Vesta Williams
American contemporary R&B singer (1957–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011)[2] was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as soul, funk, R&B, Quiet storm, jazz soul and Urban Contemporary. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was simply known as Vesta beginning in the 1990s.[3] She was known for her four–octave vocal range.[4][5] She once sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the Los Angeles Lakers game opener using all four of those octaves.
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| Birth name | Mary Vesta Williams[1] |
| Born | (1957-12-01)December 1, 1957 Coshocton, Ohio, U.S.[1] |
| Died | September 22, 2011(2011-09-22) (aged 53) El Segundo, California, U.S.[1] |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1985–2011 |
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Although Williams never had any albums certified gold nor any top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, she scored six top 10 hits on the United States Billboard R&B chart from the mid–1980s to the early–1990s that included "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"[3] (1986), "Sweet Sweet Love" (1988), "Special" (1991), and her 1989 single and signature song,[6] "Congratulations".[7]