Sandra Tilley was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 5,1946.
16 Facts About Sandra Tilley
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Sandra Tilley's parents both died when she was an infant.
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Sandra Tilley would enter into a career in show business not too long after she graduated from high school.
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Sandra Tilley would become a familiar face in the Cleveland music scenes of the 1960s, taking work as a fill in back up singer for The Orlons.
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Sandra Tilley's talent was noticed by Carolyn Gill of The Velvelettes who was looking for a fill in for her group.
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Sandra Tilley recruited into The Velvelettes in late 1965 by Gill, as a permanent replacement for member Gail Sonders, would retire the group to focus on her family.
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Sandra Tilley would remain in the groups lineup until their final disband in September, 1967.
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Sandra Tilley would make her debut with the group during their engagement at the Copacabana in December 1968.
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Sandra Tilley sang on the chart hit "Bless You", "Your Loves Makes It All Worthwhile" and the album Black Magic before the group splintered altogether following a farewell tour in 1972.
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Sandra Tilley toured the United Kingdom with the group when "Forget Me Not" became a top ten hit in the UK in 1970.
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Sandra Tilley retired from the music industry and got married in July 1972.
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Sandra Tilley developed a brain tumor around 1979, and surgery was performed at a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, in late-1983.
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Sandra Tilley died after having a brain aneurysm on September 9,1983, at the age of 37 or 38.
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Sandra Tilley was buried in Highland Park Cemetery in Highland Ohio.
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In 2002, it was reported that no grave marker had been created for Sandra Tilley's final resting place, and she remains in an unmarked grave, however in recent years, her former Vandella band mate, Lois Reeves, has made a few efforts to have a marker created for Sandra Tilley.
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Sandra Tilley had no children, and was survived by her husband and grandmother.