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Biography
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Peylia Parham
Real name: Umpeylia Marsema Balinton
Blues - Rhythm 'n' blues singer - songwriterShe was born on October 16, 1935, to an African American mother and Filipino father. Married to Alvin Parham, until the early 60's. After their divorce, she moved to Chicago where she started writing songs for rhythm 'n' blues artists and recording her own, often collaborating in songwriting with Shena DeMell.