Carlena Williams later toured with rock group Pink Floyd as a backing vocalist.
11 Facts About Carlena Williams
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Carlena Williams sang with various artists, including The Carpenters, Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, Etta James, David Gilmour, and Humble Pie.
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Carlena Williams was a member of Sunshine, Donna Summer's backing vocal group in the 1970s.
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Carlena Williams began singing in church at the age of 13, and during high school she sang in the vocal group called the Delvettes.
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Carlena Williams released a few singles written and produced by Ike Turner on his labels Teena Records and Sonja Records.
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Carlena Williams released a single under the name Carlena Weaver on the homegrown Audel label in 1967.
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Carlena Williams paired up with Venetta Fields as The Blackberries, which had been the name of a group Fields formed with singer Clydie King.
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Fields sang on their Dark Side of the Moon Tour and Carlena Williams was on their 1974 French Summer Tour.
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In 1975, Carlena Williams released a solo single on Venice Records.
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Carlena Williams contributed vocals to David Gilmour's first solo album David Gilmour.
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Carlena Williams released her self-published autobiography, A Promise Is A Promise, in 2006.