Real name: Maxine Ella Brown

Effective period / Period of releases: 1960 - 2019

Soul singer
Born on 18 August 1939 in Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Her peak years were in the mid-60's, for Wand and her two duets albums with Chuck Jackson. Ashford & Simpson wrote for her before they got signed at Motown. The backing vocals in her recordings were The Sweet Inspirations.

See also Northern Soul Hall of Fame Inductee link below for complete autobiographical details.