PAULETTE MCWILLIAMS
Genres: Vocal Jazz, RnB • United States

A Chicago native, McWilliams earliest memories of singing are with her mother. “Unlike a lot of singers that I know, I didn’t grow up in the church.  I went to Catholic school and grew up singing Jazz and Blues with my mom.”  The former original lead singer for Ask Rufus, before it was Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, McWilliams fondly recalls (forming and performing with the group that put this dynamic group on the map.  “...when I heard her sing I felt it was my duty for everybody to know her and hear her sing.  The group knew her as my friend but didn't know she was a singer, and when I was ready to leave after returning from a 3 month trip through Europe and the South of France, I was done.  I went to Chaka first and told her I was thinking about leaving and that I would love for her to take my read more...