Doo Wop Pop Pop: Background Singers Who Became Famous
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Veronica Wells
Whitney Houston
Before she was “the voice,” as Oprah called her, Whitney Houston started off in the back. At the tender age of 14, she was a backup singer for Michael Zager, lending her talents to his single “Life’s a Party.” Then the very next year she would sing background vocals for Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman.” Now, we know why she covered that song years later, at the height of her own career. According to JET magazine, Houston also sang background vocals for Lou Rawls and Jermaine Jackson’s albums.
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