of her, and two of her children Camille Young and David Young, Joni Sledge's son Thaddeus Sledge (born Thaddeus Whyte IV), and Tanya Ti-et.

Personal life In the 1970s, she married Bernard Young, an art professor from Kentucky. She has a total of six children; including: Amber Young (often credited as Amber Sledge), Camille Young (often credited as Camille Sledge), and David Young (often credited as David Sledge). They later divorced and she remarried to a man named Jeroen Debruine.

Discography Albums Unsung (2014) Debbie Sledge w/ the Niels Lan Doky Trio – Live at The Standard (2016) Sledge Sings Simone'' (2020)