Deniece Williams has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC.
22 Facts About Deniece Williams
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Deniece Williams attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, in the hopes of becoming a registered nurse and an anesthetist, but she dropped out after a year and a half.
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Deniece Williams recorded for The Toddlin' Town group of labels as Deniece Chandler.
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Deniece Williams became a backup vocalist for Stevie Wonder as part of "Wonderlove", lending her vocals on his albums Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life.
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Deniece Williams appeared on Syreeta Wright's 1974 album Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta, Minnie Riperton's 1974 album Perfect Angel and Roberta Flack's 1975 album Feel Like Makin' Love and 1977 album Blue Lights in the Basement.
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Deniece Williams left Wonder in 1975 to sign a deal with Columbia Records and Kalimba Productions.
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Deniece Williams went on to work on her first studio album with both White and Stepney as its producers.
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Deniece Williams guested on Roberta Flack's 1977 album, Blue Lights in the Basement, and sang along with Maurice White on Weather Report's 1978 album, Mr Gone.
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Deniece Williams recorded a duet with Johnny Mathis, called "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" that reached No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Songs and Adult Contemporary Songs charts.
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Deniece Williams went on to issue a duet album with Johnny Mathis dubbed That's What Friends Are For in 1978 on Columbia for Kalimba Productions.
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Deniece Williams later guested on Johnny Mathis' 1984 album A Special Part of Me, Stevie Wonder's 1985 LP, In Square Circle and James Taylor's 1985 album That's Why I'm Here.
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On October 13,2007, Deniece Williams performed in her hometown of Gary, Indiana at the re-opening of the historic Glen Theater.
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In October 2007 Deniece Williams went on to issue a single called, "Grateful: The Rededication", with Wanda Vaughn of The Emotions and Sherree Brown.
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Deniece Williams said the program would include a center with classes and programs dedicated to education and the performing arts.
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On June 27,2010, Deniece Williams performed "Silly" with Monica at the BET Awards.
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Deniece Williams later guested on Cliff Richard's 2011 album Soulicious.
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Deniece Williams was, on May 16,2023, bestowed with the keys to the city of Kingston, Jamaica.
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Deniece Williams has a four-octave range and distinctive soprano voice.
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Deniece Williams has been married three times and has four sons.
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Deniece Williams was married to her middle school sweetheart Kendrick Deniece Williams from 1971 until 1975, before she relocated to California in the early 1970s.
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Deniece Williams has since continued to use her first husband's surname professionally.
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In May 1981, Deniece Williams married actor and minister Christipher Joy.