Joyce Vincent Wilson (born December 14, 1946) is an American singer, best known as part of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn.[1]
Biography
Wilson began her career in Detroit providing background vocals on Motown and Golden World recordings. She met Telma Hopkins during this time and the two provided background vocals at Holland–Dozier–Holland's Invictus/Hot Wax Records.
Wilson had once been considered as a replacement in an official grouping of the Supremes following former member Mary Wilson's departure. It was decided by Motown that the group should not continue without an original member, and the Supremes disbanded in 1977.[2][3]
A friend of Payne, Wilson has also provided backing vocals during her solo concerts. In 2006, Wilson and her sister Pamela Vincent provided backing vocals at a twentieth anniversary concert celebrated by the Former Ladies of the Supremes (FLOS). In January 2007, both Wilson and Vincent provided backing vocals for Payne at a performance in Los Angeles. In that same year, Vincent filled in for Freddi Poole in the FLOS for a tour with Payne and Lynda Laurence, when Poole was suffering from the death of her mother.[5] Wilson and Vincent also perform with the "Inspirational Voices of Free" choir, and were also members of the short-lived supergroup Tour de 4Force. The quintet also included Jim Gilstrap, Theresa Davis (of the Emotions) and Payne.[6]
In 2009, Wilson replaced Poole in the FLOS, and was welcomed on September 28th on Lynda Laurence and Payne's website, and made her performance debut on October 3, 2009.[7]
References
^"Tony Orlando". Tonyorlando.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2021.