1. Jo Armstead had some success as a solo singer, her biggest hit being "A Stone Good Lover" in 1968.
11 Facts About Jo Armstead
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Jo Armstead was born to Wilton and Rosie Jo Armstead in Yazoo City, Mississippi on October 8,1944.
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Jo Armstead started singing in the church in which her mother was a minister.
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Jo Armstead had been recommended to Ike Turner by her sister Velma Dishman who was his ex-wife.
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In 1962, Jo Armstead settled in New York City and recorded under the name Deena Johnson, by her own account a pseudonym to avoid being tracked down by Turner.
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Jo Armstead returned to New York after her marriage deteriorated and continued as a singer and writer of commercials.
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Jo Armstead was a backing vocalist on Bob Dylan's 1971 single "George Jackson", and sang backing vocals on Roberta Flack's album Quiet Fire.
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Jo Armstead had a role in the 1972 Broadway production of Melvin Van Peebles' musical, Don't Play Us Cheap, and its 1973 film adaptation.
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Jo Armstead provided vocals for four titles on the 1977 Burt Bacharach LP Futures.
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Jo Armstead recorded for her own Prairie Rose Records in the 1990s.
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Jo Armstead was a 2006 STAR honoree, awarded by the Metro New York Chapter of the Jackson State University Alumni Association.